Louisiana’s offense started fast but couldn’t sustain the momentum Saturday, falling 22-10 to Southern Miss and dropping its second straight game coming out of the bye week.

Quarterback Lunch Winfield led a 16-play opening drive, capping it with a 3-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-1 to give the Ragin’ Cajuns a 7-0 lead early in the first quarter.

But Southern Miss capitalized on a pair of Louisiana turnovers in the second quarter, tying the game on Matt Jones’ 1-yard run before taking a 13-7 halftime lead behind two Creighton Wilbanks field goals.

In the third quarter, Southern Miss quarterback Braylon Braxton hit Micah Davis for a 98-yard touchdown — the longest play of the game and in Eagles school history — to extend the lead to 20-10.

Winfield finished with 98 rushing yards, inclu

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