Daniel Dufrene had a career-high 126 yards rushing and Matt Eller's late field goal helped No. 24 Illinois hold off Louisiana-Lafayette for a 20-17 win Saturday.
Dufrene rushed 19 times and caught a touchdown pass for Illinois (2-1), which took a 20-10 lead on Eller's 27-yard kick with 1:40 left.
But Illinois didn't put the game away until Garrett Edwards recovered an onside kick attempt by Louisiana-Lafayette (0-2) with less than 20 seconds left.
Ragin' Cajun quarterback Michael Desormeaux brought Louisiana-Lafayette to life in the last six minutes. The left-handed senior ran for a 34-yard touchdown that made the score 17-10 and, after Eller's field …
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