Sept. 9, 2016 – Away – Carrier Dome – Syracuse, N.Y. – Attendance 32,184
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 28 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 62 |
| Syracuse | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14:44 | James Quick 72-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Evan O'Hara kick), 1-72, 00:16 |
| 1st | 12:13 | Lamar Jackson 7-yard rush (Evan O'Hara kick), 3-75, 01:07 |
| 1st | 10:17 | Lamar Jackson 72-yard rush (Evan O'Hara kick), 1-72, 00:12 |
| 1st | 04:11 | Lamar Jackson 13-yard rush (Evan O'Hara kick), 2-68, 00:29 |
| 2nd | 03:23 | Lamar Jackson 9-yard rush (Evan O'Hara kick), 10-79, 03:25 |
| 3rd | 12:18 | Traveon Samuel 21-yard rush (Evan O'Hara kick), 5-82, 02:03 |
| 4th | 13:16 | Evan O'Hara 26-yard field goal, 11-42, 05:09 |
| 4th | 10:16 | Evan O'Hara 41-yard field goal, 5-16, 01:43 |
| 4th | 08:55 | Brandon Radcliff 48-yard rush (Evan O'Hara kick), 1-48, 00:08 |
| 4th | 07:31 | Jeremy Smith 30-yard rush (Evan O'Hara kick), 1-30, 00:07 |
| Louisville | Syracuse | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 30 | 24 |
| Rushing | 13 | 9 |
| Passing | 16 | 12 |
| Penalty | 1 | 3 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 414 | 121 |
| Rushing Attempts | 41 | 40 |
| Average Per Rush | 10.1 | 3.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 7 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 440 | 174 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 26 | 53 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 431 | 293 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 21-40-1 | 27-53-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 10.8 | 5.5 |
| Average Per Completion | 20.5 | 10.9 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 845 | 414 |
| Total offense plays | 81 | 93 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 10.4 | 4.5 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 6-2 | 3-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 9-100 | 8-55 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-215 | 11-489 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 43.0 | 44.5 |
| Net Yards Per Punt | 42.2 | 41.5 |
| Inside 20 | 1 | 3 |
| 50+ Yards | 0 | 5 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 1 |
| Fair catch | 3 | 4 |
| KICKOFF-YARDS | 11-667 | 5-319 |
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 60.6 | 63.8 |
| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 43.5 | 44.2 |
| Kickoff Touchbacks | 0 | 1 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-13-0 | 2-4-0 |
| Average Per Return | 4.3 | 2.0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 4-73-0 | 11-189-0 |
| Average Per Return | 18.3 | 17.2 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-7-0 | 1-50-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 31:28 | 28:24 |
| 1st Quarter | 05:36 | 09:24 |
| 2nd Quarter | 07:36 | 07:22 |
| 3rd Quarter | 08:58 | 06:04 |
| 4th Quarter | 09:26 | 05:34 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 7-16 | 10-23 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 4-5 | 3-4 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 3 |
| Field goals | 1 | 0 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 4-36 | 1-8 |
| PAT Kicks | 8-8 | 4-4 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 2-3 | 0-1 |
| Points off Turnover | 14 | 0 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Lamar Jackson | 21 | 209 | 10 | 199 | 4 | 72 | 9.5 |
| Brandon Radcliff | 10 | 156 | 0 | 156 | 1 | 48 | 15.6 |
| Jeremy Smith | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 |
| Traveon Samuel | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| Malin Jones | 3 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 5.7 |
| Malik Williams | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Trey Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Kyle Bolin | 1 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 0 | 0 | -8.0 |
| Reggie Bonnafon | 1 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 0 | 0 | -8.0 |
| Totals | 41 | 440 | 26 | 414 | 7 | 72 | 10.1 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Lamar Jackson | 20-39-1 | 411 | 1 | 72 | 1 |
| Kyle Bolin | 1-1-0 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 21-40-1 | 431 | 1 | 72 | 1 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Jamari Staples | 5 | 136 | 0 | 55 | ||
| James Quick | 4 | 108 | 1 | 72 | ||
| Jaylen Smith | 2 | 78 | 0 | 61 | ||
| Cole Hikutini | 4 | 41 | 0 | 16 | ||
| Traveon Samuel | 3 | 30 | 0 | 16 | ||
| Charles Standberry | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Devante Peete | 1 | 10 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Jeremy Smith | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Totals | 21 | 431 | 1 | 72 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Mason King | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 48 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 48 | 1 | 0 |
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Seth Dawkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaire Alexander | 3 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaq Wiggins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Totals | 3 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 73 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| 4th | 13:16 | 26 | Good |
| 4th | 10:16 | 41 | Good |
| 28 | Missed | ||
| KICKOFFS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yards | Avg | TB | OB | |
| Anthony George | 11 | 667 | 60.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 667 | 60.6 | 0 | 0 |
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Lamar Jackson | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 |
| Brandon Radcliff | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 |
| Jamari Staples | 0 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 |
| James Quick | 0 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| Jaylen Smith | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| Seth Dawkins | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| Traveon Samuel | 21 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Cole Hikutini | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Jeremy Smith | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Charles Standberry | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Malin Jones | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Jaire Alexander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Devante Peete | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Malik Williams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Shaq Wiggins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Kyle Bolin | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| Reggie Bonnafon | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – Jaire Alexander 1-0, Kyle Bolin 1-0, Reggie Bonnafon 1-0, Cole Hikutini 1-1, Devante Peete 1-1, James Quick 1-0 Syracuse – 3-1 |
| Louisville Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
| 55 | Keith Kelsey | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.5-4 | 1.5-5 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Chucky Williams | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Zykiesis Cannon | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Dee Smith (2) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Josh Harvey-Clemons | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.0-12 | 1.0-12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jaire Alexander | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 97 | DeAngelo Brown | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 2.0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Isaac Stewart | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Trumaine Washington | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Devonte Fields | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | James Hearns | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.5-12 | 1.5-12 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Chris Williams | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 2.0-2 | 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Drew Bailey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0-8 | 1.0-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | London Iakopo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Gio Pascascio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | De'Asian Richardson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Stacy Thomas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Shaq Wiggins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Amonte Caban | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Henry Famurewa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Khane Pass | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Kyle Shortridge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Trey Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jamari Staples | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Malik Staples | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ronald Walker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 66 | 12 | 78 | 4.0-36 | 12.0-44 | 3 | 1-0 | 1-7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| OFFENSE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos | # | Name |
| WR | 7 | Reggie Bonnafon |
| LT | 74 | Geron Christian |
| HB | 18 | Cole Hikutini |
| C | 61 | Tobijah Hughley |
| LG | 50 | Khalil Hunter |
| QB | 8 | Lamar Jackson |
| RG | 56 | Kiola Mahoni |
| RT | 72 | Lukayus McNeil |
| WR | 17 | James Quick |
| RB | 23 | Brandon Radcliff |
| WR | 2 | Jamari Staples |
| DEFENSE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos | # | Name |
| CB | 10 | Jaire Alexander |
| DE | 14 | Drew Bailey |
| DT | 97 | DeAngelo Brown |
| OLB | 92 | Devonte Fields |
| S | 25 | Josh Harvey-Clemons |
| OLB | 99 | James Hearns |
| ILB | 55 | Keith Kelsey |
| DE | 90 | De'Asian Richardson |
| ILB | 32 | Stacy Thomas |
| CB | 15 | Trumaine Washington |
| S | 22 | Chucky Williams |
1-Traveon Samuel, 5-Seth Dawkins, 6-Shaq Wiggins, 9-Jaylen Smith, 11-Dee Smith (2), 12-Trey Smith, 20-Ronald Walker, 21-London Iakopo, 24-Zykiesis Cannon, 27-L.J. Scott, 28-Mason King, 29-Malik Williams, 30-Khane Pass, 31-Malik Staples, 33-Malin Jones, 34-Jeremy Smith, 35-Anthony George, 36-Evan O'Hara, 42-Isaac Stewart, 44-Chris Williams, 46-Lamar Atkins, 49-Colin Holba, 53-Amonte Caban, 58-Jonathan Greenard, 60-Tyler Haycraft, 65-Luke Schultheiss, 71-Chandler Jones, 77-Linwood Foy, 79-Kenny Thomas, 80-Charles Standberry, 84-Gio Pascascio, 86-Devante Peete, 88-Javonte Bagley, 95-Kyle Shortridge, 96-Henry Famurewa, Kyle Bolin, Alphonso Carter, Blanton Creque, Tyler Polston