Louisville Defeats Pittsburgh, 24-10

Saturday, October 22

LOUISVILLE, KY

8:00 p.m.

University of Louisville

4-3 , 2-3

Pitt

4-3 , 1-2

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Pittsburgh

Louisville

Kei'Trel Clark celebrates a touchdown against Pitt

October 23, 2022 | Football

Box Score Video Highlights PDF Box Score Postgame Notes Postgame Quotes Scott Satterfield Postgame Video Trevion Cooley Postgame Video Yasir Abdullah Postgame Video Malik Cunningham Postgame Video Ben Perry Postgame Video Photo Gallery

By: Cortney VanLiew

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville football team picked up its second win in a row against Pittsburgh, defeating the Panthers 24-10 on Saturday. The Cardinals are now 4-3 on the 2022 season.

Pittsburgh controlled the first quarter, after scoring the first touchdown of the game. UofL tied the game early in the second quarter and the game remained tied heading into halftime.
The Cardinals took the lead for the first time in the middle of the fourth quarter and continued to dominate through the end of the game.

Louisville quarterback Malik Cunningham threw for 122 yards on 10-of-24 passing. Cunningham recorded two passing touchdowns, including a 25-yard throw to Marshon Ford and Josh Lifson's first career touchdown reception.

The defense was led by Yasir Abdullah, who recorded seven tackles, 1.0 sack that forced a fumble, 2.0 tackles for loss, one interception, and two pass breakups.

Tyler Hudson led with 71 yards on five receptions. Trevion Cooley had 75 yards rushing on 11 carries.

Louisville Head Coach Scott Satterfield Said:
"We have a lot of respect for Pitt. We knew that coming in that this was going to be a really physical football game. That is the way Pitt plays. There was physical play up front on the offensive and defensive lines. We knew that was going to be a battle. They have all five starters back on their offensive line coming back. Defensive line is outstanding for them. Their defense has eight senior starters and a lot of them played against us in 2020. A lot of respect for their team and how they play. The stats are probably not going to be pretty this game. But there were two stats that I thought we'd have to win and this is what we told our team. Number one is turnover margin and we won that and that was obviously the difference in the game. Number two was the explosive plays. We will look at that on film. We had a few explosive plays. I thought that was good and so did they. It was probably a wash there. But we won the turnover margin including the last one we picked up and ran it in to seal the game. It was a total team effort tonight. The coaching staff did a phenomenal job last two weeks getting ready to play these guys. I thought our kids executed really, really good tonight. Guys stepped up and made plays, guys maybe you haven't heard of like (Josh) Lifson and the big touchdown catch. He's a local kid from right here in Louisville to make a play like that, a great catch. Brock Domann had to come in and play when Malik (Cunningham) got dinged up. Our teams respect Brock and they feel good when he goes in. He made a huge play on the sideline -- an unbelievable catch by T-Huddy (Tyler Hudson). It takes everybody in a game like this. We were down and Trevor Reid didn't play at all at left tackle and Luke Kandra went out. So we played the five guys that were healthy. Again, we are just out there battling and trying to find plays that are working on offense. It's hard and it's really hard against a really good defense like that. That was a big play, throwing back to Malik on the sideline. It was a fun play to watch. We have been working on that all year. We brought it out at the right time in that situation. I am just so proud of our team and the way they battled the last two weeks. The negative is that it is already midnight, and we don't have time to celebrate. We have to get ready tomorrow for Wake Forest. It is going to be a short night."

How It Happened:
First Quarter

03:12 – PITT | Israel Abanikanda took a direct snap and rushed 12 yards for the opening score, closing out a 7-play, 57-yard drive that took 4:21.

Second Quarter

14:55 – UL | Malik Cunningham found a wide open Marshon Ford for a 25-yard touchdown on the first play of the second quarter. The touchdown completed a 3:17 scoring drive that went 75 yards in eight plays.

Third Quarter

01:47 – PITT | Ben Sauls made a 37-yard field goal to give the Panthers the lead back. Pitt cashed in a short field with a 9-play, 28-yard drive that took 5:00 off the clock.

Fourth Quarter

09:45 – UL | Malik Cunningham found Josh Lifson in the end zone from nine yards to give the Cardinals their first lead of the night. The scoring drive covered 75 yards in five plays and 2:30.
04:21 – UL | James Turner made a 48-yard field goal to extend the lead for the Cardinals. UofL turned in a quick 7-play, 33-yard drive that took 3:10 off the clock.
03:03 – UL | Yasir Adbullah sacked Kedon Slovis, forcing a fumble that Kei'Trel Clark returned for a 59-yard touchdown.

Up Next:

Louisville returns home next Saturday, Oct. 29 against Wake Forest for the Black Out Game and Spirit Day.
Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET at Cardinal Stadium.