Louisville Postgame Notes

Postgame Notes
No. 10 Louisville 63, No. 2 Florida State 20
Sept. 17, 2016
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Attendance: 55,632

TEAM

Today's game captains for UofL were Lamar Jackson, Tobijah Hughley, Devante Peete, Keith Kelsey, DeAngelo Brown, and Brandon Radcliff.
The Cardinals set a Papa John's Cardinal Stadium record with a crowd of 55,632 on hand.
Florida State won the toss and deferred to the second half. The Cardinals received the opening kickoff.
This is the highest ranked win in school history, surpassing the victory over third-ranked West Virginia in 2006.

Head coach Bobby Petrino is 3-0 at Louisville in top-10 matchups (No. 2 Florida State, 2016; No. 3 West Virginia, 2006; No. 10 Boise State, 2004).

The Cardinals moved to 20-0 as a ranked team at home under head coach Bobby Petrino, winning by an average of 52-18.

Louisville scored on its first offensive possession, 2:06 into the game. It's the fourth-consecutive game the Cardinals have scored on their opening drive.
Louisville's 35 points in the first half are the most scored against Florida State in a first half since San Diego State had 38 on Nov. 19, 1977.
The Cardinals' 63-20 victory over Florida State marks the third-largest margin of defeat for the Seminoles in program history. The two highest margins came in 1981 (44-point loss to Southern Miss in 1981) and 1973 (49-point loss to Florida in 1973).
The Cardinals' 63 points is the most scored against a ranked opponent in school history, surpassing 49 the 2000 team scored in a 49-28 win over No. 13 Southern Miss.

With the point total, the Cardinals set a school record for tallying at least 60 points in three-consecutive games.

Louisville's 43-point margin of victory is the largest over a ranked opponent in program history, beating the 27-point margin from the 1991 Fiesta Bowl – a 34-7 win – over No. 25 Alabama.

Louisville accumulated 530 yards of offense against Florida State and now has achieved at least 250 or more in five-consecutive games.
Florida State was held to three points in the first quarter, tied for its fewest points scored over the last four games.
The Cardinals' defense forced four 3-and-outs.
Louisville's average field possession was its own 41-yard line, compared to Florida State, which started on its own 28.
Louisville was 7-for-9 in red zone opportunities, with all seven resulting in touchdowns.
The Cardinals' defense held the Seminoles to just 2-for-13 on third downs. For the year, Louisville has held its opponents to only 12-for-49 (.245) on third-down conversions.
The team has recorded four or more sacks in four-consecutive games for the first time since 2000.
For the first time in school history, Louisville has totaled at least 7.25 yards per play in five-consecutive games.
For the 18th time in school history, second this season, the Cardinals had two players each rush for at least 100 yards. Lamar Jackson finished with 146 yards, and Brandon Radcliff totaled 118.

PLAYER

Lamar Jackson tied the school record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a game with four.

He is only the second player in school history to score four touchdowns in consecutive games (Fred Koster, 1926, vs. Ogden, Rose Poly).

Jackson is tied for 10th on the career charts for rushing touchdowns, bumping his total to 21 through just 15 games played.
Jackson's has the second-most rushing scores in a season by a quarterback with 10, only trailing the school record of 11 he set last year in 12 games played.
Jaire Alexander returned a punt in the third quarter 69 yards for a touchdown. It's the first time a Louisville player achieved the feat since Doug Beaumont went 74 yards on a traditional return (no block involved) in 2010 against Connecticut. Later that quarter, he registered a 61-yard punt return.
Brandon Radcliff had another stellar game, following his performance against Syracuse. The senior had 14 carries for 118 yards – his seventh 100-yard rushing game – and one score, an average of 8.4 yards per carry. He has 274 yards on 24 carries, an 11.4-yard average.

He moved into ninth on the career charts for rushing touchdowns with 22.
Radcliff opened the game with a 30-yard rush and tacked on another 20-yard run, giving him six rushes this year of at least 20 yards.

James Quick finished the game as the Cardinals' leading receiver with 122 yards on seven catches, marking his fifth career 100-yard receiving game. He is the 12th player in program history to have at least five 100-yard receiving games.
Chucky Williams recorded his fourth career interception in the fourth quarter, his first of the 2016 campaign.
James Hearns was one of five players to register a sack in the victory, boosting his season total to 3.5.z

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