Louisville Football Postgame Notes vs. Kentucky
November 24, 2018 | Football
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Kentucky 56, Louisville 10
November 24, 2018
Cardinal Stadium | Louisville, Ky.
Attendance: 49,998
TEAM RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
November 24, 2018
Cardinal Stadium | Louisville, Ky.
Attendance: 49,998
TEAM RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
- Kentucky defeated Louisville 56-10 on Saturday night at Cardinal Stadium.
- UK holds a 16-15 lead in the all-time series, including an 8-5 edge in games played in Louisville.
- Kentucky won the toss and deferred its choice until the second half. Louisville received the opening kick.
- The Cardinals registered their second highest rushing total of the season with Saturday's 226 yards on the ground.
- The 226 yards rushing for Louisville marked the second highest total allowed this season by the Wildcats, who entered the game allowing just 136.6 yards per game.
- Malik Cunningham's 75-yard touchdown rush in the first quarter set a school record for longest scoring run by a quarterback while also matching the school record for the longest run by a quarterback. Lamar Jackson had a 75-yard non-scoring rush against Mississippi State on Dec. 30, 2017.
- The 75-yard touchdown run by Cunningham was a career long rush as well as Louisville's longest play from scrimmage this season.
- Cunningham moved up to sixth on the Louisville career list for rushing yards by a quarterback with 497 yards. He trails Lamar Jackson (4,132), Stefan LeFors (756), Dave Ragone (597), John Giles (578) and Wally Oyler (501).
- Cunningham's previous long run of the season with a 61-yarder against Syracuse.
- Cunningham led the Cardinals with 497 yards on the ground in 2018 marking the fourth straight season a quarterback has led Louisville in rushing yards.
- Jaylen Smith moved up to 10th on Louisville's career receptions list with 152 catches.
- Redshirt junior Mason King moved up to eighth on Louisville's career punting yards list with 7,098 yards.
- Hassan Hall set a Louisville freshman record for all-purpose yards with 1,220 yards, breaking the record of 1,206 yards set by Keith Stephens in 1986.
- Redshirt senior cornerback Cornelius Sturghill registered his first career interception with his pick in the third quarter.
- Sophomore linebacker C.J. Avery added his second career interception.
- Senior running back Jeremy Smith closed his career with a season high 76 yards rushing on a season best 13 carries.
- Redshirt sophomore quarterback Sean McCormack had career highs for passes completed and attempted after finishing 3-of-8 for 15 yards.
- Sophomore tight end Jeffrey Banks made his first career start.
- Tight end Jordan Davis and running backs Javian Hawkins, Malik Staples and Dae Williams were suspended for Saturday's game due to a violation of team rules.
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