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American college football season
The 2023 Louisville Cardinals football team represented University of Louisville as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cardinals were led by first-year head coach Jeff Brohm and played home games at the L&N Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky . The Louisville Cardinals football team drew an average home attendance of 51,252 in 2023.
This was the first season of the ACC without divisions. In this system, the two teams with the highest conference winning percentage are chosen to play in the ACC Championship Game .[ 1]
The Cardinals began the season 6–0. This streak was capped off by a win at home in front of a record crowd over top 10 Notre Dame .[ 2]
With a win over Miami on the road, Louisville clinched a spot in the 2024 ACC Championship Game . In its first appearance in program history, Louisville lost to Florida State 16–6.[ 3] [ 4]
The Cards ended the season in the 2023 Holiday Bowl against the USC Trojans , where they lost 28–42. Louisville finished the season with three straight loses to end the season with a 10–4 record.[ 5]
Players leaving for NFL [ edit ]
Louisville had three players chosen in the 2023 NFL draft . Three other players were signed as undrafted free agents.
Undrafted free agents [ edit ]
Louisville and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023.[ 7] [ 8] The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004 without division scheduling. The new format sets Louisville with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Cardinals three set conference opponents for the next four years are Georgia Tech , Miami (FL) , and Virginia .[ 9] [ 10]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 7:30 p.m. vs. Georgia Tech ESPN W 39–3436,101
7:30 p.m. Murray State * ACCN W 56–045,273
September 16 12:00 p.m. vs. Indiana * BTN W 21–1437,250
September 23 3:30 p.m. Boston College L&N Stadium Louisville, KY ACCN W 56–2848,294
7:00 p.m. at NC State ESPN W 13–1056,919
October 7 7:30 p.m. No. 10 Notre Dame * No. 25 L&N Stadium Louisville, KY ABC W 33–2059,081
October 14 6:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh No. 14 The CW L 21–3846,296
October 28 3:30 p.m. No. 20 Duke No. 18 L&N Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN W 23–052,319
November 4 3:30 p.m. Virginia Tech No. 13 L&N Stadium Louisville, KY ACCN W 34–349,945
7:30 p.m. Virginia No. 11 L&N Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN W 31–2444,628
November 18 12:00 p.m. at Miami (FL) No. 10 ABC W 38–3144,996
November 25 12:00 p.m. Kentucky * No. 10 L&N Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry ) ABC L 31–3859,225
December 2 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 4 Florida State No. 14 ABC L 6–1662,314
8:00 p.m. vs. USC * No. 15 FOX L 28–4235,317
Pregame line
Over/under
LOU −7.0
49.5
Louisville Cardinals (0–0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Louisville
6
7
10 16 39
Georgia Tech
0
28
0 6 34
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome • Atlanta, Georgia
Date : Game time : 7:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • IndoorsGame attendance : 36,101Referee : Riley JohnsonTV announcers (ESPN) : Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
12:13 LOU – Brock Travelstead 33-yard field goal – 3–0 Louisville , Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 1:30
0:21 LOU – Brock Travelstead 30-yard field goal – 6–0 Louisville , Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:26
Second quarter
11:50 GT – Brett Seither 2-yard pass from Haynes King (Gavin Stewart kick) – 7–6 Georgia Tech , Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:31
9:03 GT – Trey Cooley 1-yard run (Gavin Stewart kick) – 14–6 Georgia Tech , Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:43
5:42 LOU – Kevin Coleman Jr. 9-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 14–13 Georgia Tech , Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:21
3:17 GT – Trey Cooley 23-yard run (Gavin Stewart kick) – 21–13 Georgia Tech , Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:25
0:42 GT – Chase Lane 48-yard pass from Haynes King (Gavin Stewart kick) – 28–13 Georgia Tech , Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:12
Third quarter
8:19 LOU – Brock Travelstead 22-yard field goal – 28–16 Georgia Tech , Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:34
4:41 LOU – Jamari Thrash 5-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 28–23 Georgia Tech , Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:49
Fourth quarter
8:08 LOU – Jamari Thrash 20-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Jack Plummer two-point pass incomplete) – 29–28 Louisville , Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:58
3:41 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 74-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 36–28 Louisville , Drive: 1 play, 74 yards, 0:12
2:37 LOU – Brock Travelstead 38-yard field goal – 39–28 Louisville , Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:22
1:07 GT – Eric Singleton Jr. 5-yard pass from Haynes King (Haynes King two-point pass incomplete) – 39–34 Louisville , Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:30
Statistics
LOU
GT
First downs
21
23
Plays–yards
65–474
70–488
Rushes–yards
34–227
38–175
Passing yards
247
313
Passing: comp –att –int
18–31–1
19–32–1
Time of possession
29:54
30:06
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisville
Passing
Jack Plummer
18/31, 247 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Jawhar Jordan
7 carries, 96 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jamari Thrash
7 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TD
Georgia Tech
Passing
Haynes King
19/32, 313 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Haynes King
10 carries, 53 yards
Receiving
Malik Rutherford
5 receptions, 85 yards
Pregame line
Over/under
LOU −43.5
55.5
Louisville Cardinals (1–0) vs. Murray State Racers (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Murray State
0
0
0 0 0
Louisville
7
21
14 14 56
at L&N Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky
Date : Game time : 7:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind : 7 mph NWGame attendance : 45,273Referee : Maurice WoodsTV announcers (ACC Network) : Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst) and Sherree Burruss (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
10:06 LOU – Jamari Thrash 12-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 7–0 Louisville , Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:58
Second quarter
14:38 LOU – Isaac Guerendo 1-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 14–0 Louisville , Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:25
6:37 LOU – Jamari Thrash 73-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 21–0 Louisville , Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:44
2:37 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 72-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 28–0 Louisville , Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:33
Third quarter
7:08 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 1-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 35–0 Louisville , Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:30
0:58 LOU – Ahmari Higgins-Bruce 6-yard run (Nick Lopez kick) – 42–0 Louisville , Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:11
Fourth quarter
14:55 LOU – Keyjuan Brown 4-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 49–0 Louisville , Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 0:57
9:44 LOU – Joey Gatewood 34-yard pass from Harrison Bailey (Nick Lopez kick) – 56–0 Louisville , Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:45
Statistics
MUR
LOU
First downs
8
29
Plays–yards
54–166
78–690
Rushes–yards
32–94
44–344
Passing yards
72
346
Passing: comp –att –int
8–22–1
25–34–2
Time of possession
28:53
31:07
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Murray State
Passing
DJ Williams
7/16, 68 yards
Rushing
Kywon Morgan
11 carries, 34 yards
Receiving
Jacob Bell
4 receptions, 26 yards
Louisville
Passing
Jack Plummer
16/22, 247 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Jawhar Jordan
7 carries, 135 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Jamari Thrash
3 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD
Pregame line
Over/under
LOU −10
51
Louisville Cardinals (2–0) vs. Indiana Hoosiers (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Louisville
7
14
0 0 21
Indiana
0
0
14 0 14
at Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, Indiana
Date : Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 37,250Referee : Stuart MullinsTV announcers (BTN) : Connor Onion (play-by-play), Brock Vereen (analyst), and Meghan McKeown (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
2:34 LOU – Jamari Thrash 85-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 7–0 Louisville , Drive: 2 plays, 85 yards, 0:15
Second quarter
7:44 LOU – Maurice Turner 2-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 14–0 Louisville , Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 6:26
1:52 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 25-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 21–0 Louisville , Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:18
Third quarter
13:46 IND – Jaylin Lucas 30-yard pass from Tayven Jackson (Chris Freeman kick) – 21–7 Louisville , Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 1:14
0:55 IND – Josh Henderson 2-yard run (Chris Freeman kick) – 21–14 Louisville , Drive: 13 plays, 97 yards, 7:27
Statistics
LOU
IU
First downs
20
19
Plays–yards
62–422
61–357
Rushes–yards
39–184
27–58
Passing yards
238
299
Passing: comp –att –int
13–23–1
24–34–1
Time of possession
28:48
31:12
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisville
Passing
Jack Plummer
13/23, 238 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Jawhar Jordan
18 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jamari Thrash
4 receptions, 159 yards, 1 TD
Indiana
Passing
Tayven Jackson
24/34, 299 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Jaylin Lucas
8 carries, 29 yards
Receiving
Jaylin Lucas
10 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD
Pregame line
Over/under
LOU −14
53
Boston College Eagles (1–2) at Louisville Cardinals (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Boston College
0
14
7 7 28
Louisville
14
28
14 0 56
at L&N Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky
Date : Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind : 7 mph NEGame attendance : 48,294Referee : Jeff FlanaganTV announcers (ACC Network) : Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst) and Marilyn Paine (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
9:47 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 33-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 7–0 Louisville , Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:19
3:21 LOU – Nate Kurisky 1-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 14–0 Louisville , Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:09
Second quarter
14:12 LOU – Ahmari Huggins-Bruce 45-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 21–0 Louisville , Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:05
8:43 LOU – Jack Plummer 9-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 28–0 Louisville , Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:04
5:38 BC – Thomas Castellanos 39-yard run (Liam Connor kick) – 28–7 Louisville , Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:05
3:19 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 2-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 35–7 Louisville , Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:11
0:33 BC – Ryan O'Keefe 30-yard pass from Thomas Castellanos (Liam Connor kick) – 35–14 Louisville , Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:46
0:08 LOU – Jamari Thrash 42-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 42–14 Louisville , Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:25
Third quarter
14:46 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 75-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 49–14 Louisville , Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:14
12:53 BC – Lewis Bond 22-yard pass from Thomas Castellanos (Liam Connor kick) – 49–21 Louisville , Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:53
10:04 LOU – Ahmari Huggins-Bruce 55-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 56–21 Louisville , Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:09
Fourth quarter
14:33 BC – Lewis Bond 11-yard pass from Thomas Castellanos (Liam Connor kick) – 56–28 Louisville , Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 2:46
Statistics
BC
LOU
First downs
23
22
Plays–yards
72–427
62–582
Rushes–yards
31–132
41–194
Passing yards
295
388
Passing: comp –att –int
21–41–0
18–21–0
Time of possession
25:24
34:36
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Boston College
Passing
Thomas Castellanos
17/33, 265 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Thomas Castellanos
10 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Ryan O'Keefe
5 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
Louisville
Passing
Jack Plummer
18/21, 388 yards, 5 TD
Rushing
Jawhar Jordan
18 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Ahmari Huggins-Bruce
3 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD
Pregame line
Over/under
LOU −3.5
56.5
Louisville Cardinals (4–0) at NC State Wolfpack (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Louisville
0
0
10 3 13
NC State
0
10
0 0 10
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina
Date : Game time : 7:00 p.m. EST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind : 4 mph NEGame attendance : 56,919Referee : Jerry MagallanesTV announcers (ESPN) : Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information
Second quarter
6:27 NCST – Delbert Mimms III 4-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick) – 7–0 NC State , Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:54
0:00 NCST – Brayden Narveson 48-yard field goal – 10–0 NC State , Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:49
Third quarter
6:38 LOU – Chris Bell 39-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 10–7 NC State , Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 0:56
1:32 LOU – Brock Travelstead 33-yard field goal – 10–10 , Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:13
Fourth quarter
5:32 LOU – Brock Travelstead 53-yard field goal – 13–10 Louisville , Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 5:13
Statistics
LOU
NCSU
First downs
18
9
Plays–yards
64–306
56–201
Rushes–yards
29–20
31–89
Passing yards
286
112
Passing: comp –att –int
21–35–2
13–25–2
Time of possession
31:03
28:57
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisville
Passing
Jack Plummer
21/35, 286 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Jawhar Jordan
16 carries, 32 yards
Receiving
Chris Bell
3 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
NC State
Passing
Brennan Armstrong
13/25, 112 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
Brennan Armstrong
17 carries, 61 yards
Receiving
Terrell Timmons Jr.
3 receptions, 71 yards
vs. No. 10 Notre Dame [ edit ]
Pregame line
Over/under
ND −6.5
53
No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5–1) at No. 25 Louisville Cardinals (5–0) – Game summary
Quarter
Total
No. 10 Notre Dame
0
7
6 7 20
No. 25 Louisville
7
0
10 16 33
at L&N Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky
Game information
First quarter
6:05 LOU – Jamari Thrash 9-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 7–0 Louisville , Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 7:06
Second quarter
6:58 ND – Jordan Faison 36-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Spencer Shrader kick) – 7–7 , Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 5:45
Third quarter
13:18 ND – Spencer Shrader 53-yard field goal – 10–7 Notre Dame , Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:35
8:24 LOU – Brock Travelstead 44-yard field goal – 10–10 , Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:54
5:45 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 45-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 17–10 Louisville , Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:43
1:06 ND – Spencer Shrader 54-yard field goal – 17–13 Louisville , Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 4:39
Fourth quarter
11:12 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 21-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 24–13 Louisville , Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:54
7:31 LOU – Brock Travelstead 45-yard field goal – 27–13 Louisville , Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:11
5:02 LOU – Brock Travelstead 32-yard field goal – 30–13 Louisville , Drive: 4 plays, −4 yards, 2:18
3:12 LOU – Brock Travelstead 35-yard field goal – 33–13 Louisville , Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:22
1:35 ND – Mitchell Evans 6-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Spencer Shrader kick) – 33–20 Louisville , Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:37
Statistics
ND
LOU
First downs
16
17
Plays–yards
66–298
64–330
Rushes–yards
28–44
40–185
Passing yards
254
145
Passing: comp –att –int
22–38–3
17–24–0
Time of possession
28:43
31:17
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Notre Dame
Passing
Sam Hartman
22/38, 254 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing
Jeremiyah Love
5 carries, 37 yards
Receiving
Mitchell Evans
4 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD
Louisville
Passing
Jack Plummer
17/24, 145 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Jawhar Jordan
21 carries, 143 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Jamari Thrash
8 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD
Pregame line
Over/under
LOU −7.5
46.5
No. 14 Louisville Cardinals (6–0) at Pittsburgh Pathers (1–4) – Game summary
Quarter
Total
No. 14 Louisville
7
14
0 0 21
Pittsburgh
7
7
17 7 38
at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date : Game time : 6:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Rain • Temperature : 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind : 7 mph NWGame attendance : 46,296Referee : Jeff HeaserTV announcers (CW Network) : Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), Treavor Scales (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
11:39 LOU – Chris Bell 7-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 7–0 Louisville , Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:08
2:37 PIT – Bub Means 46-yd pass from Christian Veilleux (Ben Sauls kick) – 7–7 , Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:13
Second quarter
11:43 LOU – Isaac Guerendo 1-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 14–7 Louisville , Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:17
1:23 PIT – C'Bo Flemister 1-yard run (Ben Sauls kick) – 14–14 , Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:00
0:25 LOU – Isaac Guerendo 5-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 21–14 Louisville , Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 0:58
Third quarter
11:32 PIT – Ben Sauls 46-yard field goal – 21–17 Louisville , Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:32
3:39 PIT – C'Bo Flemister 3-yard run (Ben Sauls kick) – 24–21 Pittsburgh , Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 6:44
0:14 PIT – M.J. Devonshire 86-yard interception (Ben Sauls kick) – 31–21 Pittsburgh
Fourth quarter
3:03 PIT – Konata Mumpfield 31-yard pass from Christian Veilleux (Ben Sauls kick) – 38–21 Pittsburgh , Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 0:25
Statistics
LOU
PITT
First downs
28
13
Plays–yards
86–430
60–288
Rushes–yards
33–80
33–88
Passing yards
350
200
Passing: comp –att –int
29–52–2
12–26–0
Time of possession
33:11
26:49
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisville
Passing
Jack Plummer
29/52, 350 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Maurice Turner
12 carries, 81 yards
Receiving
Jamari Thrash
9 receptions, 120 yards
Pittsburgh
Passing
Christian Veilleux
12/26, 200 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Rodney Hammond
11 carries, 50 yards
Receiving
Bub Means
4 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD
Pregame line
Over/under
LOU −4.5
46.5
No. 20 Duke Blue Devils (5–2) at No. 18 Louisville Cardinals (6–1) – Game summary
Quarter
Total
No. 20 Duke
0
0
0 0 0
No. 18 Louisville
14
3
6 0 23
at L&N Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky
Date : Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind : 4 mph NGame attendance : 52,319Referee : Jerry MagallanesTV announcers (ESPN) : Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
7:13 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 14-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 7–0 Louisville , Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:19
1:01 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 23-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 14–0 Louisville , Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:09
Second quarter
0:49 LOU – Brock Travelstead 47-yard field goal – 17–0 Louisville , Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:49
Third quarter
7:32 LOU – Brock Travelstead 20-yard field goal – 20–0 Louisville , Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 7:28
3:24 LOU – Brock Travelstead 24-yard field goal – 23–0 Louisville , Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:31
Statistics
DUKE
LOU
First downs
9
20
Plays–yards
49–202
64–351
Rushes–yards
21–51
48–234
Passing yards
151
117
Passing: comp –att –int
12–28–1
11–16–0
Time of possession
23:09
36:51
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Duke
Passing
Riley Leonard
9/23, 121 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Jordan Waters
5 carries, 23 yards
Receiving
Jordan Moore
6 receptions, 92 yards
Louisville
Passing
Jack Plummer
11/16, 117 yards
Rushing
Jawhar Jordan
21 carries, 163 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Jamari Thrash
7 receptions, 73 yards
Pregame line
Over/under
LOU −8.5
46.5
Virginia Tech Hokies (4–4) at No. 13 Louisville Cardinals (7–1) – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Virginia Tech
0
3
0 0 3
No. 13 Louisville
7
7
13 7 34
at L&N Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky
Date : Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind : 9 mph SWGame attendance : 49,945Referee : Tim HedgepethTV announcers (ACCN) : Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Ashley Stroehlein (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
6:53 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 1-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 7–0 Louisville , Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 5:45
Second quarter
14:52 LOU – Isaac Guerendo 39-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 14–0 Louisville , Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:50
0:00 VT – John Love 44-yard field goal – 14–3 Louisville , Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 6:03
Third quarter
9:38 LOU – Jadon Thompson 37-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 21–3 Louisville , Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:17
6:58 LOU – Isaac Guerendo 12-yard run (Missed PAT) – 27–3 Louisville , Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:23
Fourth quarter
8:16 LOU – Isaac Guerendo 36-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 34–3 Louisville , Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 0:50
Statistics
VT
LOU
First downs
12
17
Plays–yards
51–140
51–382
Rushes–yards
28–68
38–231
Passing yards
72
151
Passing: comp –att –int
13–23–1
12–13–0
Time of possession
27:45
32:15
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Virginia Tech
Passing
Kyron Drones
12/21, 69 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Bhayshul Tuten
11 carries, 57 yards
Receiving
Da'Quan Felton
4 receptions, 34 yards
Louisville
Passing
Jack Plummer
11/12, 141 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Isaac Guerendo
11 carries, 146 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Jadon Thompson
2 receptions, 49 yards, 1 TD
Pregame line
Over/under
LOU −20.5
49.5
Virginia Cavaliers (2–7) at No. 11 Louisville Cardinals (8–1) – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Virginia
0
0
21 3 24
No. 11 Louisville
7
7
0 17 31
at L&N Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky
Date : Game time : 7:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind : 6 mph NEGame attendance : 44,628Referee : Marcus WoodsTV announcers (ESPN) : Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst), Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
6:42 LOU – Joey Gatewood 4-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 7–0 Louisville , Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 3:04
Second quarter
3:01 LOU – Jimmy Calloway 0-yard punt return (Brock Travelstead kick) – 14–0 Louisville
Third quarter
4:15 UVA – Jack Griese 1-yard run (Will Bettridge kick) – 14–7 Louisville , Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:25
4:05 UVA – Kam Robinson 28-yard interception (Will Bettridge kick) – 14–14
0:49 UVA – Malik Washington 42-yard pass from Anthony Colandrea (Will Bettridge kick) – 21–14 Virginia , Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:45
Fourth quarter
11:15 LOU – Brock Travelstead 35-yard field goal – 21–17 Virginia , Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:26
7:54 UVA – Will Bettridge 38-yard field goal – 24–17 Virginia , Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:21
6:20 LOU – Ahmari Huggins-Bruce 52-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 24–24 , Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:27
3:24 LOU – Isaac Guerendo 73-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 31–24 Louisville , Drive: 1 play, 73 yards, 0:12
Statistics
UVA
LOU
First downs
21
19
Plays–yards
68–434
59–423
Rushes–yards
36–120
31–180
Passing yards
314
243
Passing: comp –att –int
20–32–1
19–28–1
Time of possession
30:08
29:52
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Virginia
Passing
Anthony Colandrea
20/31, 314 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Anthony Colandrea
14 carries, 89 yards
Receiving
Malik Washington
9 receptions, 155 yards, 1 TD
Louisville
Passing
Jack Plummer
19/28, 243 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Jawhar Jordan
17 carries, 95 yards
Receiving
Ahmari Huggins-Bruce
1 receptions, 52 yards, 1 TD
Pregame line
Over/under
MIA −1.5
46.5
No. 10 Louisville Cardinals (9–1) at Miami Hurricanes (6–4) – Game summary
Quarter
Total
No. 10 Louisville
14
6
3 15 38
Miami
14
7
7 3 31
at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
Date : Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind : 10 mph NWGame attendance : 44,996Referee : Gary PattersonTV announcers (ABC) : Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
8:02 LOU – Nate Kurisky 2-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) 7–0 Louisville , Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:50
6:06 MIA – Mark Fletcher Jr. 21-yard run (Andres Borregales kick) – 7–7 , Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:56
3:17 MIA – Xavier Restrepo 15-yard pass from Tyler Van Dyke (Andres Borregales kick) – 14–7 Miami , Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:32
0:18 LOU – Isaac Guerendo 12-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 14–14 , Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:49
Second quarter
7:42 MIA – Brashard Smith 34-yard run (Andres Borregales kick) – 21–14 Miami , Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 5:39
0:08 LOU – Trevonte Sylvester 1-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Missed PAT) – 21–20 Miami , Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 2:08
Third quarter
11:28 LOU – Nick Lopez 40-yard field goal – 23–21 Louisville , Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:27
5:48 MIA – Mark Fletcher Jr. 1-yard run (Andres Borregales kick) – 28–23 Miami , Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 1:15
11:02 LOU – Evan Conley 5-yard run (Jamari Thrash pass from Jack Plummer) – 31–28 Louisville , Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 4:54
Fourth quarter
5:34 MIA – Andres Borregales 51-yard field goal – 31–31 , Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 5:28
4:17 LOU – Kevin Coleman Jr. 58-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Nick Lopez kick) – 38–31 Louisville , Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:17
Statistics
LOU
MIA
First downs
26
21
Plays–yards
71–470
65–486
Rushes–yards
34–162
26–159
Passing yards
308
327
Passing: comp –att –int
24–37–1
24–39–0
Time of possession
30:21
29:39
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisville
Passing
Jack Plummer
24/37, 308 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Isaac Guerendo
15 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Kevin Coleman
2 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD
Miami
Passing
Tyler Van Dyke
24/39, 327 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Mark Fletcher
17 carries, 126 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Xavier Restrepo
8 receptions, 193 yards, 1 TD
Game Twelve – Kentucky Wildcats (6–5) at No. 10 Louisville Cardinals (10–1) – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Kentucky
0
7
14 17 38
No. 10 Louisville
7
3
14 7 31
at L&N Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky
Date : Saturday, November 25, 2023Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST Game attendance : 59,225Referee : Lee HendrickTV announcers (ABC) : Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (color), Katie George (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
(3:40) LOU – Jawhar Jordan 1-yard run (Nick Lopez kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 8:19; Louisville 7-0 )
Second quarter
(8:07) UK – Dane Key 9-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 5:19; Tied 7-7 )
(4:25) LOU – Brock Travelstead 46-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:33; Louisville 10-7 )
Third quarter
(5:50) LOU – Jawhar Jordan 1-yard run (Nick Lopez kick) (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 9:10; Louisville 17-7 )
(5:38) UK – Barion Brown 100-yard kickoff return (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 0 plays, 100 yards, 0:12; Louisville 17-14 )
(2:48) LOU – Joey Gatewood 11-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Nick Lopez kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:41; Louisville 24-14 )
(1:49) UK – Ray Davis 20-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:59; Louisville 24-21 )
Fourth quarter
(10:21) UK – Alex Raynor 46-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 20 yards, 4:45; Tied 24-24 )
(8:37) UK – Ray Davis 20-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:46; Kentucky 31-24 )
(2:33) LOU – Ahmari Huggins-Bruce 21-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Nick Lopez kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 2:01; Tied 31-31 )
(1:02) UK – Ray Davis 37-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:31; Kentucky 38-31 )
Statistics
UK
LOU
First downs
16
23
Total yards
47–289
76–403
Rushing yards
25–83
43–161
Passing yards
206
242
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
12–22–1
24–33–1
Time of possession
23:26
36:34
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kentucky
Passing
Devin Leary
12/22, 206 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing
Ray Davis
14 carries, 76 yards, TD
Receiving
Izayah Cummings
1 reception, 55 yards
Louisville
Passing
Jack Plummer
24/33, 242 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Jawhar Jordan
17 carries, 67 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Jamari Thrash
6 receptions, 60 yards
Statistics
LOU
FSU
First downs
10
12
Plays–yards
70–188
65–219
Rushes–yards
34–77
44–164
Passing yards
111
55
Passing: comp –att –int
14–36–1
8–21–0
Time of possession
28:32
31:28
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisville
Passing
Jack Plummer
14/36, 111 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Jawhar Jordan
14 carries, 52 yards
Receiving
Jamari Thrash
7 receptions, 52 yards
Florida State
Passing
Brock Glenn
8/21, 55 yards
Rushing
Lawrence Toafili
10 carries, 118 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Johnny Wilson
2 receptions, 21 yards
2023 DirectTV Holiday Bowl No. 15 Louisville Cardinals (10–3, 7–1) vs. USC Trojans (7–5, 5–4) – Game summary
Quarter
Total
No. 15 Cardinals
7
7
7 7 28
Trojans
7
21
7 7 42
at Petco Park • San Diego, California
Date : Game time : 8:00 p.m. EST /5:00 p.m. PST Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind : 5 mph (8.0 km/h) NWGame attendance : 35,317Referee : Lee HedrickTV announcers (FOX ) : Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (Sideline Reporter)Box score
Game information
First quarter
(8:37) LOU – Isaac Guerendo 2-yard run, Nick Lopez kick (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:10; Louisville 7–0 )
(4:25) USC – Tahj Washington 17-yard pass from Miller Moss, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:33; Tied 7–7 )
Second quarter
(8:07) USC – Tahj Washington 29-yard pass from Miller Moss, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:13; USC 14–7 )
(6:30) USC – Kyron Hudson 9-yard pass from Miller Moss, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 2 plays, 18 yards, 0:39; USC 21–7 )
(1:56) LOU – Evan Conley 9-yard run, Nick Lopez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:34; USC 21–14 )
(0:19) USC – Ja'Kobi Lane 31-yard pass from Miller Moss, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 1:15; USC 28–14 )
Third quarter
(9:43) LOU – Isaac Guerendo 1-yard run, Nick Lopez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:41; USC 28–21 )
(4:51) USC – Ja'Kobi Lane 12-yard pass from Miller Moss, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 4:52; USC 35–21 )
Fourth quarter
(12:51) LOU – Isaac Guerendo 2-yard run, Nick Lopez kick (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 7:00; USC 35–28 )
(10:00) USC – Duce Robinson 44-yard pass from Miller Moss, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:51; USC 42–28 )
Statistics
No. 15 Louisville
USC
First downs
22
19
Plays–yards
70–361
52–443
Rushes–yards
45–220
19–71
Passing yards
141
372
Passing: comp –att –int
21–25–0
23–33–1
Time of possession
36:34
23:26
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
No. 15 Louisville
Passing
Jack Plummer
21–25, 141 yds
Rushing
Isaac Guerendo
23 cars, 161 yds, 3 TDs
Receiving
Isaac Guerendo
5 rec, 42 yds
USC
Passing
Miller Moss
23–33, 372 yds, 6 TDs, 1 Int
Rushing
Austin Jones
11 cars, 60 yds
Receiving
Tahj Washington
7 rec, 99 yds, 2 TDs
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