Louisville scores season’s first win, beats UCF: See what happened at game

Louisville did not have a great start this season. In the game with Syracuse, Louisville lost. In the first week, Ole Miss transfer John Rhys Plumlee led the upbeat University of Central Florida (UCF) offence with 308 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Last season Cards defeated UCF 42-35. However, Louisville is considered an underdog.

Louisville VS UCF Game Updates
After starting this season with the loss, Louisville has made a spirited comeback in the second week with a great win over UCF.


Scott Satterfield, Louisville’s coach, said that their defence played amazingly. Malik Cunningham, Louisville’s quarterback, passed for 201 yards with a run of 121 yards. Tyler Hudson took 3 catches for 67 yards.

Louisville had a great start. The drive included 10 plays for 75 yards. Tiyon Evans scored a 7-yard rushing touchdown. After that, UCF’s Isaiah Bowser tied the game.

Louisville scored nothing in the second quarter after James Turner missed a 32-yard field goal attempt. However, UCF took the lead this quarter after Isaiah Bowser got his second touchdown.

In the third quarter, Louisville’s defence, Momo Sanogo, gave Louisville a lead, but they were still trailing behind UCF by 14-10.

Louisville was leading with six points as the score was 20-14. Then Malik Cunningham gave the much-needed lead with a 43-yard run. James Turner helped Louisville score more with a 35-yard run.




During the final moments, Jarvis Brownlee changed the game and prevented UCF’s win. Although Louisville was leading with 6 points, they could not convert when they went for the fourth round.

In the second week’s game between Louisville and UCF, for 202 years, twenty-two penalties were given.

FAQs

What football records were broken by Malik Cunningham?
On Friday night, Malik Cunningham broke the Louisville record against UCF.

With a consecutive start of 37, he broke the record held by any of the Louisville senior quarterbacks.

Earlier, Teddy Bridgewater and Chris Redman held records for 36 consecutive starts.

How to watch Louisville VS UCF?
The Louisville VS UCF game was held at FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando.
The game was scheduled for September 9, 7:30 PM.
The game was live streamed at WatchESPN.
The game was also broadcasted on the ESPN2 TV channel.