University of Louisville
6-4 , 4-3
Stanford
3-7 , 2-5
Cardinals Drop Road Contest at Stanford, 38-35
November 16, 2024 | Football
Duke Watson becomes first true freshman in school history with more than 100 yards rushing and three touchdowns
UofL was led by the run game, accumulating 162 yards on the ground and four total touchdowns on the day. Duke Watson rushed for 117 yards and three scores for the game.
Chris Bell and Ja'Corey Brooks hauled in nine catches for 112 and 104 yards, respectively.
TJ Quinn paced the defense with 13 total tackles while Corey Thornton caught the lone interception on game for the Cards.
The Cardinal jumped out to an early 10-0 lead after an early turnover by the UofL offense. The Cardinals responded with an interception of their own, leading to a one-yard score by Donald Chaney Jr., cutting the lead to 10-7 at the end of the first quarter.
The ground game continued to be the point of emphasis for the Cards in the second quarter, as Watson rushed for a five-yard touchdown to give Louisville a 14-13 advantage. UofL extended its lead as Tyler Shough found Bell in the endzone for a 10-yard score to bring the advantage to eight going into the half.
Coming out of halftime, Watson found the endzone for his second score of the game, breaking open a 68-yard run to extend the Louisville lead 28-13. Stanford responded to close out the third quarter with a 13-yard score to cut the lead to a one score game.
The two teams continued to go back and forth in the fourth quarter as Watson rushed for his third score of the game to bring the score to 35-21. Watson is the first true freshman in school history with over 100 yards rushing and three touchdowns.
The Cardinal answered quickly however, as Ashton Daniels found Emmett Mosley in the back of the endzone for a four-yard score, bring the score to 35-28 midway through the fourth quarter. Stanford tied the game with 45 seconds left as Mosley caught his third touchdown pass of the game to tie the game at 35 apiece. The Cardinal iced the game after a 52-yard field goal split the upright as time expired.
Louisville Head Coach Jeff Brohm said:
"Very disappointing loss. It falls on me. A lot of silly things happened throughout the game that cost us. It really happened the entire game, not just at the end. Of course, the two penalties at the end were devastating so that's on me. We got to be more discipline and make sure those things never happen again. We got to be focused and locked in the entire game and play football and compete, whether the game is going good or not and we gave in at the end and did some dumb things. We didn't deserve to win and it was a bad day for us."
How It Happened
First Quarter
07:59 – SU – Emmet Kenney opened the scoring with a 41-yard field goal. 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:48. Stanford 3, Louisville 0
06:12 – SU – Ashton Daniels and Emmett Mosley V linked up for a 62-yard touchdown. 1 play, 62 yards, 0:11. Stanford 10, Louisville 0
01:11 – UL – Donald Chaney punched it in from one yard out for Louisville's first score. 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:32. Stanford 10, Louisville 7
Second Quarter
06:57 – SU – Emmet Kenney made a 24-yard field goal. 15 plays, 74 yards, 9:11. Stanford 13, Louisville 7
04:06 – UL – Duke Watson gave Louisville its first lead with a 5-yard touchdown run. 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:50. Louisville 14, Stanford 13
00:49 – UL – Tyler Shough hit Chris Bell for a 10-yard score just before halftime. 7 plays, 53 yards, 1:26. Louisville 21, Stanford 13
Third Quarter
04:47 – UL – Duke Watson exploded for a 68-yard touchdown run down the left sideline. 1 play, 68 yards, 0:11. Louisville 28, Stanford 13
00:07 – SU – Ashton Daniels hit Elic Ayomanor for a 13-yard touchdown. Daniels rushed in for the two-point conversion. 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:35. Louisville 28, Stanford 21
Fourth Quarter
09:44 – UL – Duke Watson powered in from five yards out for his third score of the day. 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:16. Louisville 35, Stanford 21
06:37 – SU – Emmett Mosley V caught a 4-yard touchdown from Ashton Daniels. 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:07. Louisville 35, Stanford 28
00:45 – SU – Emmett Mosley caught a 25-yard touchdown from Ashton Daniels. 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:18. Louisville 35, Stanford 35
00:00 – SU – Emmet Kenney makes a 52-yard field goal as time expired. 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:04. Stanford 38, Louisville 35
Up Next
Louisville will return home next Saturday to face Pittsburgh on Senior day for the final home game of the regular season. Kickoff is slated for 3:30 ET with the TV destinations yet to be announced.
Team Stats
LOU 0, STA 3
STA - Kenney,Emmet 41 yd field goal 4 plays, 1 yards, TOP 00:48
LOU 0, STA 10
STA - Mosley V,Emmett 62 yd pass from Daniels,Ashton (Kenney,Emmet kick) 1 plays, 62 yards, TOP 00:11
LOU 7, STA 10
LOU - Chaney, Jr.,Donald 1 yd run (Travelstead,Brock kick), 6 plays, 43 yards, TOP 02:32
LOU 7, STA 13
STA - Kenney,Emmet 24 yd field goal 15 plays, 74 yards, TOP 09:11
LOU 14, STA 13
LOU - Watson,Duke 5 yd run (Travelstead,Brock kick), 7 plays, 65 yards, TOP 02:50
LOU 21, STA 13
LOU - Bell,Chris 10 yd pass from Shough,Tyler (Travelstead,Brock kick) 7 plays, 53 yards, TOP 01:26
LOU 28, STA 13
LOU - Watson,Duke 68 yd run (Travelstead,Brock kick), 1 plays, 68 yards, TOP 00:11
LOU 28, STA 21
STA - Ayomanor,Elic 13 yd pass from Daniels,Ashton (Daniels,Ashton rush) 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 04:35
LOU 35, STA 21
LOU - Watson,Duke 5 yd run (Travelstead,Brock kick), 11 plays, 77 yards, TOP 05:16
LOU 35, STA 28
STA - Mosley V,Emmett 4 yd pass from Daniels,Ashton (Kenney,Emmet kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:07
LOU 35, STA 35
STA - Mosley V,Emmett 25 yd pass from Lamson,Justin (Kenney,Emmet kick) 9 plays, 76 yards, TOP 03:18
LOU 35, STA 38
STA - Kenney,Emmet 52 yd field goal 2 plays, 21 yards, TOP 00:04
