Louisville Postgame Notes vs. Georgia Tech
October 09, 2020 | Football
Georgia Tech 46, Louisville 27
October 9, 2020
Bobby Dodd Stadium | Atlanta, Ga.
TEAM NOTES
October 9, 2020
Bobby Dodd Stadium | Atlanta, Ga.
TEAM NOTES
- Louisville's 46-27 loss evens the all-time series between the two programs at one apiece. The Cardinals had previously defeated Georgia Tech in the first meeting in 2018.
- The Cardinals outgained Georgia Tech 471-450 in the losing effort.
- UofL has outgained its opponent in three of its last five losses, including earlier this season against Miami.
- Louisville rushed for a season-high 242 yards in the loss. The 48 attempts were one shy of the season-high of 49 against Miami.
- The Cardinals were 9-for-17 on third down on Friday, matching their highest total of third down conversions this season set in the season opener against Western Kentucky.
- Louisville was 2-for-3 on fourth down and is now 7-12 on the season on fourth down conversions.
- The 19-point loss is Louisville's largest margin of defeat when leading at the start of the fourth quarter.
- The previous record was 11 points in a 42-31 loss to Florida State on Oct. 30, 2014 and a 35-24 loss to Virginia Tech on Jan. 2, 2006.
- Louisville opponents had converted four straight two-point conversion attempts until Georgia Tech failed in the third quarter.
- The Cardinals successfully defended multiple two-point conversion attempts in a game for the first time since Memphis failed twice in a 56-49 Louisville road victory on Nov. 4, 2004.
- Georgia Tech is the first UofL opponent to fail on three tries after touchdown since Memphis missed an extra point, had an extra point blocked and failed on a two-point conversion on Oct. 8, 2002.
- The Cardinals lost three fumbles for only the second time since 2001, also ding so against Wake Forest on Nov. 12, 2016.
- QB Malik Cunningham closed out the game 19-for-33 for 229 yards and two touchdowns, along with 50 rushing yards and a pair of scores on the ground.
- Friday was the first multi-rushing touchdown game of Cunningham's career.
- Cunningham has now been responsible for four touchdowns four times in his career.
- Cunningham moved into eighth all-time at Louisville with 46 touchdowns responsible for in his career.
- RB Javian Hawkins rushed for 155 yards on 26 carries.
- Hawkins recorded his 10th career 100-yard game, tied with Michael Bush for sixth all-time at Louisville.
- Hawkins is the seventh Louisville player to have four 150-yard rushing games in his career.
- WR Tutu Atwell hooked up with Malik Cunningham for a 26-yard touchdown late in the second quarter.
- Atwell is now tied for seventh all-time at UofL with 18 career touchdown receptions, tying Deion Branch.
- TE Marshon Ford set career highs with five catches for 89 yards and a touchdown on Friday.
- His three-yard TD reception in the first quarter was his 10th touchdown reception of his career, tying him with Cookie Brinkman for seventh all-time among tight ends at UofL.
- DL Jared Goldwire blocked an extra point in the third quarter, the first for the Cardinals since blocked a PAT against Clemson on Sept. 16, 2017.
- Goldwire tied for the team-high in tackles on Friday night, recording a career-best six with five solo stops.
- RB Hassan Hall had a 42-yard kick return in the first quarter, the longest of the season for the Cardinals.
- Hall passed Walter Peacock to move into fifth in career kickoff return yards at 1,741.
- P Ryan Harwell worked as the punter for the Cardinals for the first time on Friday, averaging 39.5 yards on four punts with two downed inside the five-yard line.
- OT Cameron DeGeorge and DT Dezmond Tell each made their first career starts at Louisville on Friday night.
- WR Gregory DeRosiers made his first collegiate appearance.
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