Louisville Football Postgame Notes

Louisville 56, Syracuse 10
November 18, 2017
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium | Louisville, Ky.
Attendance: 34,265

TEAM RECORDS & SERIES NOTES

Louisville defeated Syracuse 56-10, elevating the Cardinals to 7-4 on the year, including 4-4 in the ACC.
Louisville moves to 10-6 all-time against Syracuse.
- The Cardinals are 5-2 against the Orange when the games are played in Louisville.
Louisville's game captains were Lamar Jackson, Reggie Bonnafon, Jaire Alexander, Geron Christian, Mason King, and Chucky Williams.
Head coach Bobby Petrino owns a 116-47 career record, including a 74-26 mark at Louisville.
Under head coach Bobby Petrino, Louisville is 22-6 in the month of November.
Syracuse won the toss and deferred to the second half. Louisville received the ball to start the game.
Louisville returns to action on Nov. 25, playing its regular-season finale at Kentucky at noon.
- Kentucky holds a 15-14 series lead.

TEAM NOTES

Over the last three games against Syracuse, the Cardinals have outscored the Orange 159-55.
Louisville's 46-point margin of victory is its largest in a conference game since beating Rutgers 56-5 on Nov. 11, 2005.
Louisville has totaled at least 400 yards of offense in 22 of the last 24 games.
Louisville's 727 yards of total offense are the seventh most in school history. Five of those games have come with Bobby Petrino as head coach or offensive coordinator.
Louisville's 411 yards rushing is its third-highest total since 1978 and the seventh highest in school history.
Following the performance against Syracuse, Louisville surpassed 6,000 yards of total offense on the season for the sixth time in school history. All six seasons (1998, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2016, 2017) have come with Petrino as head coach or offensive coordinator.
Louisville's defense recorded four interceptions in the win, the most since totaling four against Wake Forest on Oct. 30, 2015.
Louisville's 10.1 yards per play is the sixth-highest single-game average in school history. Four of those games have come with Petrino as head coach.

PLAYER NOTES

Lamar Jackson finished the game with 381 yards of total offense. He had 270 yards and two touchdowns in the air, with 111 yards and two scores on the ground.
- Jackson now owns the school record for career total offense, passing Chris Redman's mark with 12,474. He ranks third on the ACC list for career total offense.
- Jackson is now responsible for 114 touchdowns in his career, moving past NC State's Philip Rivers (2000-03) for third on the ACC's career list.
- Jackson is only the second player in ACC history to string together five-straight 100-yard rushing games twice in his career, joining Boston College's Montel Harris.
- Jackson's 49th career rushing TD moved him into a tie for second on the ACC career list with NC State's Ted Brown (1975-78).
- With his 17th rushing touchdown of the season, Jackson is tied with Frank Moreau sixth on the school's single-season list.
- Jackson moves into a tie for fourth on the ACC career list for most 100-yard rushing games, logging his 21st 100-yard game.
- Jackson tied Lenny Lyles' Louisville record for touchdowns scored, logging his 49th career TD.
- With his 65th touchdown pass, Jackson moves into the top 10 on the ACC career list for passing TDs.
- With 8,656 passing yards, Jackson passed NC State's Russell Wilson for 20th on the ACC's career list. He moved past Dave Ragone for fourth place on Louisville's career list.
- With his 40th touchdown this year (23 passing, 17 rushing), Jackson moved into second for touchdown responsibility in a season at Louisville. Jackson holds the school record with 51 last year.
- Lamar Jackson has matched his own school record for most consecutive games with at least 300 yards of total offense, logging his 11th straight 300-yard game. It's a new school record for most 300-yard games in a season.
- Jackson remains eighth on the NCAA's career list for rushing yards by a quarterback with 3,818 yards. He needs 78 yards to pass Indiana's Antwaan Randle El (3,895).
Malik Williams carried the ball nine times for a career-best 180 yards and two touchdowns.
- It was his second multi-score rushing game of the year (also two versus Kent State).
- His 180 yards rushing are the most by a Louisville running back since Bilal Powell had 209 yards versus Cincinnati on Oct. 15, 2010.
Jaire Alexander finished the game with four tackles and two pass breakups. He registered his seventh career interception in the first quarter.
Reggie Bonnafon finished with 77 all-purpose yards (43 rushing, 34 receiving) and two touchdowns.
Dez Fitzpatrick had three catches for 51 yards and one touchdown.
- Fitzpatrick owns the school's freshman record for touchdown receptions with eight.
- His eight touchdown receptions, tied for fourth most in a season by a freshman in ACC history, are the most since Clemson's Artavis Scott in 2014.
- Fitzpatrick's 43 receptions is third most by a freshman in a season in school history.
- His 662 receiving yards are the 12th most by a freshman in ACC history, passing North Carolina's Hakeem Nicks (2006, 660).
Jaylen Smith had three catches for a team-leading 95 yards and one touchdown.
- His 72-yard touchdown reception was the second touchdown catch of his career that went for at least 70 yards.
James Hearns had four tackles, including three for loss, and one forced fumble.
- With his fourth forced fumble this year, Hearns moved into a tie for fourth on the school's single-season list.
- Hearns moved into a tie with Calvin Pryor for second on Louisville's career list for forced fumbles, logging the ninth of his career.
- Over the past two games, he has totaled 6.0 tackles for loss.
Trumaine Washington had three tackles and one interception.
- He is one of four players in Louisville history with at least 10 interceptions and at least 20 pass breakups, joining Anthony Floyd, Sam Madison, and Rashad Holman.
Freshman Dorian Etheridge led the Cardinals with 11 tackles.
- He is one of only three Cardinals and the only underclassman to have double-digit tackles in two games this season (Chucky Williams, Stacy Thomas).
Mason King had three punts for 155 yards, registering a career-best 51.7 average. He matched his season long with a 58-yard punt during the game.

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Players Mentioned

Jaire Alexander

Reggie Bonnafon

Geron Christian

Dorian Etheridge

Dez Fitzpatrick

James Hearns

Lamar Jackson

Mason King

Jaylen Smith

Stacy Thomas

Trumaine Washington

Chucky Williams

Malik Williams

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