University of Louisville
4-3 , 2-2
Miami
7-0 , 3-0
Cards Fall Short to #6 Miami, 52-45.
October 19, 2024 | Football
With the Cards trailing by 14 points, they found a way to tie the game at 31-all with back-to-back touchdowns.
A third quarter 100-yard kick return by Caullin Lacy got Louisville within seven, and a fumble recovered by Thor Griffith led to a touchdown by Ja'Corey Brooks to tie the game.
With the game tied at 38, Miami scored 14 straight points. Louisville kept fighting however, as Tyler Shough found Brooks in the back of the end zone for a four-yard score with less than a minute to go. Louisville's ensuing onside kick was unsuccessful though.
Shough completed 31-of-51 passes for 342 yards and four touchdowns on the game.
On the defensive end, the Cardinals recorded three TFL's with Tamarion McDonald leading the defense with six solo tackles and nine overall.
Louisville Head Coach Jeff Brohm said:
"Unfortunately, we did not come away with a win. We had some chances, I do think our guys played hard but it wasn't good enough. We definitely have not got off to good starts. I applaud our team for hanging in there and playing until the end but we have to play better football. Now was it a good team, yeah it was a good team. It was a good quarterback, they have good players, they have good pass rushers. We still had chances to win. So all of us need to dive in there from myself and coaches all the way down and figure out a little better plan that we can do and execute and execute it better because we gave up way too many yards, too many points, too many big plays and that can't happen."
How It Happened
First Quarter
08:34 – UM – Andres Borregales started the scoring with a 55-yard field goal. 12 plays, 34 yards, 5:10. Miami 3, Louisville 0
07:15 – UL – Isaac Brown exploded down the left sideline for a 43-yard touchdown. 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:13. Louisville 7, Miami 3
05:05 – UM – Cam Ward found Jacolby George for a 27-yard touchdown. 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:04. Miami 10, Louisville 7
Second Quarter
14:32 – UM – Cam Ward and Sam Brown Jr. connected for a 49-yard touchdown. 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:17. Miami 17, Louisville 7
10:32 – UL – Tyler Shough found a wide open Mark Redman in the end zone for a 3-yard score. 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:00. Miami 17, Louisville 14
05:01 – UM – Raul Aguirre Jr. recovered a Louisville fumble in the end zone. Miami 24, Louisville 14
00:00 – UL – Brock Travelstead hit a 22-yard field goal as time expired on the first half. 8 plays, 65 yards, 0:57. Miami 24, Louisville 17
Third Quarter
08:21 – UM – Cam Ward hit Xavier Restrepo for a 9-yard touchdown. 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:39. Miami 31, Louisville 17
08:06 – UL – Caullin Lacy returned the kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. Miami 31, Louisville 24
06:59 – UL – Tyler Shough found Ja'Corey Brooks for a 21-yard touchdown. 3 plays, 26 yards, 0:59. Louisville 31, Miami 31
03:19 – UM – Cam Ward hit Isaiah Horton for a 2-yard score. 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:40. Miami 38, Louisville 31
Fourth Quarter
13:22 – UL – Duke Watson got in the end zone on a 4-yard swing pass from Tyler Shough. 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:57. Louisville 38, Miami 38
11:17 – UM – Ajay Allen rushed up the middle for a 2-yard touchdown. 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:59. Miami 45, Louisville 38
04:12 – UM – Damien rushed up the middle for a 30-yard touchdown. 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:11. Miami 52, Louisville 38
00:55 – UL – Tyler Shough found Ja'Corey Brooks for a 4-yard touchdown. 13 plays, 77 yards, 3:05. Miami 52, Louisville 45
Up Next
The Cardinals will travel to Boston College for another road test on Oct. 25 as they face the Eagles. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ESPN 2.
Team Stats
MIA 3, LOU 0
MIA - Borregales,Andres 55 yd field goal 12 plays, 34 yards, TOP 05:10
MIA 3, LOU 7
LOU - Brown,Isaac 43 yd run (Travelstead,Brock kick), 3 plays, 68 yards, TOP 01:13
MIA 10, LOU 7
MIA - George,Jacolby 27 yd pass from Ward,Cameron (Borregales,Andres kick) 5 plays, 70 yards, TOP 02:04
MIA 17, LOU 7
MIA - Brown,Samuel 49 yd pass from Ward,Cameron (Borregales,Andres kick) 4 plays, 79 yards, TOP 01:17
MIA 17, LOU 14
LOU - Redman,Mark 3 yd pass from Shough,Tyler (Travelstead,Brock kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:00
MIA 24, LOU 14
MIA - Aguirre, Jr.,Raul 0 yd fumble recovery (Borregales,Andres kick)
MIA 24, LOU 17
LOU - Travelstead,Brock 22 yd field goal 8 plays, 65 yards, TOP 00:57
MIA 31, LOU 17
MIA - Restrepo,Xavier 9 yd pass from Ward,Cameron (Borregales,Andres kick) 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:39
MIA 31, LOU 24
LOU - Lacy,Caullin 100 yd kickoff return (Travelstead,Brock kick)
MIA 31, LOU 31
LOU - Brooks,Ja'Corey 21 yd pass from Shough,Tyler (Travelstead,Brock kick) 3 plays, 26 yards, TOP 00:59
MIA 38, LOU 31
MIA - Horton,Isaiah 2 yd pass from Ward,Cameron (Borregales,Andres kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:40
MIA 38, LOU 38
LOU - Watson,Duke 4 yd pass from Shough,Tyler (Travelstead,Brock kick) 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:57
MIA 45, LOU 38
MIA - Allen,Ajay 2 yd run (Borregales,Andres kick), 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 01:59
MIA 52, LOU 38
MIA - Martinez,Damien 30 yd run (Borregales,Andres kick), 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 06:11
MIA 52, LOU 45
LOU - Brooks,Ja'Corey 4 yd pass from Shough,Tyler (Travelstead,Brock kick) 13 plays, 77 yards, TOP 03:05
