Louisville Football Postgame Notes vs. Virginia

Louisville 28, Virginia 21
October 26, 2019
Cardinal Stadium | Louisville, Ky.
Attendance: 48,689

TEAM RECORDS & SERIES NOTES

Louisville won toss and elected to receive.
- The Cardinals received the opening kick for the second week in-a-row, after kicking off the first six games.
- It is the fourth time this season the Cards have won the coin toss.
UofL defeated Virginia 28-21.
- UofL now leads the all-time series 5-3.
- The Cards are now 4-0 all-time at home against UVA.
- The seven-point victory is the closest margin since the 2016 game (32-25)
The Cardinals are now 6-7 all-time on October 26.
- The Cards have won the last four
UofL is now 209-187-5 all-time in the month of October.
Louisville returns to action next Saturday, as it travels to Miami.
- Miami leads the all-time series 9-3-1
- It will be the first meeting between the two since a 31-13 UofL win in 2014.

TEAM NOTES

Micale Cunningham's 77-yard touchdown pass to Tutu Atwell in the first quarter is the longest touchdown pass by the Cardinals this season.
- It tied Cunningham's career-long pass.
- Set a career long reception for Atwell.
- It was the longest completed pass by a Cardinal since Lamar Jackson connected on a 78-yarder on Dec. 30, 2017 against Mississippi State.
- It was the longest TD pass since Adam Froman had a 92 yarder to Scott Long versus Southern Miss in Oct. 10, 2009.
Louisville has an interception in four straight games for the first time since Games 7-10 in 2016.
- The Cards have six interceptions in the last four games as a team.
UofL has forced nine turnovers in the last four games.
- UofL has forced multiple turnovers in the last four games for the first time since 2016.
The 227 rushing yards by the Cardinals are the most rushing yards UVA has allowed all season.
- UVA entered the game ranked 8th in the nation, allowing 96 yards per game.

PLAYER NOTES

Micale Cunningham finished with 97 yards rushing on 11 attempts and a touchdown.
- He passed Stefan LeFors for 2nd most career yards rushing by a Louisville quarterback.
- He moved into a tie for fourth all-time in career rushing touchdowns rushing by a Louisville quarterback.
Cunningham rushed for 48-yard gain in the 1st quarter, a season-long.
Tutu Atwell finished with 122 yards receiving on six catches.
- He reached 100 receiving yards for the third time this season and the fourth time in his career.
- He became Louisville's 47th 1,000-yard career receiver. He is now 39th on the career list with 1,074 yards receiving.
Javian Hawkins rushed for 136 yards, his fifth 100-yard game of the season.
- His 28 rushing attempts were a season-high.
- He scored multiple rushing touchdowns for the first time in his career.
- Hawkins becomes the first UofL player to rush for 100 yards in five consecutive home games.
- He is the third UofL freshman to have five, 100-yard rushing games in a season (Lamar Jackson 2015 and Victor Anderson, 2008).
With his sixth touchdown of the season, Javian Hawkins has tied Michael Bush for the fifth most TDs rushing in a freshman season at Louisville.
Monty Montgomery recorded a career-high two sacks.
Chandler Jones had a career-high eight tackles (seven solo).
The interception by Jones in the 2nd quarter was the first of his career.
Boosie Whitlow forced the first fumble of his career in the third quarter.
Marlon Character recorded his first career sack in the third quarter, a 7-yard loss.
Character made the first start of his career.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

Rodjay Burns returned a punt in the third quarter for a season-long 34 yards.
Keion Wakefield returned a pair of kickoffs, the first returns of his career.
- He averaged 22 yards per return, with a long of 24.
Ryan Chalifoux converted on his first extra point attempt of his career in the fourth quarter.
For the second straight week Mason King recorded two punts of 50+ yards.

Players Mentioned

Rodjay Burns

Ryan Chalifoux

Marlon Character

Malik Cunningham

Javian Hawkins

Chandler Jones

Mason King

Monty Montgomery

Boosie Whitlow

University of Louisville Athletics

Louisville Football Postgame Notes vs. Virginia

Players Mentioned

Rodjay Burns

Ryan Chalifoux

Marlon Character

Malik Cunningham

Javian Hawkins

Chandler Jones

Mason King

Monty Montgomery

Boosie Whitlow

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