
Louisville 21
(5-3, 1-2 Big East)

Syracuse 28
(2-6, 1-3 Big East)
7:00 PM ET, November 1, 2008
Carrier Dome, SYRACUSE, NY
Top Performers
Passing: H. Cantwell (LOU) - 214 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: C. Brinkley (SYR) - 33 CAR, 166 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: D. Merkerson (SYR) - 3 REC, 68 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | LOU | SYR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 09:02 | Victor Anderson 9 Yd Run (Ryan Payne Kick) | 7 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 03:05 | Curtis Brinkley 2 Yd Run (Patrick Shadle Kick) | 7 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | LOU | SYR | |||
![]() | TD | 02:03 | Da'Mon Merkerson 38 Yd Pass From Cameron Dantley (Patrick Shadle Kick) | 7 | 14 |
| THIRD QUARTER | LOU | SYR | |||
![]() | TD | 10:08 | Antwon Bailey 39 Yd Run (Patrick Shadle Kick) | 7 | 21 |
![]() | TD | 01:13 | Joe Tronzo 5 Yd Pass From Hunter Cantwell (Ryan Payne Kick) | 14 | 21 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | LOU | SYR | |||
![]() | TD | 05:16 | Tony Fiammetta 8 Yd Pass From Cameron Dantley (Patrick Shadle Kick) | 14 | 28 |
![]() | TD | 03:55 | Troy Pascley 36 Yd Pass From Hunter Cantwell (Ryan Payne Kick) | 21 | 28 |
Team Stat Comparison
| LOU | SYR | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 22 | 18 |
3rd down efficiency | 7-15 | 6-13 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 351 | 385 |
| Passing | 214 | 178 |
Comp-Att | 23-36 | 11-22 |
Yards per pass | 5.9 | 8.1 |
| Rushing | 137 | 207 |
Rushing Attempts | 34 | 38 |
Yards per rush | 4.0 | 5.4 |
| Penalties | 8-81 | 3-34 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 32:22 | 27:38 |
| Louisville Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| H. Cantwell | 23/36 | 214 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 |
| Team | 23/36 | 214 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 |
| Syracuse Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| C. Dantley | 11/22 | 178 | 8.1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 11/22 | 178 | 8.1 | 2 | 0 |
| Louisville Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| V. Anderson | 23 | 113 | 4.9 | 1 | 19 |
| T. Guy | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
| B. Powell | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| B. Bolen | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| H. Cantwell | 3 | -17 | -5.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 34 | 137 | 4.0 | 1 | 19 |
| Syracuse Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Brinkley | 33 | 166 | 5.0 | 1 | 45 |
| A. Bailey | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | 39 |
| C. Dantley | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| -. Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 207 | 5.4 | 2 | 45 |
| Louisville Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Pascley | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 1 | 36 |
| D. Beaumont | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 16 |
| V. Anderson | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 16 |
| J. Burns | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 13 |
| J. Chichester | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 |
| T. Guy | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
| B. Powell | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Tronzo | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 5 |
| A. Robinson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| C. Vaughn | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 23 | 214 | 9.3 | 2 | 36 |
| Syracuse Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Merkerson | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 1 | 38 |
| D. Hogue | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | 37 |
| D. Davis | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 16 |
| T. Fiammetta | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | 19 |
| M. Sales | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| C. Cervino | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 11 | 178 | 16.2 | 2 | 38 |
| Syracuse Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| B. Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Louisville Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Guy | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 50 |
| C. Thompson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 |
| Team | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 50 |
| Louisville Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Beaumont | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 28 |
| Team | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 28 |
| Syracuse Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| B. Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Louisville Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| R. Payne | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 3/3 | 3 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 3/3 | 3 |
| Syracuse Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| P. Shadle | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 4/4 | 4 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 4/4 | 4 |
| Louisville Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| C. Goettsche | 7 | 271 | 38.7 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
| Team | 7 | 271 | 38.7 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
| Syracuse Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| R. Long | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
| Team | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
ATTENDANCE: 32,917



