Highlights, Photos and Notes: Pitt 38, Louisville 21

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

Matthew McGavic | Oct 15, 2023

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PITTSBURGH - Traveling to the Steel City for a matchup with Pitt, the Louisville football program was unable to overcome critical mistakes and crucial injuries, getting upset 38-21 for their first loss of the season.

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

Team Notes:

Louisville falls to 8-10 in the all-time series vs. Pittsburgh, including 5-8 in Pittsburgh and 2-5 at Acrisure Stadium.
The Cards drop to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in conference play, both marks last achieved in 2016.
Louisville's winning streak ends at seven games, tied for 10th longest in program history.
Louisville holds Pittsburgh to 288 yards of total offense.

The Cards have held three straight opponents under 300 yards of total offense for the first time since 2015.

Louisville allows a pick six for the first time since a 31-17 loss at Virginia on Nov. 14, 2020.

Player Notes:

RB Isaac Guerendo rushed for 38 yards on 13 carries, scoring on runs of one and five yards. Guerendo has his first multi-touchdown game as a Cardinal and the second of his college career. Guerendo added 31 yards on three receptions.
RB Maurice Turner rushed for a season-high 81 yards on 12 carries.
RB Jawhar Jordan was limited to two carries for eight yards due to injury, both totals being his lowest since the final regular season game of 2021.
WR Jamari Thrash had nine receptions for 120 yards, logging his second 100-yard receiving game of the season.
WR Chris Bell had four receptions for 34 yards, including a seven-yard touchdown. Bell has two touchdown catches in his career, both coming on the road over the last three games.
WR Jimmy Calloway had five receptions for 90 yards, both career highs.
QB Jack Plummer finished 29-of-52 for 336 yards passing with one touchdown and two interceptions. He was sacked four times for 48 yards. Plummer has completed a touchdown pass in all seven of his games at Louisville and nine straight games going back to his career at California. Plummer has two 300-yard passing games this season. Plummer's 29 completions and 52 attempts are both the most by a Louisville player since Jawon Pass was 30-54 passing vs. Wake Forest in 2018.
DL Mason Reiger had a five-yard sack. Reiger has three sacks this season, all coming in the last two games.
LB T.J. Quinn led Louisville with a career-high 12 tackles, including a tackle for loss. Quinn has double-digit tackles for the third straight game.

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NOTE: Photos courtesy of USA TODAY's Charles LeClaire.

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Published Oct 15, 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