Louisville Football Postgame Notes vs. Georgia Tech
October 05, 2018 | Football
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Georgia Tech 66, Louisville 31
October 5, 2018
Cardinal Stadium | Louisville, Ky.
Attendance: 51,658
TEAM RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
- Georgia Tech defeated Louisville 66-31 on Friday night in Cardinal Stadium.
- Georgia Tech won the first meeting in the series.
- Head coach Bobby Petrino owns a 119-52 career record, including a 77-31 mark at Louisville.
- Louisville won the toss and elected to receive to start the game.
- Under head coach Bobby Petrino, Louisville is 20-11 in the month of October.
- Louisville returns to action on Oct. 13, playing at Boston College.
- Boston College beat Louisville 45-42 in last year's meeting on Oct. 14 and holds a 6-4 series advantage.
TEAM NOTES
- Louisville totaled a season-high 483 yards of offense, surpassing the 400-yard plateau for the second time this season.
- Georgia Tech's one pass completion is the lowest total for a Louisville opponent since Cincinnati didn't complete a pass in a 19-16 win over the Cardinals on Nov. 27, 1971, in Fairgrounds Stadium.
- Louisville scored 17 points in the second quarter, a season high in the frame.
PLAYER NOTES
- Jawon Pass completed more than 20 passes for the third time this season, connecting with receivers 23 times. He finished with 299 yards and two passing scores.
- Jordan Travis entered the game in the fourth quarter and went 4 for 9 with 71 yards passing. The freshman, playing in his second game, rushed for 48 yards on five carries.
- He is the first true freshman to pass for a touchdown for Louisville since Lamar Jackson vs. Texas A&M on Dec. 30, 2015.
- TuTu Atwell was the Cardinals' leading receiver with four catches for 79 yards and two TDs.
- He is the first true freshman for Louisville to have multiple touchdown receptions in a game since DeVante Parker had two at South Florida on Nov. 25, 2011.
- Jaylen Smith logged three catches for 42 yards.
- Smith passed Joshua Tinch and Deion Branch for eighth on Louisville's career yards receiving list with 2,221 yards.
- Dez Fitzpatrick hauled in his second receiving touchdown of the season, the 11th of his career.
- Blanton Creque connected on a 46-yard field for his eighth-consecutive score, matching Danny Cerione for the eighth longest streak at Louisville.
- Creque finished the game with seven points, boosting his career total to 229. He sits fourth on the school's career list.
- Creque is now 7 of 10 in his career on field goals between 40-49 yards.
- Khane Pass set a career high with eight tackles.
- Nick Okeke had a season-best eight stops.
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