Louisville Football Postgame Notes
November 18, 2016 | Football
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Louisville Football Postgame Notes
Houston 36, No. 5 Louisville 10
November 17, 2016
TDECU Stadium – Houston, Texas
Attendance: 42,822
SERIES NOTES
- Louisville is 8-9 all-time versus Houston after today's loss.
- Head coach Bobby Petrino is 2-2 all-time versus Houston.
- Houston improves to 5-3 all-time in Houston.
- Petrino's all-time record falls to 67-20 at Louisville and 109-41 in his collegiate career.
TEAM NOTES
- The Cardinals' loss stopped their non-conference winning streak at five game, with the last loss coming to Houston in 2015.
- The Cardinals wrapped up their road schedule at 4-2.
- The 31-0 halftime deficit was the largest since trailing 49-0 to Rutgers in 2008.
- The Cards were held scoreless in the first half for the first time since losing 24-0 to Auburn in the 2015 season opener (Sept. 5, 2015).
- Louisville allowed a touchdown on the opening drive for only the second time this season. The Cards have only allowed 43 first-quarter points this season.
- Louisville trailed after the first quarter, 10-0, for the third time this season (Clemson, Wake Forest and Houston).
- Louisville was sacked a season-high 11 times tonight versus Houston.
- The Cards turned the football over at least once in all 11 games this season (Malik Williams fumbled the opening kickoff).
- Petrino falls to 30-15 in non-conference games and 15-10 on the road.
- The Cardinals committed a season-high 15 penalties for 114 yards — the most since committing 12 for 143 yards in the Sept. 24 game at Marshall.
- The Cardinals were held to a season-low 312 yards — the lowest since totaling 469 yards versus Duke earlier this season.
- Louisville has held teams to under 100 rushing yards in six games this season
PLAYER NOTES
- Junior tight end Charles Standberry made his first start this season and the second of his career at tight end.
- Freshman Seth Dawkins, who entered the game with five receptions, caught a career-high three passes for 49 yards.
- Junior linebacker Stacy Thomas recorded his first career sack in the third quarter.
- Sophomore quarterback Lamar Jackson, who has accounted for 47 touchdowns this season, tied the ACC record with Clemson's Deshaun Watson for the most touchdowns responsible for in a season with 47. Jackson has 28 touchdowns passes this season, which ties for seventh on the school's single-season list.
- Jackson has accounted for at least one touchdown in 14-straight games dating back to last season.
- The sophomore has 40 touchdown passes in 23 career games.
- Jackson has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 14-straight games.
- Entering the game with 1,334 rushing yards, Jackson totaled 33 yards to give him 1,367 on the season, which ranks fourth in a season in school history.
- Cole Hikutini took over the team lead with his seventh receiving touchdown on the year and the 10th of his career — tying him with Cookie Brinkman (1969-70) for sixth on the school's career list.
- Blanton Creque booted a 26-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to improve to 12-of-15 this season, which is the 11th most in a single-season.
- Dee Smith led the Cardinals with a career-high 10 tackles in the loss to Houston.
- Mason King averaged 50.8 yards per punt versus Houston, which was the fourth-highest single-game average in school history. He punted seven times, with a long of 58 yards — the second-longest of his career.
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