Highlights, Photos and Notes: Louisville 56, Murray State 0

The highlights, photo gallery and team & player notes from the Cardinals' win vs. the Racers.

Matthew McGavic | Sep 8, 2023

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Playing in their first home game under head coach Jeff Brohm, the Louisville football program left little doubt against in-state FCS foe Murray State, cruising to a 56-0 victory at L&N Stadium.

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

Team Notes:

Jeff Brohm wins his first home opener at Louisville as the Cards improve to 69-33-3 in home openers.
Louisville improves to 15-6 vs. Murray State, including wins in the past seven consecutive meetings.
Louisville wins its 24th consecutive game against FCS opponents with a 36-7 overall record.
The Cards record their first shutout victory since a 30-0 win vs. Syracuse on Nov. 20, 2020, and their largest shutout victory since a 72-0 win vs. Florida International on Sept. 21, 2013.
Louisville amasses 690 yards of total offense while holding Murray State to 166 yards.
- The 690 yards is Louisville's 9th highest total in a game.
- The 524-yard margin in total offense is the second highest in a game, trailing only the 596-yard margin vs. Murray State on Sept. 30, 2017.
Five Louisville quarterbacks completed a pass in a game for the first time in school history.
- Prior to this season, four quarterbacks had completed a pass in an entire season only four times – in 1955, 1983, 2014, and 2018.
- All nine quarterbacks on the roster played.
Louisville rushes for six touchdowns in a game for the first time since rushing for seven TDs vs. both Syracuse and Florida State in back-to-back games in Sept. 2016.

Player Notes:

QB Jack Plummer finished 16-of-22 for 247 yards passing with one touchdown and two interceptions in addition to five rushing yards.
RB Jawhar Jordan rushed for 135 yards on seven carries, scoring on runs of 72 yards and one yard.

Jordan logged his fifth career 100-yard rushing game, all coming in the last seven games.
Jordan is the first Louisville player since Javian Hawkins in 2020 to have rushing touchdowns of 70+ yards in back-to-back games.

RB Keyjuan Brown rushed for 65 yards on 11 carries and a touchdown, becoming the first true freshman to score a touchdown since Trevion Cooley vs. Air Force on Dec. 28, 2021.
WR Jamari Thrash had six receptions for 82 yards, including a 73-yard touchdown, to go with a 12-yard rushing touchdown on a pitch.
K Brock Travelstead made eight of eight PAT attempts and punted twice for a 52.5-yard average.
LB T.J. Quinn led Louisville with six tackles to go with a fumble recovery and a quarterback hurry.
DB Devin Neal recovered a fumble and intercepted a pass, becoming the first Louisville player to do so in a single game since Kei'Trel Clark did it vs. Syracuse on Nov. 20, 2020.

Neal added five tackles and one pass breakup.

DB Cam'Ron Kelly, TE Nate Kurisky, DL Jermayne Lole, and made their first starts as Cardinals.

Gallery:

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

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Published Sep 8, 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