Louisville Football Postgame Notes vs. Kentucky
November 30, 2024 | Football
Louisville 41, Kentucky 14
November 30, 2024
Lexington, Ky. | Kroger Field
TEAM NOTES
· Louisville improves to 16-20 vs. Kentucky, including 11-10 in Lexington and 5-2 at Kroger Field.
· Louisville completes its regular season with an 8-4 mark, securing its third straight season and 24th season overall with at least 8 wins.
· Louisville has a 1,000-yard rusher (Isaac Brown), 1,000-yard receiver (Ja'Corey Brooks), and 3,000-yard passer (Tyler Shough) for the third time in program history.
o The 1998 Cards accomplished this with QB Chris Redman, RB Leroy Collins, and WR Arnold Jackson.
o The 1999 Cards accomplished this with Redman, RB Frank Moreau, and Jackson.
· Louisville has two freshman 100-yard rushers in a game for the first time in program history, including redshirt freshmen. True freshmen Isaac Brown and Duke Watson surpassed the century mark on the ground for the Cards.
· Louisville is 14-4 under Jeff Brohm when it scores first.
· Louisville is 9-1 under Brohm when rushing for at least 200 yards.
· Brohm improves to 18-8 at Louisville and 84-52 overall.
PLAYER NOTES
· QB Tyler Shough was 9-of-18 passing for 128 yards, no touchdowns, and no interceptions.
o Shough has 3,195 yards passing, moving up to ninth on Louisville's single season list for passing yards.
· RB Isaac Brown led all rushers with 26 carries for a season-high 178 yards and 2 TDs to go with 3 receptions for 12 yards.
o Brown takes his season total to 12 TDs scored.
o Brown scored his second TD on a 67-yard run to put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter.
o Brown logged the fifth 100-yard rushing game of his true freshman season.
o Brown had his second straight game and fourth game this season with multiple rushing TDs.
o Brown's 178-yard rushing total is the highest by a true freshman running back, surpassing Maurice Turner's 160 yards in the 2022 Fenway Bowl.
o Brown is the only true freshman running back with two 150-yard rushing games.
· RB Duke Watson had 6 carries for 104 yards to go with an 8-yard reception.
o Watson scored his first TD on a 58-yard run to push Louisville's lead to 17-0 in the second quarter.
o Watson logged his second 100-yard rushing game of the season.
o Watson had his second game this season with multiple rushing TDs.
· WR Chris Bell led Louisville receivers with 3 receptions for 84 yards, including a 51-yard catch.
· DE Ramon Puryear played in his 66th game to extend his program record for games played.
o Puryear returned a fumble 12 yards for a TD, becoming the first player in program history to score three fumble return TDs in his career.
o Puryear is the first player in program history to score three defensive TDs in a season.
o Puryear made his seventh straight start and the 21st of his career while logging 5 tackles, including 2 solo tackles, 0.5 sack, and 0.5 tackle for loss.
· S M.J. Griffin led the Louisville defense with 6 tackles, including 2 solo stops, to go with his second pass breakup of the season.
· DB Tahveon Nicholson had 5 tackles, including 2 solo tackles, to go with his first interception at Louisville and the second of his college career.
· DB Tamarion McDonald had 1 solo tackle to go with his first interception at Louisville and the fourth of his college career.
· DB Quincy Riley intercepted the 8th pass of his Louisville career and 15th in his overall college career.
· LB TJ Quinn had 4 tackles, including 3 solo stops, taking his team-leading season total to 79 tackles. He added 0.5 sack and 1.5 TFLs to push his season total to 1.5 sacks and 4 TFLs.
· DL Ashton Gillotte had 4 tackles, including 1 solo tackle and 0.5 TFL to go with a quarterback hurry.
· K Brock Travelstead made 2 of 2 field goal attempts from 20 and 21 yards and 5 of 5 extra points.
o Travelstead has made 18 of 25 field goal attempts this season, the fourth most field goals made in a season.
o Travelstead is perfect on 53 extra point attempts this season, tied for the fifth most extra points made in a season and tied for third most in a season without a miss.
