Rickey Bustle took a deep breath and exhaled in the moments after UL held on for a 21-17 win over UL Monroe on Saturday night.

Saturday's win over ULM ended a three-game losing streak to the Warhawks at Cajun Field. It also makes Louisiana bowl eligible for the second straight season and fourth time in the past five seasons.

For the first time, University of Louisiana chemical engineering students are participating in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' Chem-E-Car competition sponsored by Chevron.

Running back and last year's Sun Belt Player of the Year Tyrell Fenroy may been done with his collegiate career at Louisiana-Lafayette, but ULM cannot rest easy on that one factor.

Sophomore running back D.D. Kyles ran for 177 yards and junior quarterback Dwight Dasher passed for two touchdowns as the Blue Raiders defeated the University of Louisiana at Lafayette 34-17 at Floyd Stadium Saturday.

Randell Daigle scored 19 points to lead six Louisiana-Lafayette players in double figures as the Ragin' Cajuns pounded Louisiana College 90-68 on Monday night.

Poor execution in the second half of last week's 34-17 loss at Middle Tennessee left UL still looking for its sixth win of the season with two games remaining on the schedule.

Dwight Dasher threw for two touchdowns and 219 yards to spark Middle Tennessee to a 34-17 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday after trailing by three points at halftime.

MTSU defensive end Chris McCoy put it rather succinctly. "You've got the number one team in the nation allowing the fewest sacks," the senior said.

R.L. Horton scored 20 points and Southern Mississippi beat Louisiana-Lafayette 79-72 in the season opener for both teams on Saturday night.

Lance Kelley's interception with 2:52 left stopped Arkansas State's comeback and saved Louisiana-Lafayette's 21-18 victory Saturday.

MTSU is 6-3. Louisiana-Lafayette is 5-4. Both are hoping for an at-large bowl bid, and they meet Saturday.

The strong hands that Lance Kelley developed as a receiver came in handy for UL during the closing minutes of last week's 21-18 win over Arkansas State.

Soon after UL's 20-17 overtime loss at Florida International on Oct. 31, coach Rickey Bustle sat down to review film and look at what went wrong for the Ragin' Cajuns in the frustrating defeat.

Still impressed after watching UL dominate for three quarters and hold on for a 21-18 win over Arkansas State on Saturday at ASU Stadium.

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns did something that no Cajuns team had done since 1997 - win in Jonesboro, Ark.

Lance Kelley's interception with 2:52 left stopped Arkansas State's comeback and saved Louisiana-Lafayette's 21-18 victory Saturday.

The combination of size, strength and speed displayed by UL defensive end Hall Davis has drawn plenty of attention from NFL scouts.

Arkansas State held its weekly football press conference with head coach Steve Roberts Wednesday at the ASU Football Facility.

By the way things looked at Tuesday's practice, UL might have a new look on offense Saturday against Florida International.