Kragthorpe, Burke Preview Saturday's Game at Utah
September 21, 2009 | Football
Sept. 21, 2009
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville football head coach Steve Kragthorpe and junior quarterback Justin Burke met with reporters on Monday to preview Saturday's non-conference road game at Utah. The Cardinals and Utes are scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the game will be televised nationally by CBS College Sports.
The Cardinals are coming off a heart-breaking 31-27 loss to intra-state rival Kentucky last Saturday. Making his second career start, Burke threw for 245 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while Victor Anderson recorded his sixth career 100-yard game with 110 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown in the loss.
Louisville took a 27-24 lead with 7:49 in the fourth quarter when Burke hit Trent Guy with a 66-yard touchdown pass. However, after a Cardinal turnover, Kentucky scored with 4:28 to play on a 12-yard touchdown pass. The Cardinals had two more chances to take the lead, but failed to score.
The Louisville defense forced two turnovers in the third quarter, but could only manage 10 points. The Cardinals held the Wildcats to just 346 yards of total offense.
Utah enters the game at 2-1 overall after falling 31-24 at Oregon on Saturday. The loss halted the Utes' 16-game winning streak, which was the nation's longest active streak. It was the second-longest win streak in Utah history. Utah had also won nine straight road/neutral games prior to the setback last Saturday.
Quick Notes
- The Cardinals forced three turnovers in the loss to Kentucky, winning the turnover battle for the second straight game. Louisville is +3 this season.
- Running back Victor Anderson recorded his sixth career 100-yard game in the loss to Kentucky. Louisville is 3-3 when Anderson reaches the century mark.
- In three seasons as the head coach of the Cardinals, head coach Steve Kragthorpe is 3-8 on the road and is 5-7 in games decided by seven points or less.
- The Cardinals have lost their last four road games. Louisville's last road win was a 35-28 decision at Memphis on Oct. 10, 2008.
The Series - U of L and Utah
The Cardinals and Utes will meet for the fourth time in school history this week when Louisville and Utah square off on Saturday. Utah came in to Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in 2007 and left with a 44-35 win. The Utes also won games in 1997 and 1998.
GAME FACTS - Louisville (1-1) at Utah (2-1)
Date: Saturday, Sept. 26
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Site: Rice-Eccles Stadium (45,017), Salt Lake City, Utah
TV: CBS College Sports will televise the game with Tom Hart (play-by-play) and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila (analyst)
Radio: Paul Rogers (play-by-play) and Craig Swabek (analyst) will call all the action and Doug Ormay will report from the sidelines on WKRD 790 AM
Also: SIRIUS Satellite Radio, Ch. 129, XM Satellite Radio, Ch. 203
Rankings: Both teams are unranked in this week's AP Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll.
Coaches: Louisville's Steve Kragthorpe is 12-14 in his third season as the Cardinals' head coach. He went 6-6 in 2007 and 5-7 in 2008. He is 41-36 all-time in his eighth season overall. Utah's Kyle Whittingham is 39-15 in his fifth season as the head coach of the Utes.
