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Virginia at Louisville

Oct 26, 2019 • Completed

Season 2019RegularWeek 9

Away

Virginia

ACC

Final Score

21 - 28

VL

Home

Louisville

ACC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Louisville360
Virginia311

Passing Yards

Louisville133
Virginia233

Rushing Yards

Louisville227
Virginia78

Turnovers

Louisville0
Virginia2

Game Conditions

ConditionHeavy Rain
Temperature62°F
Wind13 mph SE

Humidity

91%

Precipitation

0.03 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Bryce Perkins

Virginia

YDS: 233

Rushing

Javian Hawkins

Louisville

YDS: 136

Receiving

Chatarius Atwell

Louisville

YDS: 122

Tackles

C.J. Avery

Louisville

SOLO: 8

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Louisville30:18
Virginia29:42

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Louisville holds off Virginia 28-21

Close

Louisville defeated Virginia 28-21 in Week 9 of the 2019 regular slate, finishing with a 360-311 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 3 rushing touchdowns.

Louisville set the terms early in a game that finished 28-21. Micale Cunningham pass complete to Tutu Atwell for 77 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK) came with {'seconds': 27, 'minutes': 4} left in the first quarter, giving Louisville the first major swing.

Louisville's box score carried the story: 360 total yards, 227 rushing yards, and 133 passing yards. Virginia finished with 311 total yards, including 78 on the ground and 233 through the air.

Louisville converted 5-12 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-2, Louisville led 7-14 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Micale Cunningham pass complete to Tutu Atwell for 77 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Micale Cunningham pass complete to Tutu Atwell for 77 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK) (Louisville led 7-7 over Virginia).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Wayne Taulapapa run for 6 yds for a TD, (Brian Delaney KICK) (Virginia led 7-0 over Louisville).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Wayne Taulapapa run for 19 yds for a TD, (Brian Delaney KICK) (Virginia led 14-7 over Louisville).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Javian Hawkins run for 2 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK) (Louisville led 14-14 over Virginia).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Javian Hawkins run for 17 yds for a TD, (Ryan Chalifoux KICK) (Louisville led 28-14 over Virginia).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Micale Cunningham run for 25 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK) (Louisville led 21-14 over Virginia).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    28-21

    Louisville defeated Virginia.

  • Total yards

    360-311

    Louisville held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    227

    Louisville averaged 5 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    133

    Louisville averaged 9.5 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    5-12

    Louisville's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    4-14

    Virginia's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticLouisvilleVirginia
Total Yards360311
Passing Yards133233
Rushing Yards22778
First Downs1718
Third Down Efficiency5-124-14
Fourth Down Efficiency0-12-2
Total Penalties (Yards)5-308-70
Turnovers02
Completions / Attempts8-1424-42
Rushing Attempts4526
Passing TDs11
Rushing TDs32
Kicking Points43
Possession Time30:1829:42
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2019)