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Highlights, Photos and Notes: Louisville 21, Indiana 14

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

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.

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

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