RUSTON, La. -- Quarterback Donald Allen's 3-yard touchdown run in opening minutes of the fourth quarter lifted Louisiana Tech to a 24-20 win over Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday night.
Donald Allen's run with 10:49 left in the game capped a 13-play, 86-yard drive. After scoring two TDs and a field goal in the second quarter, the Bulldogs (2-0) had been stymied in the second half before Donald Allen's game-winning run.
Louisiana-Lafayette (1-1) controlled the game in the second half, scoring two field goals and a touchdown to take a 20-17 lead going into the fourth quarter.
For the Bulldogs, Ryan Moats did much of the offensive work, running for 258 yards and a touchdown on 34 carries. He also had 13 receiving yards.
Donald Allen completed 17-of-28 passes for 193 yards and had a TD pass.
Jerry Babb completed 32-of-54 passes for 327 yards and had a TD pass for the Ragin' Cajuns. He also ran for a touchdown with 39 seconds left in the first half to give Louisiana-Lafayette its first points.
In the first half, the Bulldogs scored on Brad Oestriecher's 30-yard field goal, a 19-yard pass from Donald Allen to Erick Franklin and Moats' 13-yard run. The Bulldogs led 17-7 at halftime.
Louisiana-Lafayette came back in the third quarter, scoring on a 41-yard field goal by Sean Comiskey with 11:02 left in the quarter. With 7:07 left, Bill Sampy caught a 59-yard TD pass. He had 107 receiving yards on eight catches for the game. It was his fourth 100-yard receiving game in his career.
Comiskey then hit a 33-yard field goal to give the Ragin' Cajuns their first lead, 20-17 with 1:21 left in the third quarter.
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