Cards Roll to 51-17 Win in Season Opener

Saturday, August 30

LOUISVILLE, KY

3 p.m.

University of Louisville

1-0 , 0-0

Eastern Kentucky

0-1 , 0-0

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Eastern Ky.

Louisville

August 30, 2025 | Football

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By: Erin Hughes

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville football team kicked off the 2025 season with a 51-17 victory over Eastern Kentucky on Saturday afternoon in L&N Stadium.

In his Louisville debut, quarterback Miller Moss went 17-of-25 for 231 yards, one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown. Quarterback Brady Allen tossed his first collegiate touchdown and finished 6-of-9 for 69 yards.

UofL posted 542 total yards on the day as six different players found the endzone.

Running back Isaac Brown ran for 126 yards on six attempts, including 31-yard and 68-yard rushing touchdowns. Wide receiver Caullin Lacy took a punt return 93 yards to the house for the second longest punt return in program history.

The Cards defense added four sacks on the day with two coming from Clev Lubin, one from AJ Green and the last from Trent Carter. Louisville held the Colonels to just three third-down conversions out of 13 opportunities as well as 2.8 yards per play.

Louisville Head Coach Jeff Brohm Said:
"Proud of our football team today. I thought we got off to a good start today. We played some pretty good football in the first half. We did what we needed to move the ball and score points and be efficient when we needed to even when we got backed up with a couple silly penalties. The defense played really, really good. They did exactly what we needed to do. We were very physical up front, we were sound in our alignments. The communication was good and did a really good job. The first half was clean until the very end and then we had a couple turnovers that were costly. So I think overall, the second half we were playing a lot of new guys. We have to continue to push that forward and they have to know their time is coming up. I think that turnovers and penalties have to be cleaned up for us to progress and move forward. I do think we did what we needed to, we came ready to play and we did a pretty good job in the first half."

How It Happened
First Quarter
09:48 – UL – Isaac Brown broke loose for a 31-yard touchdown run. 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:07. Louisville 7, EKU 0
07:49 – UL – Caullin Lacy took a punt back 93 yards for a touchdown. Louisville 14, EKU 0
00:44 – UL – Miller Moss scored his first touchdown at Louisville on an 8-yard scramble. 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:28. Louisville 21, EKU 0

Second Quarter
11:05 – UL – Isaac Brown rolled into the end zone from 68 yards out for his second score of the day. 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:52. Louisville 28, EKU 0
08:26 – UL – Duke Watson hauled in a 30-yard touchdown pass from Miller Moss. 1 play, 30 yards, 0:09. Louisville 35, EKU 0
02:58 – UL – Keyjuan Brown rushed up the middle for a 1-yard touchdown. PAT was no good. 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:02. Louisville 42, EKU 0
00:50 – EKU – Miller Moss' pass was tipped and intercepted and returned for a 29-yard touchdown. Louisville 41, EKU 7

Third Quarter
09:06 – UL – Brady Allen connected with Kris Hughes for a 31-yard score. 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:24. Louisville 48, EKU 7

Fourth Quarter
14:18 – EKU – Brady Hensley rushed for a 2-yard touchdown. 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:32. Louisville 48, EKU 14
08:23 – UL – Cooper Ranvier split the uprights from 23 yards out. 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:51. Louisville 51, EKU 14
01:06 – EKU – Buzz Flabiano's field goal attempt was good from 38 yards. 13 plays, 69 yards, 7:10. Louisville 51, EKU 17

Up Next
Louisville will continue its homestand next week as it welcomes James Madison for a Friday night matchup. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. ET, and the game will be televised on ESPN2.