Louisville Football Postgame Notes vs. Wake Forest
October 02, 2021 | Football
Wake Forest 37, Louisville 34
October 2, 2021
Winston-Salem, N.C. | Truist Field
TEAM NOTES
PLAYER NOTES
October 2, 2021
Winston-Salem, N.C. | Truist Field
TEAM NOTES
- Louisville is now 6-3 all-time against Wake Forest and 2-2 against the Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.
- The Cardinals have now scored at least 30 points in each of the last four games.
- It is the first time the Cardinals have scored 30 or more in four consecutive games since doing so in six straight to end the 2017 regular season.
- Louisville is 14-3 under Scott Satterfield when scoring at least 30 points.
- Louisville racked up season-highs for total yards (517) and rushing yards (208).
- Louisville's last game with 300 yards passing and 200 yards rushing was against Miami in the second week of the 2020 season.
- The Cardinals outgained Wake Forest 517-501 on Saturday, making it seven times in their last 11 losses they've outgained the opposition.
- The Cardinals were 4-of-4 in the red zone on Saturday, improving to 17-of-18 on the season.
- All four of Louisville's touchdown drives covered at least 70 yards.
- The Cardinals have 14 touchdown drives of 70 yards or more through the first five games.
PLAYER NOTES
- QB Malik Cunningham was 19-for-26 with 309 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 46 yards and two more scores.
- It was the second straight game for Cunningham with four touchdowns, giving him six such games in his career.
- Cunningham now has 12 career games with at least 300 yards of offense, moving him into solo fifth place at Louisville.
- Cunningham connected with Tyler Harrell for a 75-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, his seventh career completion of at least 75 yards.
- No other Louisville quarterback has more than three all-time.
- Cunningham moved into fifth place all-time at Louisville for touchdowns responsible for with 78 in his career, tied with Teddy Bridgewater.
- Cunningham has rushed for multiple touchdowns in all five games this season giving him 28 for his career, which is fifth all-time at Louisville.
- Cunningham is two shy of Lamar Jackson's record of seven straight games with multiple rushing touchdowns by a quarterback.
- WR Tyler Harrell caught a 75-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, his second straight game with a touchdown catch.
- WR Ahmari Huggins-Bruce caught his first career touchdown in the fourth quarter.
- TE Dez Melton made a 36-yard reception for his first career catch.
- LB C.J. Avery led the Cardinals with 12 tackles, his seventh career game with double-digit tackles.
- LB Jack Fagot made eight stops, including the second sack of his career.
- DL Derek Dorsey recorded the first solo sack of his career Saturday.
- DB Qwynnterrio Cole picked off his first pass in a Louisville uniform against Wake Forest.
- Cole now has nine career interceptions after having eight at Alcorn State.
- K James Turner drilled a 42-yard field goal in the first quarter, extending his streak of made field goals to 12 to give him the fourth-longest streak in Louisville history.
- Turner also made a 46-yard attempt in the fourth quarter and is now 17-for-17 in his career from inside of 50 yards.
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