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Cards Look to Stay Perfect Saturday Versus Boston College
September 22, 2023 | Football
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -Â The University of Louisville football team returns home to L&N Stadium to open the conference portion of its home schedule against Boston College Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The game will be televised on the ACC Network with Jorge Sedano, Orlando Franklin and Marilyn Payne calling the action.
The Cardinals moved to 3-0 for the first time since 2016 with a 21-14 over Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday. Louisville improved to 2-0 during the non-conference portion of its schedule and have won six of its last seven non-league games after the 21-14 win over the Hoosiers.Â
After driving down and missing a field goal on its first drive, the Cardinals scored touchdowns on three-straight possessions, totaled 232 yards on just 22 plays. UofL averaged 10.6 yards per play on  those three consecutive touchdown drives.
The Jeff Brohm is the fourth Louisville head football coach to begin his UofL career 3-0, joining Tom King, Frank Camp, and Bobby Petrino.
Louisville scored 21 points in the first half and totaled 302 yards of total offense but were held scoreless and totaled just 120 yards in the second half.Â
WR Jamari Thrash had four receptions for 159 yards, including an 85-yard touchdown. Thrash's 85-yard touchdown reception was the eighth longest TD catch in program history.Â
RB Jawhar Jordan rushed for 113 yards on 18 carries, including a 25-yard touchdown, to go with nine yards on two receptions.
Jordan logged his sixth career 100-yard rushing game, all coming in the last eight games. He leads the Cardinals with 344 yards and four touchdowns on just 32 carries while averaging a hefty 10.8 yards a carry.
Quarterback Jack Plummer was 13-for-23 for 238 yards and one touchdown in the win and also carried eight times for 42 yards. He picked up 32 yards on the final drive when the Cardinals ran out the final 4:38 in the game.
Key Storylines
The Cardinals will look to go 4-0 and 2-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference for first time since 2016 when they opened the year with four wins before falling at Clemson. The Cards are attempting to go 2-0 in the ACC for only the second time since joining the league in 2014. In 2016, the Cards opened with league wins over Syracuse and Florida State.
Take out the 56-0 win over Murray State, the Cardinals have won the two other games by a total of 12 points — beating Georgia Tech 39-34 and the 21-14 victory over Indiana.
Louisville was held scoreless in the second half in the win over Indiana, improving to just 32-182-11 when failing to score in the second half.
Clinging to a 21-14 lead after stopping the Hoosiers on the one-yard line, the Cards closed the game with a nine-play, 43-yard drive to kill the final 4:38 off the clock. Quarterback Jack Plummer accounted for 32 rushing yards, including a 20-yard run on third and nine. With the ball on the one-yard line, he opened the drive with a 13-yard rush on a bootleg.
Louisville brings the ninth-ranked offense into Saturday's game, going over 400 yards in each of the first three games of the season. Louisville is averaging 528.7 yards of total offense after recording 422 yards in the win over Indiana. The Cardinals rank 10th in the country with an average of 7.74 yards per play and are one of only two teams with four plays of over 70 or more yards this season.
Known for his potent passing attacks, head coach Jeff Brohm is bringing a potent running attack to the Derby City. The Cards rushed for 184 yards against Indiana —the third-straight game rushing over 180 yards. Louisville is averaging 251.7 yards on the ground and are fourth in the country with a 6.5 per carry average.Â
Louisville ranks 13th nationally with seven rushes of over 20 yards and is the only program in the country with two runs of over 70 yards.Â
Quarterback Jack Plummer has been consistent in his first three games as the starting quarterback. He's completing 61.8 percent of his passes and has tossed five touchdown passes this season and thrown a TD pass in five-straight game dating back to last season. He's also rushed for a career 98 yards in the first three games. He entered this season with -52 yards rushing in 31 career games. The native of Gilbert, Ariz., is third on the team in rushing and is averaging 4.7 yards per carry.
Running back Jawhar Jordan continues to be one of the best backs in the country through three games. The native of Long Island, N.Y., ranks eighth in the nation in rushing, averaging 114.7 yards per game. He recorded his second consecutive 100-yard game when he rushed for 113 yards and a score against Indiana. Jordan went over the century mark for the sixth time in his career — all coming in the last eight games. He ranks second nationally with an average of 10.8 yards per carry.Â
Wide receiver Jamari Thrash recorded his first 100-yard game of his Louisville career with four receptions for 159 yards and an 85-yard touchdown reception — the eighth-longest touchdown reception on school history. Thrash has 14 receptions for 329 yards and four receiving touchdowns in his first three games at UofL. The native of LaGrange, Ga., stands 13th nationally with an average of 23.7 yards a reception and is one of 11 players in the country with a catch of 80 or more yards. He ranks 12th in receiving yards but ranks 77th with an average of 4.7 receptions per game.
Safety Cam'Ron Kelly tied his career high with 12 tackles in the win over Indiana, equaling the mark he had against Notre Dame in 2020. The four-year North Carolina transfer also recorded a pair of tackles for loss and registered his first interception with the Cards and the sixth in his career.
Louisville held its second consecutive opponent to less than 100 yards rushing after limiting Indiana to just 58 yards on 27 carries. It's the first time since the first two games (Purdue and North Carolina) that the Cards held consecutive opponents to less than 100 yards rushing in a game. The Cardinals are allowing 109.0 yards on the ground.
Louisville has forced six turnovers this season, recording a miscue in four-straight games dating back to last season. The Cards are tied for 45th nationally with three interceptions through the first three contests.
Despite being out-scored 14-0 in the second half versus Indiana, the Cards have held a 54-20 advantage in the second half and hold a 30-6 lead in the fourth quarter. The Cards are also out-scoring opponents 20-0 in the first quarter this season. Louisville has scored in the first quarter in all three games.Â
After leading the nation in sacks last season, the Cards are ranked 126th in sacks with an average of just 0.67 per game. Dez Tell and Ashton Gillotte have recorded one sack apiece through the first three games of the season.
Linebacker T.J. Quinn and safety Devin Neal lead the team with 17 tackles.
The Cardinals moved to 3-0 for the first time since 2016 with a 21-14 over Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday. Louisville improved to 2-0 during the non-conference portion of its schedule and have won six of its last seven non-league games after the 21-14 win over the Hoosiers.Â
After driving down and missing a field goal on its first drive, the Cardinals scored touchdowns on three-straight possessions, totaled 232 yards on just 22 plays. UofL averaged 10.6 yards per play on  those three consecutive touchdown drives.
The Jeff Brohm is the fourth Louisville head football coach to begin his UofL career 3-0, joining Tom King, Frank Camp, and Bobby Petrino.
Louisville scored 21 points in the first half and totaled 302 yards of total offense but were held scoreless and totaled just 120 yards in the second half.Â
WR Jamari Thrash had four receptions for 159 yards, including an 85-yard touchdown. Thrash's 85-yard touchdown reception was the eighth longest TD catch in program history.Â
RB Jawhar Jordan rushed for 113 yards on 18 carries, including a 25-yard touchdown, to go with nine yards on two receptions.
Jordan logged his sixth career 100-yard rushing game, all coming in the last eight games. He leads the Cardinals with 344 yards and four touchdowns on just 32 carries while averaging a hefty 10.8 yards a carry.
Quarterback Jack Plummer was 13-for-23 for 238 yards and one touchdown in the win and also carried eight times for 42 yards. He picked up 32 yards on the final drive when the Cardinals ran out the final 4:38 in the game.
Key Storylines
The Cardinals will look to go 4-0 and 2-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference for first time since 2016 when they opened the year with four wins before falling at Clemson. The Cards are attempting to go 2-0 in the ACC for only the second time since joining the league in 2014. In 2016, the Cards opened with league wins over Syracuse and Florida State.
Take out the 56-0 win over Murray State, the Cardinals have won the two other games by a total of 12 points — beating Georgia Tech 39-34 and the 21-14 victory over Indiana.
Louisville was held scoreless in the second half in the win over Indiana, improving to just 32-182-11 when failing to score in the second half.
Clinging to a 21-14 lead after stopping the Hoosiers on the one-yard line, the Cards closed the game with a nine-play, 43-yard drive to kill the final 4:38 off the clock. Quarterback Jack Plummer accounted for 32 rushing yards, including a 20-yard run on third and nine. With the ball on the one-yard line, he opened the drive with a 13-yard rush on a bootleg.
Louisville brings the ninth-ranked offense into Saturday's game, going over 400 yards in each of the first three games of the season. Louisville is averaging 528.7 yards of total offense after recording 422 yards in the win over Indiana. The Cardinals rank 10th in the country with an average of 7.74 yards per play and are one of only two teams with four plays of over 70 or more yards this season.
Known for his potent passing attacks, head coach Jeff Brohm is bringing a potent running attack to the Derby City. The Cards rushed for 184 yards against Indiana —the third-straight game rushing over 180 yards. Louisville is averaging 251.7 yards on the ground and are fourth in the country with a 6.5 per carry average.Â
Louisville ranks 13th nationally with seven rushes of over 20 yards and is the only program in the country with two runs of over 70 yards.Â
Quarterback Jack Plummer has been consistent in his first three games as the starting quarterback. He's completing 61.8 percent of his passes and has tossed five touchdown passes this season and thrown a TD pass in five-straight game dating back to last season. He's also rushed for a career 98 yards in the first three games. He entered this season with -52 yards rushing in 31 career games. The native of Gilbert, Ariz., is third on the team in rushing and is averaging 4.7 yards per carry.
Running back Jawhar Jordan continues to be one of the best backs in the country through three games. The native of Long Island, N.Y., ranks eighth in the nation in rushing, averaging 114.7 yards per game. He recorded his second consecutive 100-yard game when he rushed for 113 yards and a score against Indiana. Jordan went over the century mark for the sixth time in his career — all coming in the last eight games. He ranks second nationally with an average of 10.8 yards per carry.Â
Wide receiver Jamari Thrash recorded his first 100-yard game of his Louisville career with four receptions for 159 yards and an 85-yard touchdown reception — the eighth-longest touchdown reception on school history. Thrash has 14 receptions for 329 yards and four receiving touchdowns in his first three games at UofL. The native of LaGrange, Ga., stands 13th nationally with an average of 23.7 yards a reception and is one of 11 players in the country with a catch of 80 or more yards. He ranks 12th in receiving yards but ranks 77th with an average of 4.7 receptions per game.
Safety Cam'Ron Kelly tied his career high with 12 tackles in the win over Indiana, equaling the mark he had against Notre Dame in 2020. The four-year North Carolina transfer also recorded a pair of tackles for loss and registered his first interception with the Cards and the sixth in his career.
Louisville held its second consecutive opponent to less than 100 yards rushing after limiting Indiana to just 58 yards on 27 carries. It's the first time since the first two games (Purdue and North Carolina) that the Cards held consecutive opponents to less than 100 yards rushing in a game. The Cardinals are allowing 109.0 yards on the ground.
Louisville has forced six turnovers this season, recording a miscue in four-straight games dating back to last season. The Cards are tied for 45th nationally with three interceptions through the first three contests.
Despite being out-scored 14-0 in the second half versus Indiana, the Cards have held a 54-20 advantage in the second half and hold a 30-6 lead in the fourth quarter. The Cards are also out-scoring opponents 20-0 in the first quarter this season. Louisville has scored in the first quarter in all three games.Â
After leading the nation in sacks last season, the Cards are ranked 126th in sacks with an average of just 0.67 per game. Dez Tell and Ashton Gillotte have recorded one sack apiece through the first three games of the season.
Linebacker T.J. Quinn and safety Devin Neal lead the team with 17 tackles.
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