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No. 14 Cards Lose in OT Against California
November 08, 2025 | Football
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 14-ranked University of Louisville football team came up short 29-26 against California in overtime on Saturday night at L&N Stadium.
The loss marks the Cardinals' second Atlantic Coast Conference and overall loss of the season, both in overtime.
UofL got the ball to start in overtime, and a 49-yard field goal by Cooper Ranvier gave the Cards a 26-23 lead. However, Cal responded with a Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele to Jacob De Jesus 3-yard touchdown for the win.
Quarterback Miller Moss finished the game 20-of-38 for 203 yards, while adding a rushing touchdown. Running back Keyjuan Brown ran for 136 yards on 14 attempts, the first 100-yard game of his career. Duke Watson rushed for a touchdown on the ground as well.
Defensively, Clev Lubin led Louisville with 10 total tackles while recording a tackle-for-loss. Linebacker T.J. Quinn added eight tackles, while cornerback Jabari Mack secured six.
Louisville Head Coach Jeff Brohm said:
"Disappointing game. This one stings and hurts and it is supposed to. We have a lot of things we have to go back and work on and find a way to get better. There were a lot of dumb penalties that have hurt us throughout the year and just continue to happen – just dumb, just really dumb. Some of them might be a little questionable, I understand that, but just really dumb penalties. We have to make better decisions. We have to stick in there and play tougher. We need to make catches when your number is called and block when you are supposed to – all those things. We need to coach better. We have to be tougher coaches. If something is not working, we have to figure it out and get it fixed and make it work. We need to demand that our players work hard to get it done. On defense, we let them throw all over us. One receiver got open whenever he wanted to and that was not a good plan to cover him. We finally faced a good throwing quarterback like I said we would, and we will continue to see as the season progresses. The next three games will face good throwing quarterbacks, and we are going to have to play better. We had a chance at the end to win, and we have to be the tougher team and buckle down and find a way to win. Mental toughness and physical toughness and we have to be tougher as coaches, so that is disappointing."
How It Happened
First Quarter
05:11 – UL – Duke Watson punctuated Louisville's opening drive with a 1-yard touchdown. 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:22. Louisville 7, Cal 0
00:40 – UC – Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele found Landon Morris for a 20-yard touchdown. 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:07. Louisville 7, Cal 7
Second Quarter
11:01 – UL – Cooper Ranvier put the Cards in front with a 30-yard field goal. 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:35. Louisville 10, Cal 7
05:58 – UC – Chase Meyer hit from 27 yards out. 9 plays, 65 yards, 5:03. Louisville 10, Cal 10
02:34 – UL – Cooper Ranvier knocked it through from 49 yards. 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:24. Louisville 13, Cal 10
00:06 – UC – Kendrick Raphael got in from 1-yard out right before half. 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:27. Cal 17, Louisville 13
Third Quarter
11:34 – UC – Chase Meyer made a 45-yard field goal. 6 plays, 10 yards, 2:32. Cal 20, Louisville 13
07:43 – UL – Miller Moss scored on the quarterback sneak from the 1-yard line. 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:51. Louisville 20, Cal 20
00:23 – UC – Chase Meyer knocked through the 26-yard field goal attempt. 13 plays, 67 yards, 7:20. Cal 23, Louisville 20
Fourth Quarter
11:08 – UL – Cooper Ranvier made his third field goal of the night, this one from 39 yards. 10 plays, 63 yards, 4:08. Louisville 23, Cal 23
Overtime
UL – Cooper Ranvier gave UofL the lead with a 49-yard field goal, his fourth of the night. 4 plays, -6 yards. Louisville 26, Cal 23
UC – Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele and Jacob De Jesus connected for a 3-yard touchdown. 7 plays, 25 yards. Cal 29, Louisville 26
Up Next
Louisville stays home to host Clemson on Friday night with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.
The loss marks the Cardinals' second Atlantic Coast Conference and overall loss of the season, both in overtime.
UofL got the ball to start in overtime, and a 49-yard field goal by Cooper Ranvier gave the Cards a 26-23 lead. However, Cal responded with a Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele to Jacob De Jesus 3-yard touchdown for the win.
Quarterback Miller Moss finished the game 20-of-38 for 203 yards, while adding a rushing touchdown. Running back Keyjuan Brown ran for 136 yards on 14 attempts, the first 100-yard game of his career. Duke Watson rushed for a touchdown on the ground as well.
Defensively, Clev Lubin led Louisville with 10 total tackles while recording a tackle-for-loss. Linebacker T.J. Quinn added eight tackles, while cornerback Jabari Mack secured six.
Louisville Head Coach Jeff Brohm said:
"Disappointing game. This one stings and hurts and it is supposed to. We have a lot of things we have to go back and work on and find a way to get better. There were a lot of dumb penalties that have hurt us throughout the year and just continue to happen – just dumb, just really dumb. Some of them might be a little questionable, I understand that, but just really dumb penalties. We have to make better decisions. We have to stick in there and play tougher. We need to make catches when your number is called and block when you are supposed to – all those things. We need to coach better. We have to be tougher coaches. If something is not working, we have to figure it out and get it fixed and make it work. We need to demand that our players work hard to get it done. On defense, we let them throw all over us. One receiver got open whenever he wanted to and that was not a good plan to cover him. We finally faced a good throwing quarterback like I said we would, and we will continue to see as the season progresses. The next three games will face good throwing quarterbacks, and we are going to have to play better. We had a chance at the end to win, and we have to be the tougher team and buckle down and find a way to win. Mental toughness and physical toughness and we have to be tougher as coaches, so that is disappointing."
How It Happened
First Quarter
05:11 – UL – Duke Watson punctuated Louisville's opening drive with a 1-yard touchdown. 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:22. Louisville 7, Cal 0
00:40 – UC – Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele found Landon Morris for a 20-yard touchdown. 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:07. Louisville 7, Cal 7
Second Quarter
11:01 – UL – Cooper Ranvier put the Cards in front with a 30-yard field goal. 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:35. Louisville 10, Cal 7
05:58 – UC – Chase Meyer hit from 27 yards out. 9 plays, 65 yards, 5:03. Louisville 10, Cal 10
02:34 – UL – Cooper Ranvier knocked it through from 49 yards. 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:24. Louisville 13, Cal 10
00:06 – UC – Kendrick Raphael got in from 1-yard out right before half. 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:27. Cal 17, Louisville 13
Third Quarter
11:34 – UC – Chase Meyer made a 45-yard field goal. 6 plays, 10 yards, 2:32. Cal 20, Louisville 13
07:43 – UL – Miller Moss scored on the quarterback sneak from the 1-yard line. 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:51. Louisville 20, Cal 20
00:23 – UC – Chase Meyer knocked through the 26-yard field goal attempt. 13 plays, 67 yards, 7:20. Cal 23, Louisville 20
Fourth Quarter
11:08 – UL – Cooper Ranvier made his third field goal of the night, this one from 39 yards. 10 plays, 63 yards, 4:08. Louisville 23, Cal 23
Overtime
UL – Cooper Ranvier gave UofL the lead with a 49-yard field goal, his fourth of the night. 4 plays, -6 yards. Louisville 26, Cal 23
UC – Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele and Jacob De Jesus connected for a 3-yard touchdown. 7 plays, 25 yards. Cal 29, Louisville 26
Up Next
Louisville stays home to host Clemson on Friday night with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.
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