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Louisville at Florida State

Oct 21, 2017 • Completed

Season 2017RegularWeek 8

Away

Louisville

ACC

Final Score

31 - 28

LFS

Home

Florida State

ACC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Florida State403
Louisville449

Passing Yards

Florida State248
Louisville156

Rushing Yards

Florida State155
Louisville293

Turnovers

Florida State3
Louisville1

Game Conditions

Temperature82°F
Wind13 mph E

Humidity

60%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

James Blackman

Florida State

YDS: 248

Rushing

Lamar Jackson

Louisville

YDS: 178

Receiving

Nyqwan Murray

Florida State

YDS: 95

Tackles

Matthew Thomas

Florida State

TOT: 10

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Florida State31:10
Louisville28:50

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Louisville edges Florida State 31-28

Close

Louisville defeated Florida State 31-28 in Week 8 of the 2017 regular slate, finishing with a 449-403 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 3 rushing touchdowns.

Louisville set the terms early in a game that finished 31-28. Lamar Jackson run for 22 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK) came with {'seconds': 37, 'minutes': 11} left in the first quarter, giving Louisville the first major swing.

Louisville's box score carried the story: 449 total yards, 293 rushing yards, and 156 passing yards. Florida State finished with 403 total yards, including 155 on the ground and 248 through the air.

Louisville converted 5-10 on third down, went 0-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-3, Louisville led 14-14 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Lamar Jackson run for a loss of 3 yards Lamar Jackson fumbled, forced by Matthew Thomas, recovered by FlaSt Matthew Thomas , return for 34 yds, (Ricky Aguayo KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Lamar Jackson run for 22 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK) (Louisville led 7-0 over Florida State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    James Blackman pass complete to Ryan Izzo for 7 yds for a TD, (Ricky Aguayo KICK) (Florida State led 7-7 over Louisville).

  • Fumble Recovery (Opponent)

    Lamar Jackson run for a loss of 3 yards Lamar Jackson fumbled, forced by Matthew Thomas, recovered by FlaSt Matthew Thomas , return for 34 yds, (Ricky Aguayo KICK) (Louisville led 7-14 over Florida State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Lamar Jackson pass complete to Seth Dawkins for 26 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK) (Louisville led 14-14 over Florida State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Reggie Bonnafon run for 2 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK) (Louisville led 21-14 over Florida State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Dae Williams run for 25 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK) (Louisville led 28-14 over Florida State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    31-28

    Louisville defeated Florida State.

  • Total yards

    449-403

    Louisville held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    293

    Louisville averaged 6.7 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    156

    Louisville averaged 7.4 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    5-10

    Louisville's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    6-12

    Florida State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-3

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticFlorida StateLouisville
Total Yards403449
Passing Yards248156
Rushing Yards155293
First Downs2322
Third Down Efficiency6-125-10
Fourth Down Efficiency1-10-2
Total Penalties (Yards)4-402-13
Turnovers31
Completions / Attempts16-2813-21
Rushing Attempts3844
Passing TDs21
Rushing TDs13
Kicking Points47
Possession Time31:1028:50
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2017)