Syracuse 38
(1-3, 1-0 Big East)
Louisville 35
(2-2, 0-1 Big East)
12:00 PM ET, September 22, 2007
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, LOUISVILLE, KY
Top Performers
Passing: B. Brohm (LOU) - 555 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: A. Allen (GT) - 18 CAR, 66 YDS
Receiving: H. Douglas (LOU) - 12 REC, 205 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | SYR | LOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 14:44 | Taj Smith 79 Yd Pass From Andrew Robinson (Patrick Shadle Kick) Drive: 1 plays, 79 yds, :16 | 7 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | SYR | LOU | |||
 | TD | 12:59 | Scott Kuhn 4 Yd Pass From Brian Brohm (Arthur Carmody Kick) Drive: 8 plays, 80 yds, 3:43 | 7 | 7 |
| TD | 12:46 | Max Suter 93 Yd Kickoff Return (Patrick Shadle Kick) | 14 | 7 |
| TD | 03:57 | Da'Mon Merkerson 42 Yd Pass From Andrew Robinson (Patrick Shadle Kick) Drive: 5 plays, 69 yds, 1:52 | 21 | 7 |
| THIRD QUARTER | SYR | LOU | |||
| TD | 06:27 | Harry Douglas 35 Yd Pass From Brian Brohm (Arthur Carmody Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 65 yds, 1:03 | 21 | 14 |
| TD | 05:44 | Taj Smith 60 Yd Pass From Andrew Robinson (Patrick Shadle Kick) Drive: 2 plays, 71 yds, :32 | 28 | 14 |
| FG | 03:08 | Patrick Shadle 26 Yd Drive: 4 plays, 4 yds, 1:05 | 31 | 14 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | SYR | LOU | |||
| TD | 12:58 | Gary Barnidge 2 Yd Pass From Brian Brohm (Arthur Carmody Kick) Drive: 12 plays, 66 yds, 5:10 | 31 | 21 |
| TD | 10:13 | Mike Williams 17 Yd Pass From Andrew Robinson (Patrick Shadle Kick) Drive: 8 plays, 72 yds, 2:45 | 38 | 21 |
| TD | 03:41 | George Stripling 2 Yd Run (Arthur Carmody Kick) Drive: 6 plays, 73 yds, 1:06 | 38 | 28 |
| TD | 00:56 | Patrick Carter 5 Yd Pass From Brian Brohm (Arthur Carmody Kick) Drive: 7 plays, 84 yds, 1:18 | 38 | 35 |
Team Stat Comparison
| SYR | LOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 16 | 37 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-13 | 4-13 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Total Yards | 465 | 628 |
| Passing | 423 | 555 |
Comp-Att | 17-26 | 45-65 |
Yards per pass | 16.3 | 8.5 |
| Rushing | 42 | 73 |
Rushing Attempts | 35 | 28 |
Yards per rush | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| Penalties | 11-96 | 12-105 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 2 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 2 |
| Possession | 26:44 | 33:16 |
| Syracuse Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| A. Robinson | 17/26 | 423 | 16.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Team | 17/26 | 423 | 16.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Louisville Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| B. Brohm | 45/65 | 555 | 8.5 | 4 | 2 |
| Team | 45/65 | 555 | 8.5 | 4 | 2 |
| Syracuse Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Brinkley | 23 | 53 | 2.3 | 0 | 20 |
| J. Sellers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Robinson | 7 | -2 | -0.3 | 0 | 9 |
| -. Team | 3 | -9 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 35 | 42 | 1.2 | 0 | 20 |
| Louisville Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Allen | 18 | 66 | 3.7 | 0 | 17 |
| G. Stripling | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 1 | 6 |
| B. Brohm | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 28 | 73 | 2.6 | 1 | 17 |
| Syracuse Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Smith | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 2 | 79 |
| J. Nesheiwat | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 0 | 48 |
| M. Williams | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 1 | 42 |
| D. Merkerson | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 1 | 42 |
| R. Moss | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 19 |
| T. Fiammetta | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| C. Brinkley | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 17 | 423 | 24.9 | 4 | 79 |
| Louisville Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| H. Douglas | 12 | 205 | 17.1 | 1 | 35 |
| M. Urrutia | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 0 | 22 |
| G. Barnidge | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 1 | 20 |
| A. Allen | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 16 |
| S. Long | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 31 |
| J. Spillman | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 13 |
| G. Stripling | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 13 |
| P. Carter | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 10 |
| T. Guy | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| S. Kuhn | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Team | 45 | 555 | 12.3 | 4 | 35 |
| Syracuse Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| J. McClain | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| A. Brown | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 61 | 0 |
| Syracuse Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| M. Suter | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 93 |
| Team | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 93 |
| Louisville Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Spillman | 6 | 145 | 24.2 | 35 |
| T. Guy | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 |
| Team | 7 | 162 | 23.1 | 35 |
| Louisville Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Guy | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 21 |
| J. Spillman | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 |
| Team | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 21 |
| Syracuse Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| P. Shadle | 1/1 | 100.0 | 26 | 5/5 | 8 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 26 | 5/5 | 8 |
| Louisville Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| A. Carmody | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 5/5 | 5 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 5/5 | 5 |
| Syracuse Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| R. Long | 6 | 248 | 41.3 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| Team | 6 | 248 | 41.3 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| Louisville Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| C. Goettsche | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| T. Flannery | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| Team | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
ATTENDANCE: 40,922
