Sept. 23, 2017 – Home – Papa John's Cardinal Stadium – Louisville, Ky. – Attendance 47,812
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Kent State | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13:01 | Malik Williams 3-yard rush (Blanton Creque kick), 5-75, 01:59 |
| 1st | 02:51 | Malik Williams 33-yard rush (Blanton Creque kick), 7-89, 03:36 |
| 1st | 01:14 | Trumaine Washington 37-yard interception return (Blanton Creque kick) |
| 2nd | 02:11 | Lamar Jackson 13-yard rush (Blanton Creque kick), 8-75, 01:47 |
| 3rd | 07:56 | Seth Dawkins 32-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Blanton Creque kick), 7-77, 03:20 |
| 3rd | 02:23 | Javonte Bagley 15-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Blanton Creque kick), 5-66, 01:43 |
| Louisville | Kent State | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 23 | 11 |
| Rushing | 9 | 10 |
| Passing | 12 | 0 |
| Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 165 | 139 |
| Rushing Attempts | 27 | 54 |
| Average Per Rush | 6.1 | 2.6 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 176 | 192 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 11 | 53 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 374 | 11 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 23-30-2 | 2-5-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 12.5 | 2.2 |
| Average Per Completion | 16.3 | 5.5 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 539 | 150 |
| Total offense plays | 57 | 59 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 9.5 | 2.5 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 4-30 | 5-45 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 1-45 | 8-369 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 45.0 | 46.1 |
| Net Yards Per Punt | 45.0 | 42.6 |
| Inside 20 | 0 | 3 |
| 50+ Yards | 0 | 3 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 1 |
| Fair catch | 1 | 1 |
| KICKOFF-YARDS | 7-447 | 2-130 |
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 63.9 | 65.0 |
| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 43.3 | 40.0 |
| Kickoff Touchbacks | 4 | 2 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-8-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 2.7 | |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 3-44-0 |
| Average Per Return | 14.7 | |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-37-1 | 2-13-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 1-4-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 23:18 | 36:42 |
| 1st Quarter | 08:28 | 06:32 |
| 2nd Quarter | 03:46 | 11:14 |
| 3rd Quarter | 05:16 | 09:44 |
| 4th Quarter | 05:48 | 09:12 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 4-10 | 5-15 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
| Field goals | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 2-17 | 1-7 |
| PAT Kicks | 6-6 | 0-0 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Points off Turnover | 14 | 3 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Malik Williams | 9 | 51 | 4 | 47 | 2 | 33 | 5.2 |
| Lamar Jackson | 8 | 41 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 18 | 4.2 |
| Colin Wilson | 3 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 21 | 11.0 |
| Reggie Bonnafon | 3 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 6.0 |
| Traveon Samuel | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| Harry Trotter | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| Trey Smith | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Jawon Pass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 27 | 176 | 11 | 165 | 3 | 33 | 6.1 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Lamar Jackson | 18-22-2 | 299 | 2 | 69 | 1 |
| Jawon Pass | 5-8-0 | 75 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Totals | 23-30-2 | 374 | 2 | 69 | 1 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Seth Dawkins | 4 | 75 | 1 | 32 | ||
| Jordan Davis | 1 | 69 | 0 | 69 | ||
| Josh Johnson | 2 | 48 | 0 | 31 | ||
| Malik Williams | 4 | 43 | 0 | 28 | ||
| Javonte Bagley | 2 | 31 | 1 | 16 | ||
| Reggie Bonnafon | 2 | 30 | 0 | 21 | ||
| Emonee Spence | 3 | 27 | 0 | 15 | ||
| Dez Fitzpatrick | 2 | 24 | 0 | 17 | ||
| Charles Standberry | 2 | 19 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Colin Wilson | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Totals | 23 | 374 | 2 | 69 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Mason King | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Trumaine Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 37 |
| Russ Yeast | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Bonnafon | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 37 |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| KICKOFFS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yards | Avg | TB | OB | |
| Blanton Creque | 7 | 447 | 63.9 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 447 | 63.9 | 4 | 0 |
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Malik Williams | 47 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Seth Dawkins | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Jordan Davis | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Josh Johnson | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Reggie Bonnafon | 18 | 30 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 44 |
| Colin Wilson | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Trumaine Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| Lamar Jackson | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Javonte Bagley | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Emonee Spence | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Dez Fitzpatrick | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Charles Standberry | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Traveon Samuel | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Harry Trotter | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Russ Yeast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Trey Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – Lamar Jackson 1-1, Josh Johnson 1-1 Kent State – 2-2 |
| Louisville Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
| 17 | Dorian Etheridge | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.0-0 | 2.0-2 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Trevon Young | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 2.0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Avery | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 99 | James Hearns | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 2.0-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Tabarius Peterson | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | G.G. Robinson | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Zykiesis Cannon | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Derek Dorsey | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | De'Asian Richardson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Jonathan Greenard | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.0-17 | 2.0-17 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Khane Pass | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-8 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | TreSean Smith | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 2.0-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Trumaine Washington | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1-37 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | London Iakopo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Dee Smith (2) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Isaac Stewart | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Amonte Caban | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Henry Famurewa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Traveon Samuel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Damien Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Colin Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Lamarques Thomas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Chucky Williams | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ronald Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 34 | 75 | 2.0-17 | 14.0-48 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| OFFENSE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos | # | Name |
| RT | 73 | Mekhi Becton |
| C | 75 | Robbie Bell |
| RB | 7 | Reggie Bonnafon |
| LT | 74 | Geron Christian |
| TE | 85 | Jordan Davis |
| WR | 5 | Seth Dawkins |
| WR | 87 | Dez Fitzpatrick |
| QB | 8 | Lamar Jackson |
| RG | 72 | Lukayus McNeil |
| TE | 80 | Charles Standberry |
| LG | 79 | Kenny Thomas |
| DEFENSE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos | # | Name |
| OLB | C.J. Avery | |
| S | 24 | Zykiesis Cannon |
| MLB | 17 | Dorian Etheridge |
| DT | 96 | Henry Famurewa |
| DE | 99 | James Hearns |
| OLB | 21 | London Iakopo |
| DT | 90 | De'Asian Richardson |
| CB | 15 | Trumaine Washington |
| S | 22 | Chucky Williams |
| CB | 6 | Russ Yeast |
| DE | 91 | Trevon Young |
1-Traveon Samuel, 2-Corey Reed, 3-Cornelius Sturghill, 4-TreSean Smith, 11-Dee Smith (2), 12-Trey Smith, 20-Ronald Walker, 28-Mason King, 29-Malik Williams, 30-Khane Pass, 33-Colin Wilson, 35-Lamarques Thomas, 42-Isaac Stewart, 43-Damien Smith, 45-Blanton Creque, 49-Tobias Little, 52-Mitch Hall, 53-Amonte Caban, 58-Jonathan Greenard, 60-Tyler Haycraft, 61-Caleb Chandler, 62-Derek Dorsey, 63-Nathan Scheler, 70-Toriano Roundtree, 77-Linwood Foy, 81-Emonee Spence, 84-Josh Johnson, 88-Javonte Bagley, 94-G.G. Robinson, 98-Tabarius Peterson, Kemari Averett, Jawon Pass, Harry Trotter