Defense Leads Cards to Upset No. 2 Miami

Friday, October 17

Coral Gables, FL

7 p.m.

University of Louisville

5-1 , 2-1

Miami

5-1 , 1-1

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Louisville

#2/#2 Miami (FL)

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

October 17, 2025 | Football

Box Score PDF Box Score Postgame Notes

By: Zach Zsido

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Louisville football team upset No. 2 Miami on Friday, 24-21, in the Cards first win against an AP Top 2 team since 2016. UofL improved to 5-1 on the season and 2-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference play this season.

Linebacker T.J. Capers interception with 32 seconds left in the fourth quarter sealed victory. The Louisville defense came up big with four interceptions on the night, including Capers pick to stop Miami's potential game-winning drive. JoJo Evans Jr., Jabari Mack, and Antonio Watts added an interception each.

Miller Moss finished the game 23-for-37 for 248 yards and two touchdowns, while also adding a rushing touchdown. Wide receiver Chris Bell stayed hot, finishing with 9 catches for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Isaac Brown closed out the night with 113 yards on 15 carries.

Louisville Head Coach Jeff Brohm said:
"I'm proud of our football team, big win for us. I thought we prepared well for two weeks. Anytime you lose it's not a lot of fun, but we worked hard and I thought we had a good plan ready to be aggressive and attack and I thought we came ready to play. It was beneficial to score the first two times we touched the ball and get a lead. And when you get a lead, it forces the other team to do some things different than what they normally do and that was different for them. Now they couldn't run it as much, they had to throw a little bit more. We were able get after the quarterback, we were able to disguise things and all that tied in together. We haven't been able to do that a whole lot this year – get leads. I just think we tried to be a little creative, we tried to be aggressive. We came ready to play and we finally squeaked it out at the very end. Our guys just played hard to the very end and I'm proud of them."

How It Happened

First Quarter
08:55 – UL – Miller Moss snuck across the goalline for a 1-yard touchdown on the opening drive. 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:05. Louisville 7, Miami 0
05:09 – UL – Miller Moss hit Chris Bell for a 35-yard touchdown. 4 plays, 46 yards, 2:06. Louisville 14, Miami 0
02:19 – UM – Mark Fletcher Jr. scored on a 2-yard rush. 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:50. Louisville 14, Miami 7

Second Quarter
01:56 – UM – Carter Davis made a 27-yard field goal. 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:34. Louisville 14, Miami 10

Third Quarter
10:58 – UL – Cooper Ranvier stretched the lead back to seven with a 48-yard field goal. 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:22. Louisville 17, Miami 10
01:51 – UM – Carter Davis hit from 41 yards out. 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:52. Louisville 17, Miami 13

Fourth Quarter
13:27 – UL – Miller Moss and Chris Bell connected again, this time from 36 yards. 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:24. Louisville 24, Miami 13
07:37 – UM – Malachi Toney rushed in for a 12-yard score. Miami converted the two-point conversion. 1 play, 12 yards, 0:05. Louisville 24, Miami 21

Up Next
Louisville will return home to host the Boston College Eagles at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium next Saturday, Oct. 25. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on ACC Network.