Final Game Statistics | Hear Head Coach Mario Cristobal's post-game reactions 

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) -Tyrell Fenroy scored three touchdowns and broke 1,000 yards rushing for the fourth consecutive season to help Louisiana-Lafayette beat FlU 49-20 on Saturday.

Fenroy ran for 81 yards on 22 carries, which put him over 1,000 yards on the year for the fourth straight time - a feat only six other players in Division I-A history have done. The Louisiana-Lafayette tailback now leads all active NCAA players with 4,322 career rushing yards.

The Golden Panthers (3-5, 2-2 Sun Belt Conference) jumped out to a 7-0 lead on T.Y. Hilton's opening kickoff that went 90 yards for a touchdown. After Michael Desormeaux, who was 13 of 19 for 216 yards and two touchdowns, connected with Ladarius Green on a 6-yard score, Julian Reams' 1-yard run put FlU up 14-7 after the first.

''We started out fast. We started out like we wanted to. Then the team that we prepared to be, the team we pride ourselves on being, disappeared after the first quarter," said FIU head coach Mario Cristobal.

Fenroy scored from 3 and 4 yards away in the second, and Lalaf Gerren Blount returned a fumble for a score to help the Ragin' Cajuns (5-3, 4-0) build a 35-14 lead at halftime. The record-setting tailback would score again on a 1-yard run to put UL ahead 49-14 after three quarters.

''We have got to become more consistent,'' said FIU quarterback Paul McCall, who was 9 of 21 for 85 yards and one interception. ``I had some bad throws. The line was picking up the blitz, I just got to put the ball on the guys and do a better job than that. Good teams react positively no matter what gets thrown their way. We need to get back to doing things right. We can't let things snowball like they did tonight.''

FIU will get its chance for a rebound next Saturday when the Golden Panthers host Arkansas State, a 35-0 loser at Alabama on Saturday, next Saturday, November 8 at FIU Stadium. Kickoff is 7:00 p.m. Call (305) FIU-GAME for ticket information.

Post-Game Notes

Game Captains: Eric Kirchenberg, Scott Bryant, John Ellis, Daniel Chacreton

T.Y. Hilton's 90-yard kick off return for a touchdown was the first of his career (second return of a kick for a score this season) and the first time FIU had returned an opening kick for a touchdown in the history of the program. It was Hilton's team-leading sixth TD of the season?the most since six touchdowns by Chandler Williams in 2005.

Julian Reams scored his fifth TD of the season on a 1-yard run giving him 10 on his career and tying him for fourth place all-time on the FIU Most Touchdowns Scored list (tying Adam Gorman 2002-04).

With 167 kickoff return yards by Hilton in the first half, the freshman moves into third place all time with 710 career return yards (28 returns).

The 49 points allowed were the most this season and the most since last November 24's, 55-23 loss vs. Florida Atlantic.

QB Wayne Younger entered the game late in the fourth quarter and drove the Golden Panthers 95 yards on 11 playing, hooking up with Kirchenberg on a 10-yard TD pass. It was the first TD pass of the year for Younger, who had nine in 2007.

Kicker Dustin Rivest missed his PAT attempt on FIU's final touchdown of the night, snapping a streak of 22 straight this season.