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Louisville at Virginia

Oct 29, 2016 • Completed

Season 2016RegularWeek 9

Away

Louisville

ACC

Final Score

32 - 25

LV

Home

Virginia

ACC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Virginia322
Louisville508

Passing Yards

Virginia238
Louisville361

Rushing Yards

Virginia84
Louisville147

Turnovers

Virginia2
Louisville2

Game Conditions

Temperature67°F
Wind8 mph S

Humidity

51%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Lamar Jackson

Louisville

YDS: 361

Rushing

Lamar Jackson

Louisville

YDS: 88

Receiving

Jamari Staples

Louisville

YDS: 120

Tackles

Micah Kiser

Virginia

TOT: 14

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Virginia32:18
Louisville27:42

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Louisville holds off Virginia 32-25

Close

Louisville defeated Virginia 32-25 in Week 9 of the 2016 regular slate, finishing with a 508-322 edge in total yards, and scoring 4 passing touchdowns and 0 rushing touchdowns.

Louisville set the terms early in a game that finished 32-25. Lamar Jackson pass complete to Jamari Staples for 15 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK) came with {'seconds': 36, 'minutes': 3} left in the first quarter, giving Louisville the first major swing.

Louisville's box score carried the story: 508 total yards, 147 rushing yards, and 361 passing yards. Virginia finished with 322 total yards, including 84 on the ground and 238 through the air.

Louisville converted 3-12 on third down, went 2-3 on fourth down, the turnover count was 2-2, Louisville led 7-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Blanton Creque 32 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Lamar Jackson pass complete to Jamari Staples for 15 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK) (Louisville led 7-3 over Virginia).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Kurt Benkert pass complete to Doni Dowling for 9 yds for a TD, (Sam Hayward KICK) (Virginia led 10-7 over Louisville).

  • Field Goal Good

    Sam Hayward 27 yd FG GOOD (Virginia led 3-0 over Louisville).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Kurt Benkert pass complete to Olamide Zaccheaus for 9 yds for a TD, (Sam Hayward KICK) (Virginia led 17-7 over Louisville).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Lamar Jackson pass complete to Reggie Bonnafon for 8 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK) (Louisville led 14-17 over Virginia).

  • Field Goal Good

    Blanton Creque 32 yd FG GOOD (Louisville led 24-17 over Virginia).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    32-25

    Louisville defeated Virginia.

  • Total yards

    508-322

    Louisville held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    147

    Louisville averaged 4.3 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    361

    Louisville averaged 8.8 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    3-12

    Louisville's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    4-14

    Virginia's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    2-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticVirginiaLouisville
Total Yards322508
Passing Yards238361
Rushing Yards84147
First Downs1727
Third Down Efficiency4-143-12
Fourth Down Efficiency2-32-3
Total Penalties (Yards)5-487-68
Turnovers22
Completions / Attempts25-4024-41
Rushing Attempts2834
Passing TDs34
Rushing TDs00
Kicking Points56
Possession Time32:1827:42
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2016)