Louisiana stuns Iowa State with three long touchdowns, pulls off upset

The Ragin’ Cajuns took down Iowa State on the road on Saturday.

It didn’t take long for the first ranked upset of the season to occur in what could be a completely unpredictable college football season. On Saturday afternoon in Ames, the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns took down No. 23 Iowa State, outscoring the Cyclones 21-0 in the second half to kick off their season with a signature road win.

Iowa State opened the scoring in the second quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run from Kene Nwangwu, but Louisiana immediately responded with the first kickoff return for a touchdown of the college football season. Louisiana’s Chris Smith found a seam up the middle of the field and raced down the left sideline for a 95-yard touchdown.

Iowa State responded with a touchdown on their next drive, but the Ragin’ Cajuns took control in the second half with a 78-yard bomb from quarterback Levi Lewis to receiver Peter LeBlanc.

Early in the fourth quarter, Louisiana extended its lead with an 83-yard punt return touchdown from Eric Garror. The Ragin’ Cajuns added a touchdown 10-seconds remaining to pad their margin of victory, winning 31-14.

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