Highlights, Photos and Notes: Louisville 21, Indiana 14

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

Matthew McGavic | Sep 16, 2023

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INDIANAPOLIS - Louisville had to fight off a furious comeback attempt by Indiana after a hot start, but the Cardinals were able to hold on long enough, capturing a 21-14 win over the Hoosiers at Lucas Oil Stadium.

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

Team Notes:

Louisville beats Indiana for the first time in three tries, with all three games being played in Indiana.
Jeff Brohm is the fourth Louisville head football coach to begin his UofL career 3-0, joining Tom King, Frank Camp, and Bobby Petrino.
The Cards are off to a 3-0 start for the first time since starting 4-0 in 2017.
Louisville gains 302 yards in the first half, finishing with 422 yards of total offense.
Louisville improves to 17-15-1 in neutral site games, playing two neutral site games in the regular season this year for the first time in program history.
The Cards are now 27-15 in non-conference games since joining the ACC in 2014, winning six of their last seven.

Player Notes:

QB Jack Plummer finished 13-of-23 for 238 yards passing with one touchdown and one interception in addition to 42 rushing yards.

Plummer's 85-touchdown pass was the eighth longest TD pass in program history.

RB Jawhar Jordan rushed for 113 yards on 18 carries, including a 25-yard touchdown, to go with nine yards on two receptions.

Jordan logged his sixth career 100-yard rushing game, all coming in the last eight games.

WR Jamari Thrash had four receptions for 159 yards, including an 85-yard touchdown.

Thrash's 85-yard touchdown reception was the eighth longest TD catch in program history.
This was Thrash's first 100-yard receiving game as a Cardinal.
Thrash set a new school record by averaging 39.8 yards per reception (minimum four catches), surpassing the previous record of 38.3 yards set by DeVante Parker at Pittsburgh in 2012.

RB Maurice Turner had four carries for 18 yards, scoring the first touchdown of his Louisville career on a two-yard run.
DB Cam'Ron Kelly paced the Louisville defense with 12 tackles (six solo) to go with two tackles for loss and an interception.

Gallery:

NOTE: Photos courtesy of USA TODAY's Trevor Ruszkowski)

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Published Sep 16, 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