Louisville Football Postgame Notes

Louisville 31, Florida State 28
October 21, 2017
Doak S. Campbell Stadium | Tallahassee, Fla.
Attendance: 72,764

TEAM RECORDS & SERIES NOTES

Louisville defeated Florida State 31-28, elevating the Cardinals to 5-3 on the year, including 2-3 in the ACC.
Louisville moves to 4-14 all-time against Florida State.
- The Cardinals now are 2-9 against the Seminoles in Tallahassee, breaking a nine-game road losing streak.
Louisville's game captains were Reggie Bonnafon, Lamar Jackson, Geron Christian, and Mason King.
Head coach Bobby Petrino owns a 114-46 career record, including a 72-25 mark at Louisville.
Under head coach Bobby Petrino, Louisville is 20-9 in the month of October.
Louisville won the toss and deferred to the second half.
Louisville returns to action on Oct. 28, playing at Wake Forest in BB&T Field in Winston-Salem, N.C.
- Louisville holds a 4-2 series lead.

TEAM NOTES

Louisville has totaled at least 400 yards of offense in 18 of the last 21 games.
The Cardinals were 2 for 2 in the red zone, with one of those scores being touchdowns.
- On the season, Louisville is 31 for 35 in the area, an 88.6 percent clip.

PLAYER NOTES

Lamar Jackson finished the game with 334 yards of total offense. He had 156 yards and one touchdown in the air, with 178 yards and one score on the ground.
- Jackson had his eighth-straight game with 300 yards of total offense, the second longest streak at UofL. He had 11 straight in 2015-16.
- He tied Howard Stevens for the most 150-yard rushing games at Louisville, reaching that mark for the 10th time.
- It was Jackson's 18th 100-yard rushing performance, fifth this season. It is the eighth-highest total in the ACC.
- Jackson logged his eighth-consecutive game with at least one rushing touchdown and one passing touchdown.
- The quarterback moved into a tie for seventh in ACC history with his 43rd career rushing touchdown, tying North Carolina's Leon Johnson (1993-96) and Virginia's Wali Lundy (2002-05).
- Jackson has now accounted for 102 touchdowns in his career (59 passing, 43 rushing).
- Jackson increased his career total offense to 11,260, making him only the fourth player in ACC history to eclipse the 11,000-yard plateau.
Blanton Creque's 34-yard field goal is the first game-winner for UofL since John Wallace made a 29-yarder in a 20-17 win at Rutgers in 2012.
- Creque finished the game with seven points, giving him 151 for his career. He stands ninth in career points by kicking, only trailing Wilbur Summers (1972-75) by two.
Dae Williams made his first career appearance, and he finished the game with five carries for 41 yards and one touchdown.
- He is the first Louisville freshman running back to run for a touchdown in his first game with a carry since Jeremy Wright versus Memphis in 2010.
Trumaine Washington had two interceptions in the game, the first multi-pick game of his career.
- He is the first Louisville player to have at least two picks in a game since Jaire Alexander picked off two at Virginia on Oct. 29, 2016.
Reggie Bonnafon rushed 16 times for 74 yards and one touchdown.
- Over the last two games, he has 184 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries for a 6.6 average.
Isaac Stewart paced the Cardinals' defense with a team-high nine tackles.
Trevon Young and Henry Famurewa each finished the game with one sack apiece. Famurewa had his first career fumble recovery in the win.
Seth Dawkins' lone reception was a 26-yard touchdown, the fourth of his career.
Seven different receivers had at least one catch in the game, led by Jaylen Smith's five receptions for 49 yards.
Geron Christian earned his 33rd-consecutive start.

University of Louisville Athletics

Players Mentioned

Jaire Alexander

Reggie Bonnafon

Geron Christian

Blanton Creque

Seth Dawkins

Henry Famurewa

Lamar Jackson

Mason King

Jaylen Smith

Isaac Stewart

Trumaine Washington

Dae Williams

Trevon Young

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