Highlights, Photos and Notes: Louisville 56, Boston College 28

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

Matthew McGavic | Sep 23, 2023

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Hosting Boston College for their first home ACC of the season, Louisville used a high-flying offensive attack to dominant their visitors, coming out with a 56-28 win to secure their best start to a season since 2016.

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

Team Notes:

Louisville improves to 9-7 vs. Boston College, including 6-2 in Louisville and 5-1 at L&N Stadium.
The Cards are off to a 4-0 start overall and 2-0 in ACC play for the first time since doing both in 2016.
Jeff Brohm is the third Louisville head football coach to begin his UofL career 4-0, joining Tom King and Bobby Petrino.
Louisville finishes with 582 yards of total offense, its 30th highest total in program history and second 500-yard game under Brohm.
Louisville scores touchdowns on its first seven possessions for the first time since scoring TDs on its first 10 possessions vs. Murray State in 2007.
Louisville takes a halftime lead of at least 21 points in three straight games for the first time since doing so in four straight games spanning the 1912 and 1913 seasons.
The Cards' defense breaks up seven Boston College passes and holds the Eagles to one fourth down conversion in four tries.

Player Notes:

QB Jack Plummer finished 18-of-21 for 388 yards passing with five touchdown passes and no interceptions in addition to a nine-yard touchdown run.

Plummer completed five passes of at least 40 yards each, giving him nine on the season.
Plummer completed 15 straight passes before an incompletion on his final attempt, tying him for the fourth longest completion streak in program history.

RB Jawhar Jordan rushed for 134 yards on 18 carries, including touchdowns of 33 and two yards to go with a 75-yard TD reception.

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

WR Ahmari Huggins-Bruce had three receptions for 110 yards, including touchdowns of 45 and 55 yards.

Huggins-Bruce had his second career 100-yard receiving game.

WR Jamari Thrash had five receptions for 71 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown.
TE Nate Kurisky scored his first career touchdown on a one-yard reception.
LB Jaylin Alderman led the Louisville defense with eight tackles, including a sack for nine yards.
DL Ashton Gillotte contributed two sacks for eight yards.

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NOTE: Photos courtesy of USA TODAY's Jamie Rhodes

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Published Sep 23, 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