Highlights, Photos and Notes: Kentucky 38, Louisville 31

The highlights, photo gallery and team & player notes from the Cardinals' loss to the Wildcats.

Matthew McGavic | Nov 25, 2023

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Taking on Kentucky in their annual Battle for the Governor's Cup, the Louisville football program was unable to overcome costly late mistakes, falling 38-31 to extend their losing streak in the rivalry to five in a row.

ESPN put together a highlight tape of the matchup, which you can see here:

Team Notes:

Louisville falls to 15-20 in the all-time series vs. Kentucky, including 5-10 at L&N Stadium.
Louisville falls to 10-2 overall, a record it last achieved in 2012.
Louisville moves on to face Florida State in the ACC Championship game in Charlotte on Dec. 2 with an opportunity to clinch an Orange Bowl berth with a win.
Louisville outgains Kentucky, amassing 403 yards of total offense while allowing 289 yards.
Louisville holds Kentucky to 83 rushing yards, the eighth time in 12 games this year it has held an opponent under 100 yards on the ground.
Louisville allows a kickoff return for a touchdown for the first time since Alabama had one on Sept. 1, 2018.
Louisville opens the second half with a 15-play, 75-yard touchdown drive that took 9:10 off the clock.
- The 15 plays were the most in a Louisville scoring drive since a 15-play touchdown drive vs. Florida State on Sept. 25, 2021.
- The 9:10 time of possession made this Louisville's longest scoring drive since a 19-play, 80-yard touchdown drive consumed 9:21 at Connecticut on Oct. 17, 2009.
Kentucky is Louisville's first opponent to finish a game with no penalties since Pittsburgh on Nov. 12, 2011.
Louisville scores on its first possession for the ninth time in 12 games this season, including eight touchdowns.
Louisville extends its streak of holding opponents scoreless on their first possession to 16 games.
Louisville's winning streak when holding opponents scoreless in the first quarter ends at 19 games.
- The last such loss was 27-3 at Virginia on Sept. 22, 2018.

Player Notes:

QB Jack Plummer was 24-of-33 passing for 242 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. He rushed 11 times for 19 yards and was sacked twice for 13 yards.
RB Jawhar Jordan rushed for 67 yards on 17 carries, scoring twice on a pair of one-yard runs.
WR Ahmari Huggins-Bruce had two receptions for 24 yards, scoring his fifth touchdown of the season on a 21-yard pass from Plummer
TE Joey Gatewood had two receptions for 25 yards, scoring his third touchdown of the season on an 11-yard pass from Plummer.
S Benjamin Perry led the Cards' defense with a career-high nine tackles including a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss.
DL Ashton Gillotte had his 11th sack of the season and 21st of his career to go with four tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and a quarterback hurry.

Gillotte moved up to a tie for seventh on Louisville's season sacks list.
Gillotte moved up to tenth on Louisville's career sacks list.

DL Kameron Wilson had the first solo sack of his career to go with two tackles and a tackle for loss.
DB Jarvis Brownlee logged his first interception of the season and the third in his Louisville career to go with two tackles.
K Brock Travelstead made his 15th field goal of the year from 46 yards.

Travelstead moves up to a tie for seventh most field goals made in a season at Louisville.

Gallery:

NOTE: Photos courtesy of USA TODAY's Jamie Rhodes.

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Published Nov 25, 2023

MATTHEW MCGAVIC

McGavic is a 2016 Sport Administration graduate of the University of Louisville, and a native of the Derby City. He has been covering the Cardinals in various capacities since 2017, with a brief stop in Atlanta, Ga. on the Georgia Tech beat. He is also a co-host of the 'From The Pink Seats' podcast on the State of Louisville network. Video gamer, bourbon drinker and dog lover. Find him on Twitter at @Matt_McGavic