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Cards Host Virginia Tech in Key ACC Home Contest
November 03, 2023 | Football
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville remains home  for the second of three-straight games when it hosts Virginia Tech on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 3:30 p.m. The ACC Network will broadcast the 3:30 p.m. game with Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, and Ashley Stroehiln calling the action.  Louisville won its ninth-straight home game with a 23-0 shutout over Duke last Saturday afternoon. The nine-game home winning streak is tied for the fifth-longest in school history and the best mark since the 2015-16 season.
First Shutout Over Ranked Opponent: Louisville shuts out a ranked opponent for the first time in program history with the 23-0 win over No. 20 Duke on Saturday afternoon. The shut out over a conference opponent was just the third in the past 50 years and the second time since joining the ACC. The Cards blanked Syracuse 30-0 during the 2020 season. Louisville shuts out two opponents in a single season for the first time since 2010 when the Cards blanked Memphis 56-0 and Connecticut 26-0.
Jordan Secures Career High Rushing: Running back Jawhar Jordan rushed for a career-high 163 yards on 21 carries, scoring on runs of 14 and 23 yards in the 23-0 win over Duke. The redshirt junior recorded his ninth career 100-yard rushing game, all coming within the past 13 games Jordan had his fifth career game with multiple rushing touchdowns and sixth game with multiple TDs scored. Jordan leads the ACC in rushing with 824 yards and needs just 176 yards to become the school's 23rd 1,000-yard rusher in a season.
Stingy Defense: The Cardinals recorded its second shutout of the season but have been on a dominating tear over the last four weeks. Louisville held Duke to 202 yards of total offense and 51 yards rushing. Duke's 202 yards of total offense is the third lowest total by a ranked Louisville opponent, surpassing only the 175 yards by No. 9 Miami in 1950 and 189 yards by No. 25 Alabama in 1991 The Cards have held four straight opponents under 300 yards of total offense for the first time since 2013-14 and have held four straight opponents under 100 rushing yards for the first time since 2016.
Travelstead Continues to Excel: Placekicker Brock Travelstead kicked three more field goals in the 23-0 win over Duke — the third time the junior has kicked three or more field goals in a game. Travelstead improved to 13-of-17 on the season, and needs one more field goal made to crack the school's top 10 for field goals made in a season.
Key Storylines
The Cardinals look to go 8-1 overall for the first time since 2016 when they opened the season at 9-1 before dropping the last three games of the season to finish at 9-4. The Cards are looking for their 10-straight home win after winning last week against Duke.
The Cards have dominated in the first quarter this season, outlasting its opponents 62-7 in the first frame. Louisville scored 14 first-quarter points against Duke to run its record to 17-0 over the past five seasons when shutting its opponents out in the first quarter.
Head coach Jeff Brohm's teams are 22-15 during his 10-year coaching career when coming off a loss and his teams have dropped two-straight games 10 times in his career. The last time Brohm's team lost two consecutive games came last season on Oct. 22 and Nov. 5 with losses at Wisconsin and at home to Iowa.
Louisville ranks eighth nationally in allowing first downs after yielding just nine against Duke on Saturday — matching the lowest by a ranked opponent since holding Miami to the same number in 1950.
Louisville has allowed just 121 first downs in eight games, an average of just 15.1 per game. Louisville has held three opponents to less than 10 first downs in a game.Â
With the 23-0 blanking of No. 20 Duke, the Cardinals have won its last four home games versus opponents ranked in the Associated Press or Coaches Poll, which matches its longest streak. The other time was spaced out over 2002 and 2006 with wins over Florida State, Miami, West Virginia and South Florida.
With two sacks against Duke, defensive lineman Ashton Gillotte ranks sixth in the country in sacks at 1.06 per game. The junior has had two games with multiple sacks this season and needs just 2.5 to crack the school's top-10 single-season sacks list. The Boca Raton, Fla. native has been credited with 18.5 sacks, which ranks 11th in school history.
Duke's 202 yards of total offense is the third lowest total by a ranked Louisville opponent, surpassing only the 175 yards by No. 9 Miami in 1950 and 189 yards by No. 25 Alabama in 1991. The Cards have held four straight opponents under 300 yards of total offense for the first time since 2013-14.
The Cards have held four straight opponents under 100 rushing yards for the first time since 2016. Louisville is in the top 10 in rushing defense allowing 91.4 rushing yards per game and are ranked 12th in the country in yards per carry at 3.03 yards per attempt.
The Cardinals have been explosive at home this season, averaging 41.9 points per game — scoring over 30 points in three of the first four games.Â
Louisville shuts out a ranked opponent for the first time in program history. The Cardinals shut out a conference opponent for the third time in the past 50 years and the second time since joining the ACC. Louisville shuts out two opponents in a single season for the first time since 2010 when the Cards blanked Memphis 56-0 and Connecticut 26-0.
Louisville moved into the top 10 in third down defense, yielding opponents to 29.2 percent on third down, which is ninth nationally. In the last four games, teams are 11-of-52 on third down (21.2 percent) after limiting Duke to just 2-of-12 on third down.
Louisville's defense has been stellar in the red zone this season, allowing just nine touchdowns in 14 attempts. The 14 attempts are tied for the second-fewest in the country behind nine from Michigan.
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First Shutout Over Ranked Opponent: Louisville shuts out a ranked opponent for the first time in program history with the 23-0 win over No. 20 Duke on Saturday afternoon. The shut out over a conference opponent was just the third in the past 50 years and the second time since joining the ACC. The Cards blanked Syracuse 30-0 during the 2020 season. Louisville shuts out two opponents in a single season for the first time since 2010 when the Cards blanked Memphis 56-0 and Connecticut 26-0.
Jordan Secures Career High Rushing: Running back Jawhar Jordan rushed for a career-high 163 yards on 21 carries, scoring on runs of 14 and 23 yards in the 23-0 win over Duke. The redshirt junior recorded his ninth career 100-yard rushing game, all coming within the past 13 games Jordan had his fifth career game with multiple rushing touchdowns and sixth game with multiple TDs scored. Jordan leads the ACC in rushing with 824 yards and needs just 176 yards to become the school's 23rd 1,000-yard rusher in a season.
Stingy Defense: The Cardinals recorded its second shutout of the season but have been on a dominating tear over the last four weeks. Louisville held Duke to 202 yards of total offense and 51 yards rushing. Duke's 202 yards of total offense is the third lowest total by a ranked Louisville opponent, surpassing only the 175 yards by No. 9 Miami in 1950 and 189 yards by No. 25 Alabama in 1991 The Cards have held four straight opponents under 300 yards of total offense for the first time since 2013-14 and have held four straight opponents under 100 rushing yards for the first time since 2016.
Travelstead Continues to Excel: Placekicker Brock Travelstead kicked three more field goals in the 23-0 win over Duke — the third time the junior has kicked three or more field goals in a game. Travelstead improved to 13-of-17 on the season, and needs one more field goal made to crack the school's top 10 for field goals made in a season.
Key Storylines
The Cardinals look to go 8-1 overall for the first time since 2016 when they opened the season at 9-1 before dropping the last three games of the season to finish at 9-4. The Cards are looking for their 10-straight home win after winning last week against Duke.
The Cards have dominated in the first quarter this season, outlasting its opponents 62-7 in the first frame. Louisville scored 14 first-quarter points against Duke to run its record to 17-0 over the past five seasons when shutting its opponents out in the first quarter.
Head coach Jeff Brohm's teams are 22-15 during his 10-year coaching career when coming off a loss and his teams have dropped two-straight games 10 times in his career. The last time Brohm's team lost two consecutive games came last season on Oct. 22 and Nov. 5 with losses at Wisconsin and at home to Iowa.
Louisville ranks eighth nationally in allowing first downs after yielding just nine against Duke on Saturday — matching the lowest by a ranked opponent since holding Miami to the same number in 1950.
Louisville has allowed just 121 first downs in eight games, an average of just 15.1 per game. Louisville has held three opponents to less than 10 first downs in a game.Â
With the 23-0 blanking of No. 20 Duke, the Cardinals have won its last four home games versus opponents ranked in the Associated Press or Coaches Poll, which matches its longest streak. The other time was spaced out over 2002 and 2006 with wins over Florida State, Miami, West Virginia and South Florida.
With two sacks against Duke, defensive lineman Ashton Gillotte ranks sixth in the country in sacks at 1.06 per game. The junior has had two games with multiple sacks this season and needs just 2.5 to crack the school's top-10 single-season sacks list. The Boca Raton, Fla. native has been credited with 18.5 sacks, which ranks 11th in school history.
Duke's 202 yards of total offense is the third lowest total by a ranked Louisville opponent, surpassing only the 175 yards by No. 9 Miami in 1950 and 189 yards by No. 25 Alabama in 1991. The Cards have held four straight opponents under 300 yards of total offense for the first time since 2013-14.
The Cards have held four straight opponents under 100 rushing yards for the first time since 2016. Louisville is in the top 10 in rushing defense allowing 91.4 rushing yards per game and are ranked 12th in the country in yards per carry at 3.03 yards per attempt.
The Cardinals have been explosive at home this season, averaging 41.9 points per game — scoring over 30 points in three of the first four games.Â
Louisville shuts out a ranked opponent for the first time in program history. The Cardinals shut out a conference opponent for the third time in the past 50 years and the second time since joining the ACC. Louisville shuts out two opponents in a single season for the first time since 2010 when the Cards blanked Memphis 56-0 and Connecticut 26-0.
Louisville moved into the top 10 in third down defense, yielding opponents to 29.2 percent on third down, which is ninth nationally. In the last four games, teams are 11-of-52 on third down (21.2 percent) after limiting Duke to just 2-of-12 on third down.
Louisville's defense has been stellar in the red zone this season, allowing just nine touchdowns in 14 attempts. The 14 attempts are tied for the second-fewest in the country behind nine from Michigan.
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