Louisville Completes Rally to Defeat JMU

Friday, September 5

LOUISVILLE, KY

7 p.m.

University of Louisville

2-0 , 0-0

James Madison

1-1 , 0-0

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

James Madison

Louisville

September 05, 2025 | Football

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By: Sara Miller

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville football team put together a strong defensive effort and rallied back from an early deficit to capture a 28-14 win over James Madison Friday night at L&N Stadium.

With the game deadlocked at 14 heading into the fourth quarter, Clev Lubin flipped the script for the Cards. The redshirt-junior sacked the JMU quarterback and forced a fumble in the end zone that AJ Green wrestled for at the bottom of the pile for the touchdown to give UofL its first lead of the game.

Later in the quarter, Isaac Brown broke free for a 78-yard rushing touchdown with 3:31 left and the offense converted a two-point play to stretch the lead to 14. This helped the sophomore bag his second 100-yard rushing game of the season in as many games.

The defensive unit led the way for the Cards with six sacks, seven tackles for loss, the fumble recovery for a touchdown and an interception. The lone interception was made by Jabari Mack in the redzone with 1:27 remaining.

In his second appearance wearing a Louisville uniform, starting quarterback Miller Moss went 13-for-23 for 151 yards and one touchdown along with a pair of two-point conversions.

Louisville Head Coach Jeff Brohm said:
"I am definitely proud of our football team. We hung in there on a rough night and just continued to play for 60 minutes and found a way to win. So that is the great part. I thought our defense, which I thought was playing well the last weeks of camp, came through for us. They did a great job and found ways, with the help of the crowd noise, to push them back at times and, of course, got some sacks. The key touchdown in the end zone was the critical touchdown that got us over the hump. Then we found a way to hit a run at the end. So, it was just a good win. I was proud we hung in there. There is a lot to learn from it. I need to do a better job against the blitz package that we saw today. It was a heavy and extensive blitz package that was bringing the heat. I hadn't seen a lot of that in video, but they were playing feast or famine, and they got to us quite a bit. Those are things that we have to learn on offense and find a better package for that. But to get a win with it is good. Our guys played well. Even though things weren't going our way, in the end our receivers blocked, our tight ends blocked, our o-line blocked, and our runners ran hard. It was a tough night for us overall."

How it Happened:
First Quarter
04:01 – JMU – Alonza Barnett III hit Locota Dippre for a three-yard touchdown. 11 plays, 39 yards, 5:35. James Madison 7, Louisville 0

Second Quarter
05:21 – UL – Cooper Ranvier split the uprights from 22 yards. 13 plays, 56 yards, 5:58. James Madison 7, Louisville 3
00:09 – UL – Cooper Ranvier hit from 38 yards for his second of the night. 7 plays, 17 yards, 1:42. James Madison 7, Louisville 6

Third Quarter
10:10 – JMU – Matthew Sluka rushed for an 8-yard touchdown. 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:50. James Madison 14, Louisville 6
08:37 – UL – Miller Moss hit Chris Bell on a slant for a 64-yard touchdown. Moss scrambled in for the two-point conversion. 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:33. Louisville 14, James Madison 14

Fourth Quarter
13:05 – UL – Clev Lubin forced a fumble in the end zone and AJ Green fell on it for the touchdown. PAT attempt was unsuccessful. Louisville 20, James Madison 14
03:31 - UL - Isaac Brown rushed for a 78-yard touchdown. Miller Moss passed to Dacari Collins for a two-point conversion. 2 plays, 81 yards, 0:50. Louisville 28, James Madison 14

Up Next
Louisville will enjoy a bye week before wrapping up its three-game homestand with a matchup against Bowling Green on Sept. 20.