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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — On the cusp of reaching the six-win mark for the fourth time in five years, UL had history on its side against Middle Tennessee going into Saturday's game.
The Ragin' Cajuns, though, will have to wait for that sixth win after watching their three-game winning streak in Murfreesboro snapped with a 34-17 loss in front of 16,411 at Floyd Stadium.
After leading 17-14 at the half, UL was held scoreless in the second half as the Blue Raiders rolled up 335 yards of total offense and 20 unanswered points to extend their winning streak to four games.
The Cajuns (5-5, 3-3 Sun Belt) had won five of the previous six meetings in the series but were unable to continue the consistent play that produced a 21-18 win over Arkansas State one week earlier.
"We did a lot of things well in the first half," said UL receiver Richie Falgout, who caught a game-high six passes for 76 yards. "But they (MTSU) came out in the second half and just totally outplayed us. We didn't make the adjustments we needed to make.
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jparrott@theadvertiser.com • November 15, 2009
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"They were better than us in the second half."
The final numbers back up that statement.
MTSU's spread offense out-gained UL in total yardage 506-293, including a 287-yard effort on the ground as the Cajuns played without tight end Ladarius Green, fullback Geoffrey McCullough, quarterback Brad McGuire and linebacker Daylon McCoy because of injuries.
Tailback D.D. Kyles posted his third straight 100-yard game for the Blue Raiders with a career-high 177 yards on 20 carries. Quarterback Dwight Dasher ran for 89 yards and threw for 219 yards and two scores.
"Going into the game we had a lot of respect for him, but Dasher just catches a little more of the limelight," UL coach Rickey Bustle said of Kyles. "He's a good football player. That kid can run the football."
The Cajuns got sacked five times — one more than they had allowed in the season's first nine games — and managed only 75 yards in the second half as they wrapped up a grueling three-game road trip.
"To me, we dominated them on both sides of the ball and in the kicking game in the second half," MTSU coach Rick Stockstill said. "We just dominated them.
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