Louisville 38, Virginia 31
When: 12:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 14, 2015
Where: Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky
Temperature:
53°
Head Official:
Jeff Heaser
Attendance:
51233
By The Sports Xchange
Junior James Quick forced a key fumble on special teams to set up sophomore running back L.J. Scott's go-ahead touchdown run as Louisville notched a 38-31 victory over Virginia in ACC play at Louisville, Ky.
Junior running back Brandon Radcliff rushed for a career-high 146 yards along with two touchdowns as the Cardinals (6-4, 5-2) won their fourth consecutive game. Louisville racked up 266 rushing yards while winning for the sixth time in seven games following an 0-3 start.
Junior quarterback Matt Johns passed for 260 yards and a career-best four touchdowns for the Cavaliers (3-7, 2-4), who clinched their fourth straight losing campaign and seventh in eight seasons. Senior receiver Canaan Severin had eight receptions for 116 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, including a 16-yarder that pulled Virginia within 38-31 with 1:16 remaining.
The score was tied at 24 in the fourth quarter when Quick dislodged the ball from Virginia punt returner Olamide Zaccheaus at the Cavaliers' 19-yard line and sophomore Stacy Thomas recovered it at the 5. Two plays later, Scott scored on a 1-yard run to put Louisville ahead with 8:30 left and Radcliff tacked on a 36-yard touchdown run with 2:57 to play.
The Cardinals led 24-17 after Radcliff's 9-yard scoring run with 11:56 left in the third quarter. Virginia knotted the score when Johns tossed a 23-yard scoring pass to Severin with 10:14 left in the contest.
Johns threw first-half touchdown passes of 2 yards to redshirt freshman Evan Butts and 30 yards to Severin - the latter giving the Cavaliers a 14-10 lead.
Sophomore quarterback Kyle Bolin threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to junior tight end Cole Hikutini to give Louisville a 17-14 lead with 6:47 left in the half. Virginia senior Ian Frye kicked a tying 46-yard field goal on the final play of the half.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Virginia |
|
Louisville |
Taquan Mizzell |
Player |
Brandon Radcliff |
13 |
Attempts |
21 |
47 |
Yards |
146 |
3.6 |
Avg Yards |
7.0 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
2 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
Virginia |
|
Louisville |
Canaan Severin |
Player |
Cole Hikutini |
8 |
Receptions |
4 |
116 |
Yards |
59 |
14.5 |
Avg Yards |
14.8 |
3 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Virginia
|
358 |
98 |
260 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2.0 |
2 |
Louisville
|
425 |
266 |
159 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
2.0 |
2 |