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LSU at Louisville

Dec 31, 2016 • Completed • Neutral Site

Season 2016PostseasonWeek 1

Away

LSU

SEC

Final Score

29 - 9

LL

Home

Louisville

ACC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Louisville220
LSU394

Passing Yards

Louisville153
LSU217

Rushing Yards

Louisville67
LSU177

Turnovers

Louisville1
LSU1

Game Conditions

Temperature63°F
Wind0 mph S

Humidity

50%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Danny Etling

LSU

YDS: 217

Rushing

Derrius Guice

LSU

YDS: 138

Receiving

Malachi Dupre

LSU

YDS: 139

Tackles

Keith Kelsey

Louisville

TOT: 12

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Louisville24:22
LSU35:38

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

LSU beats Louisville 29-9

Standard

LSU defeated Louisville 29-9 in Week 1 of the 2016 postseason slate, finishing with a 394-220 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

LSU set the terms early in a game that finished 29-9. Blanton Creque 24 Yd Field Goal came with {'seconds': 14, 'minutes': 7} left in the first quarter, giving Louisville the first major swing.

LSU's box score carried the story: 394 total yards, 177 rushing yards, and 217 passing yards. Louisville finished with 220 total yards, including 67 on the ground and 153 through the air.

LSU converted 7-17 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-1, LSU led 16-6 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Derrius Guice 70 Yd Run (Colby Delahoussaye Kick).

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Blanton Creque 24 Yd Field Goal (Louisville led 3-0 over LSU).

  • Safety

    Team Safety (Louisville led 3-16 over LSU).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Colin Jeter 1 Yd pass from Danny Etling (Colby Delahoussaye Kick) (LSU led 7-3 over Louisville).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Derrius Guice 1 Yd pass from Danny Etling (Colby Delahoussaye Kick) (LSU led 14-3 over Louisville).

  • Field Goal Good

    Blanton Creque 47 Yd Field Goal (Louisville led 6-16 over LSU).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Derrius Guice 70 Yd Run (Colby Delahoussaye Kick) (LSU led 23-6 over Louisville).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    29-9

    LSU defeated Louisville.

  • Total yards

    394-220

    LSU held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    177

    LSU averaged 4.3 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    217

    LSU averaged 7.5 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    7-17

    LSU's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    2-17

    Louisville's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticLouisvilleLSU
Total Yards220394
Passing Yards153217
Rushing Yards67177
First Downs1120
Third Down Efficiency2-177-17
Fourth Down Efficiency1-20-0
Total Penalties (Yards)8-564-48
Turnovers11
Completions / Attempts10-2716-29
Rushing Attempts3541
Passing TDs02
Rushing TDs01
Kicking Points99
Possession Time24:2235:38
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2016)