After winning four straight games, the Ragin' Cajuns (5-5, 4-1) have hit a major road block.

They were woeful in a 37-24 loss at home to UTEP and even worse Saturday when they lost 40-29 at Florida Atlantic.

ULL fell behind 19-0 early and trailed 40-7 at one point before scoring 22 points in the final quarter.

The loss dropped ULL into a tie for first place with Troy in the Sun Belt standings, but it can still win the championship by beating Troy on the road this week and Middle Tennessee at home it the season finale.

"We just didn't show up tonight," senior quarterback Michael Desormeaux told the Lafayette Daily Advertiser. "I don't know what the problem is. But we've got to grow up as a team."

Regardless if ULL had beaten Florida Atlantic, it would still had to win at Troy to win the league title and the automatic berth to the New Orleans Bowl.

ULL is certainly going into this week's pivotal game at Troy on a downswing.

SEASON RECAP

Southern Mississippi 51, Louisiana-Lafayette 21: The Ragin' Cajuns fell behind 21-0 and never threatened the Eagles, who amassed a whopping 633 yards in total offense.

Illinois 20, Louisiana-Lafayette 17: The Ragin' Cajuns trailed 17-3 but cut the deficit to three with 1:18 remaining in the game. ULL tried on an on-side kick, but it was recovered by Illinois.

UL-Lafayette 44, Kent 27: The Ragin' Cajuns set a school record with 667 yards in total offense. They led just 23-21 early in the third quarter before outscoring Kent 21-6.

Kansas State 45, UL-Lafayette 37: The Ragin' Cajuns fell behind 28-3, only to rally to a 42-37 deficit with less than nine minutes remaining. However, Kansas State kicked a field goal with less than two minutes remaining and held on for the victory.

UL-Lafayette 44, UL-Monroe 35: Tyrell Fenroy ran for a career-high 297 yards and two touchdowns and Michael Desormeaux scored three times to lead Louisiana-Lafayette to a 44-35 win over Louisiana-Monroe. Fenroy helped the Ragin' Cajuns break a school record with 728 total yards.

Louisiana-Lafayette 59, North Texas 30: Jason Chery scored a record-tying five touchdowns, all in the first half, to lead the Ragin' Cajuns to a road victory.

Louisiana-Lafayette 28, Arkansas State 23: Tyrell Fenroy ran for 128 yards and a touchdown to lead the UL-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns to a 28-23 victory over the Red Wolves. Corey Leonard passed for 235 yards and one touchdown in the loss for Arkansas State.

UL-Lafayette 49, Florida International 20: The Ragin'' Cajuns moved into sole possession of first place in the Sun Belt with the home victory. The Ragin' Cajuns again used their strong running game -- 228 yards -- to earn the win.

UTEP 37, UL-Lafayette 24: ULL jumped out to a 10-7 lead before giving up 23 consecutive points at home to the Miners. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak.

Florida Atlantic 40, UL-Lafayette 29: The Ragin' Cajuns fell behind 19-0 early and never recovered despite scoring 22 points in the final quarter. The loss drops ULL into a tie for first in the Sun Belt with Troy, which plays host to the Ragin' Cajuns this week.

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