Highlights, Photos and Notes: Boston College 34, Louisville 33

The highlights, photo gallery and team & player notes from Louisville's loss at Boston College.

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Despite being a double-digit favorite, the Louisville football program blew a golden opportunity to secure their first win in ACC play, instead falling 34-33 to Boston College.

The Atlantic Coast Conference put together a highlight tape of the matchup, which you can see here:

Team Notes:

  • Louisville is now 8-7 all-time against Boston College, including a 3-5 mark at Alumni Stadium.
  • Louisville falls to 0-3 in ACC play for the first time since 2020 when the Cards started 0-4 and finished with a 3-7 ACC record.
  • Louisville quarterbacks completed passes to nine different receivers.
  • Louisville scored on its first possession of the game for the second time this season, driving 70 yards in 12 plays and scoring on a one-yard touchdown run by Malik Cunningham.
  • The Cards suffered a one-point loss for the second time in less than a year after having no such losses since 1997. Louisville lost by the same 34-33 score to Virginia on Oct. 9, 2021.
  • Louisville allowed a blocked PAT kick for the first time since the Clemson game on Nov. 3, 2018.

Player Notes:

  • QB Malik Cunningham finished 19-of-28 for 186 yards passing with no interceptions and one touchdown to go with 52 rushing yards and three scores on the ground. He completed passes to nine different receivers.
    • Cunningham became the sixth FBS player to pass for 9,000 yards and rush for 3,000 yards in a career.
    • Cunningham moved into second place on Louisville's career list for yards of total offense with 12,140 yards, trailing only Lamar Jackson.
    • Cunningham moved into fourth place on Louisville's career list for passing yards with 9,064 yards.
    • Cunningham moved into sixth place on Louisville's career list for points scored with 282.
    • Cunningham had his 13th game with multiple rushing touchdowns, second most in a career by a Louisville quarterback.
    • Cunningham rushed for three touchdowns in the first half to join Lamar Jackson as one of only two Louisville quarterbacks to rush for three or more TDs in a single half. Cunningham also rushed for three TDs in the first half vs. South Florida last week.
  • RB Tiyon Evans rushed for 48 yards on 8 carries, all in the first half.
  • WR Ahmari Huggins-Bruce had four receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown, the fifth TD reception of his career.
  • TE Marshon Ford had four receptions for 37 yards to move up to fifth on Louisville's career list for receptions by a tight end with 108.
  • DB Kenderick Duncan led all Louisville defenders with nine tackles, all of which were unassisted.
  • LB Monty Montgomery had seven tackles, six of which were unassisted, to go with two sacks, three tackles for loss, one interception, and two forced fumbles.
    • Montgomery moves into the top 10 on Louisville's career list for fumbles forced with five.
  • LB Yasir Abdullah moved up to fifth in career games played at Louisville with 53.
  • DB Chandler Jones moved up to seventh in career games played at Louisville with 52.

Gallery:

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NOTE: Photos courtesy of USA TODAY Sports' Bob DeChiara.

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