Louisville’s offense set new season highs with 48 points and 569 total yards, including 31 points in the first half, as the Cardinals (2-4, 1-4 ACC) secured their first win in ACC play with a 48-16 win over Florida State (2-4, 1-4). The Louisville offense put on a cathartic performance on Saturday afternoon, who came…
Author: Justin Krueger
Kickoff: Noon, local RSNs (Fox Sports South or Fox Sports Go App) Spread: Louisville -4.5, O/U 61.5 (Bovada) Last Time: Louisville fell behind 21-0 after the first quarter, but rallied back to take a fourth quarter lead by scoring 24 unanswered points. But their next two drives ended on a red zone interception and a three-and-out, leading…
Louisville was held to 234 total yards and their lowest point total of the Scott Satterfield era, as the Cardinals (1-4, 0-4 ACC) fell to fourth-ranked Notre Dame (4-0, 3-0) 12-7.
Kickoff: 2:30 ET, NBC Spread: Notre Dame -17, O/U 64.5 (Bovada) Last Time: In Scott Satterfield’s first game as Louisville head coach, the Cardinals set a new school record for attendance (58,187). Louisville took an early 14-7 lead on touchdown runs by Jawon Pass, but the Irish took the lead with 21 unanswered points through the second…
Georgia Tech overcame a 27-26 deficit to start the fourth quarter by scoring 20 unanswered points, all of which came in the final 8:40, as the Yellow Jackets (2-2, 2-1 ACC) took a 46-27 win over Louisville (1-3, 0-3) on Friday night. Louisville is now 1-3 through the first four games for the first time…
Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. Friday, ESPN Spread: Louisville -4.5, O/U 64 (Bovada) Last Time: Georgia Tech and Louisville’s only head-to-head matchup came 735 days ago, on Friday night at Cardinal Stadium in 2018. What transpired on that Friday in October would be a horror show for Louisville. Georgia Tech ran for 542 yards on 8.3 yards per attempt,…
#24 Louisville was stymied by seven sacks, 12 tackles for loss, and held to 223 total yards as the Cardinals (1-2, 0-2 ACC) fell to #21 Pitt (3-0, 2-0) 23-20. The game was book ended with a potentially huge loss for Louisville in terms of personnel. Quarterback Malik Cunningham was stretchered off the field after…
Kickoff: Noon (ACC Network) Spread: Pittsburgh -3 (O/U 55.5; Bovada) Last Time: Pitt scored 42 first half points, 35 coming in the second quarter, as the Panthers cruised to a 45-34 win over Louisville in November 2015. Panthers QB Nathan Peterman threw for four touchdown passes, with receiver Tyler Boyd (11 rec., 103 yards, TD) and running…
Last November, Miami averaged 8.2 yards per play, and had three of its six passing touchdowns go for 25+ yards as they took a 52-27 win over Louisville. Ten months later, the Hurricanes and the Cardinals fought in a rematch at Cardinal Stadium. More or less, the result was similar. #17 Miami (2-0, 1-0 ACC)…
Kickoff: 7:30 ET, ABC (TV) Spread: Louisville -2.5, O/U 65 (Bovada) Last Time: Louisville’s offense had nearly 500 yards (328 passing, 168 rushing), including 142 receiving yards from Tutu Atwell. But a record day from Miami quarterback Jarren Williams would be the difference in an early November showdown between the Cardinals and the Hurricanes. The redshirt…
Micale Cunningham started the 2020 season with a career performance, throwing for 329 yards and scoring four total touchdowns (three passing, one rushing) as Louisville (1-0) opened with a 35-21 win over WKU (0-1). Louisville extends their winning streak to 12 games over the Hilltoppers, and snapped a two-game losing streak in season openers. Highlights…
Kickoff: 8:00 p.m. Saturday, ACC Network Spread: Louisville -12, O/U 58.0 (Bovada) Last Time: A balanced offensive effort (209 passing, 206 rushing) was the key for Louisville, as they scored 31 first half points en route to a 38-21 win over WKU. The Cardinals were led by three receiving touchdowns from Tutu Atwell, as well as a…
Last Season: Jawon Pass started the first two games of the season against Notre Dame and Eastern Kentucky. Pass struggled against the Irish (12/27, 134 yards), but rebounded with a stellar 12/19 outing against the Colonels, throwing four touchdown passes in the 42-0 shutout win. Pass’s season would end after the EKU game, suffering a…
Last Season: With a shift to a run-heavy offense under first-year head coach Scott Satterfield, Louisville fielded one of the best rushing attacks in the ACC. The Cardinals averaged 212.9 yards per game on 4.9 yards per carry, both third in the conference. Redshirt freshman Javian Hawkins burst onto the scene as one of the…
Last Season: A 1,000 yard receiver would have been a bold prediction for Louisville in 2019, but Tutu Atwell achieved that and more. The sophomore set a new single-season school record with 1,276 yards, and tied the single-season touchdowns record (12). Atwell averaged 18.2 yards per reception on his 70 catches, and threw a touchdown…
Last Season: Blanton Creque made 8-of-11 field goals and all 33 extra point attempts in the first eight games of the season, before having his final season end early due to injury. In his place, Ryan Chalifoux stepped in to finish the season. Chalifoux made 22-of-25 extra point attempts, but only one of his three…
Last Season: Louisville finished 102nd in the FBS in total defense, averaging approximately 440 yards allowed per game (their 6.33 yards per play allowed was tied for 110th). Those categories were also near the bottom of the ACC, ranking 12th and T-13th in the conference, respectively. Louisville’s rushing defense will also be looking to make…
Last Season: Along with an improved pass rush, the Louisville defense was arguably better in pass coverage. While they dropped from 40th in passing yards per game to 79th from 2018 to 2019, they lowered their opponent’s average passer rating (160.5 to 144.5), completion percentage (64.5 to 60), and yards per attempt (8.5 to 7.5)…
Last Season: Louisville’s defense saw improvements from the prior season, primarily in passing situations. The Cardinals doubled their sack total from 11 in 2018, to 27 last season. Louisville’s defensive line played a huge role in two of their biggest wins in 2019 (in my opinion, at least). They tallied four sacks each in wins…
Last Season: Among all the position groups on last year’s team, the Louisville offensive line arguably faced the toughest challenges. Scott Satterfield inherited a team that had eight offensive linemen on scholarship, and a program that had consistently ranked among the worst in the FBS in pass protection. Depending on which stats you’re looking at,…