Oct. 14, 2017 – Home – Papa John's Cardinal Stadium – Louisville, Ky. – Attendance 44,679
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
| Boston College | 7 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 45 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11:38 | Kemari Averett 22-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Blanton Creque kick), 9-75, 03:22 |
| 1st | 03:36 | Lamar Jackson 20-yard rush (Blanton Creque kick), 6-80, 02:23 |
| 2nd | 05:07 | Reggie Bonnafon 64-yard rush (Blanton Creque kick), 1-64, 00:10 |
| 4th | 12:13 | Dez Fitzpatrick 40-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Blanton Creque kick), 6-84, 02:42 |
| 4th | 08:59 | Lamar Jackson 9-yard rush (Blanton Creque kick), 10-79, 03:00 |
| 4th | 05:03 | Lamar Jackson 41-yard rush (Blanton Creque kick), 6-83, 02:21 |
| Louisville | Boston College | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 25 | 27 |
| Rushing | 13 | 16 |
| Passing | 12 | 11 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 293 | 364 |
| Rushing Attempts | 36 | 59 |
| Average Per Rush | 8.1 | 6.2 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 4 | 5 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 294 | 390 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 1 | 26 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 332 | 191 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 19-39-1 | 12-28-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 8.5 | 6.8 |
| Average Per Completion | 17.5 | 15.9 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 625 | 555 |
| Total offense plays | 75 | 87 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 8.3 | 6.4 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-1 | 2-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 4-30 | 1-10 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-286 | 6-235 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 47.7 | 39.2 |
| Net Yards Per Punt | 33.7 | 36.0 |
| Inside 20 | 0 | 3 |
| 50+ Yards | 2 | 0 |
| Touchbacks | 1 | 1 |
| Fair catch | 0 | 3 |
| KICKOFF-YARDS | 7-434 | 7-446 |
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 62.0 | 63.7 |
| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 38.7 | 42.7 |
| Kickoff Touchbacks | 4 | 4 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1--1-0 | 4-64-0 |
| Average Per Return | -1.0 | 16.0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 3-47-0 | 3-63-0 |
| Average Per Return | 15.7 | 21.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-0-0 | 1-24-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-11-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 29:30 | 30:30 |
| 1st Quarter | 08:52 | 06:08 |
| 2nd Quarter | 08:17 | 06:43 |
| 3rd Quarter | 03:17 | 11:43 |
| 4th Quarter | 09:04 | 05:56 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 5-15 | 9-18 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 2-2 | 5-5 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 4 |
| Field goals | 0 | 1 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 2-13 | 0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 6-6 | 6-6 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Points off Turnover | 0 | 10 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Lamar Jackson | 22 | 181 | 1 | 180 | 3 | 41 | 8.2 |
| Reggie Bonnafon | 12 | 107 | 0 | 107 | 1 | 64 | 8.9 |
| Trey Smith | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Totals | 36 | 294 | 1 | 293 | 4 | 64 | 8.1 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Lamar Jackson | 19-39-1 | 332 | 2 | 48 | 0 |
| Totals | 19-39-1 | 332 | 2 | 48 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Dez Fitzpatrick | 7 | 127 | 1 | 48 | ||
| Jaylen Smith | 6 | 118 | 0 | 34 | ||
| Charles Standberry | 2 | 38 | 0 | 23 | ||
| Kemari Averett | 1 | 22 | 1 | 22 | ||
| Micky Crum | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Josh Johnson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Reggie Bonnafon | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 19 | 332 | 2 | 48 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Mason King | 6 | 286 | 47.7 | 57 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 6 | 286 | 47.7 | 57 | 0 | 1 |
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Traveon Samuel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TreSean Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Yeast | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| KICKOFFS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yards | Avg | TB | OB | |
| Blanton Creque | 7 | 434 | 62.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 434 | 62.0 | 4 | 0 |
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Lamar Jackson | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| Dez Fitzpatrick | 0 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 |
| Jaylen Smith | 0 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 |
| Reggie Bonnafon | 107 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| Traveon Samuel | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Charles Standberry | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Kemari Averett | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Micky Crum | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Trey Smith | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Josh Johnson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Russ Yeast | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – Jaylen Smith 1-1 Boston College – 2-0 |
| Louisville Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
| 17 | Dorian Etheridge | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Chucky Williams | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Isaac Stewart | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | Jonathan Greenard | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.0-0 | 1.5-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Zykiesis Cannon | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Dee Smith (2) | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | TreSean Smith | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1.0-8 | 2.0-10 | 0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | De'Asian Richardson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | G.G. Robinson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Russ Yeast | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jaire Alexander | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | James Hearns | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0-5 | 1.0-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Khane Pass | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Lamarques Thomas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Trevon Young | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.5-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 96 | Henry Famurewa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Derek Dorsey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Trumaine Washington | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 52 | 38 | 90 | 2.0-13 | 5.0-26 | 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| OFFENSE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos | # | Name |
| RT | 73 | Mekhi Becton |
| C | 75 | Robbie Bell |
| RB | 7 | Reggie Bonnafon |
| LT | 74 | Geron Christian |
| TE | 83 | Micky Crum |
| WR | 87 | Dez Fitzpatrick |
| QB | 8 | Lamar Jackson |
| RG | 72 | Lukayus McNeil |
| WR | 1 | Traveon Samuel |
| WR | 9 | Jaylen Smith |
| LG | 79 | Kenny Thomas |
| DEFENSE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos | # | Name |
| S | 11 | Dee Smith (2) |
| CB | 10 | Jaire Alexander |
| MLB | 17 | Dorian Etheridge |
| DT | 96 | Henry Famurewa |
| DE | 58 | Jonathan Greenard |
| DT | 94 | G.G. Robinson |
| S | 4 | TreSean Smith |
| MLB | 42 | Isaac Stewart |
| S | 22 | Chucky Williams |
| CB | 6 | Russ Yeast |
| DE | 91 | Trevon Young |
2-Corey Reed, 12-Trey Smith, 14-Drew Bailey, 15-Trumaine Washington, 20-Ronald Walker, 21-London Iakopo, 24-Zykiesis Cannon, 28-Mason King, 30-Khane Pass, 35-Lamarques Thomas, 43-Damien Smith, 45-Blanton Creque, 47-Austin Johnson, 49-Tobias Little, 52-Mitch Hall, 59-Caleb Tillman, 60-Tyler Haycraft, 62-Derek Dorsey, 66-Cole Bentley, 80-Charles Standberry, 84-Josh Johnson, 85-Jordan Davis, 88-Javonte Bagley, 90-De'Asian Richardson, 93-Gary McCrae, 98-Tabarius Peterson, 99-James Hearns, Kemari Averett, C.J. Avery, Tyler Polston, Harry Trotter