Fourth-Quarter Spark Pushes Cards Past Pitt

Saturday, September 27

Pittsburgh, PA

12:00 p.m.

University of Louisville

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Pittsburgh

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Chris Bell and Jaleel Skinner celebrating

September 27, 2025 | Football

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Louisville Grabs First ACC Win of the Season

By: Erin Hughes

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The University of Louisville football team used a fourth-quarter spark to complete the comeback against the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday afternoon in Acrisure Stadium. The 34-27 win marks Louisville's first Atlantic Coast Conference win of the season and the team's fourth straight to start the year.

Quarterback Miller Moss went 33-of-51 for 339 yards, three passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown. Moss threw to eight different receivers on the day, with wide receivers Chris Bell and Caullin Lacy combining for over 200 yards on 18 receptions. Bell was one of three receivers to catch a touchdown from Moss.

The Louisville defense totaled 54 tackles and three interceptions. Linebacker TJ Quinn tallied five tackles and two interceptions, while defensive back Antonio Watts had four tackles and one interception.

After a scoreless opening quarter for the Cards, Louisville scored its first 17 points in the second to tie it up. Pitt continued to add on in the late seconds of the quarter to lead 27-17 at the half.

In the third quarter, kicker Nick Keller posted his second straight week with a 57 yard field goal, tying the longest field goal in program history that he made last week against Bowling Green.

Pitt turned the ball over on downs to start off the final quarter before Moss tossed a 37-yard pass to Lacy to get UofL into the red zone. Moss followed that up with a 12-yard pass to Jaleel Skinner to knot the score at 27.

On the following drive, Rene Konga sacked Panther quarterback Eli Holstein and TJ Quinn picked Holstein off on the next play to put the Cards back on offense at Pitt's own 30-yard line. Moss threw his third touchdown of the day to Nate Kurisky for Louisville's first lead of the game at 34-27 with 7:03 left on the clock.

The UofL defense held it down in the final minutes, with Quinn grabbing his second interception of the day to finish out the game and seal the win.

Louisville Head Coach Jeff Brohm said:
"Without question, I am really proud of our football team. We hung in there and played until the end, we stuck together. We talk all the time - I know fans think you can just step on the field and win - how conference games will be just like this. For the remainder of the year, you're going to face good football teams, they have talent, they're well coached, they know how to play football and you've just got to hang in there. You strive for perfection but that's not realistic. To be down 17, find a way to tie it up, be down 10, find a way to take the lead [and] get multiple turnovers in the second half - our defense holding them to zero points - our guys did a great job. I thought the [Boston College] game comeback last year was great, but this one I think tops that. A huge win for our team, and I couldn't be prouder of them. They stood in there and took some blows, got right back up and kept swinging and fighting and found a way to get the victory."

How It Happened
First Quarter
11:34 – UP – Trey Butkowski opened the scoring with a 30-yard field goal. 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:21. Pitt 3, Louisville 0
09:53 – UP – Eli Holstein connected with Cataurus Hicks for a 39-yard touchdown. 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:28. Pitt 10, Louisville 0
01:41 – UP – Rasheem Biles returned an interception 75 yards for a score. Pitt 17, Louisville 0

Second Quarter
12:32 – UL – Miller Moss got the Cards on the board with a 1-yard touchdown. 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:31. Pitt 17, Louisville 7
05:03 – UL – Cooper Ranvier split the uprights from 35 yards. 14 plays, 65 yards, 6:11. Pitt 17, Louisville 10
03:42 – UL – Miller Moss hit Chris Bell for the 25-yard strike. 1 play, 25 yards, 0:06. Louisville 17, Pitt 17
01:42 – UP – Trey Butkowski gave Pitt the lead back with a 37-yard field goal. 9 plays, 56 yards, 2:00. Pitt 20, Louisville 17
00:19 – UP – Eli Holstein found Raphael Williams Jr. for a 38-yard touchdown. 4 plays, 66 yards, 0:32. Pitt 27, Louisville 17

Third Quarter
11:44 – UL – Nick Keller hit from 57 yards, matching his program record set against Bowling Green. 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:16. Pitt 27, Louisville 20

Fourth Quarter
10:49 – UL – Miller Moss and Jaleel Skinner linked up for a 12-yard touchdown to tie the game. 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:34. Louisville 27, Pitt 27
07:03 – UL – Nate Kurisky hauled in the 9-yard touchdown from Miller Moss to give Louisville its first lead. 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:58. Louisville 34, Pitt 27

Up Next
Louisville will return home to welcome the Virginia Cavaliers to L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium next Saturday. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on ACC Network or ESPN2.