On Lamar Jackson day in the city, the University of Louisville football team blew by the Syracuse Orange 41-3 in Cardinal Stadium behind a huge first half performance. Malik Cunningham recorded five touchdowns in the opening two quarters and the Cardinals were able to put the game out of reach by halftime.
Highlights & recap from today's 41-3 victory over Syracuse.
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The Cardinals entered the game having rushed for over 200 yards in each of the last five games; it didn’t take long for the team to pick up where they left off. The offense recorded 74 yards on the ground on the first drive thanks to a couple big runs from Jalen Mitchell, while Malik Cunningham scored his 16th rushing touchdown of the season to put Louisville up 7-0 early on.
A 43-yard field goal from Syracuse’s Andre Szmyt was quickly followed by a nine-play, 75-yard drive capped off by 33-yard connection between Cunningham and Tyler Harrell that increased the Louisville lead to 11 late in the first quarter.
The Cardinals capitalized on short field position on the following drive; Ahmari Huggins-Bruce’s touchdown reception made it 21-3 in the second quarter.
To make matters worse for the Orange, Syracuse’s leading tackler, Mikel Jones, was ejected due to a targeting call. Overall, Louisville scored five touchdowns on the six drives of the half and went into the locker room with a commanding 35-3 lead.
AND AGAIN!!!!@MalikMalikc10 hits @ahmari_huggins for the 2nd time…THIS HALF!!!
2Q | Cards 35, Syracuse 3#GoCards pic.twitter.com/pntQlrE9Ed
— Louisville Football (@UofLFootball) November 13, 2021
A pair of James Turner field goals in the second half gave Louisville a 41-3 win.
Cunningham finished the game 13-18 passing with 209 yards and four touchdowns, to go with 19 yards rushing and one touchdown. Three different Cardinals caught a touchdown (Huggins-Bruce (2), Harrell, and Jordan Watkins). The victory snaps a two-game losing skid, and the 5-5 Cardinals look to secure bowl eligibility against Duke on Thursday evening.
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