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Cunningham has 4 TDs, Louisville thumps South Florida 41-3
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Malik Cunningham ran for three of his four touchdowns as Louisville rolled to a 41-3 win over South Florida on Saturday afternoon.
Cunningham put the Cardinals (2-2) comfortably ahead by halftime with TDs on four of five possessions. He had scoring runs of 35, 40 and 8 yards and tossed a 26-yard TD to senior transfer Jaelin Carter, who stretched to make a leaping grab in the end zone for his first score as a Cardinal.
Cunningham finished 14 of 22 passing for 186 yards and ran nine times for 113 yards before going to the bench early in the fourth quarter. It was the fifth-year senior's 10th 100-plus-yard rushing game and third in a row.
''It's a credit to my offensive line,'' he said. ''They were blocking up and down the line. The whole week we prepared for them to take me. When they didn't I just ran it.
''Our guys are just a bunch of dogs. I catch myself watching them. My teammates believe in me and have got my back. We got to get this thing back on track.''
Cunningham achieved a milestone as the eighth player in NCAA history to have over 3,000 rushing yards and 8,000 passing.
''He puts pressure on defenses when you can run like that,'' Louisville coach Scott Satterfield said. ''He's a special player when he has the ball in his hands. When he's honed in like that, he's great.''
Louisville had one of its best games of the season offensively, out-gaining USF (1-3) 542-158. That total included 283 rushing, with Trevion Cooley gaining 75 on 11 carries and Tiyon Evans 53 on 13 attempts.
The Bulls (1-3) averted a shutout when Spencer Schrader kicked a 37-yard field goal on the first play of the fourth quarter.
The Bulls had three first-half turnovers. Gerry Bohanon Jr. threw two interceptions and USF had a fumble. Bohanon was 9 of 17 passing for 62 yards and was relieved in the third quarter by backup quarterback Katravis Marsh, who was 4 of 11 for 48 yards.
''Obviously we are very disappointed,'' said South Florida coach Jeff Scott. ''We played very poorly. We didn't coach well and we didn't play well that's the bottom line.''
NOTHING BUT NET
The goal post netting used to catch the football on extra points and field goals achieved what the Bulls struggled at, stopping Cunningham. After the mobile QB scored his third rushing touchdown to put Louisville up 21-0, he ran through the back of the end zone and into the net, falling down. Several teammates quickly rushed to free him from the netting, which eventually went up to catch James Turner's extra point.
''I've never had that happen,'' Cunningham said. ''It's crazy because I was trying to get out of the net and he was like, `We gotta go, we gotta go.' But I was stuck in the net. And that was my first time actually ever getting caught in the net. It was pretty funny.''
THE TAKEAWAY
South Florida: The Bulls rushed for just 48 as their road problems continued with a 14th consecutive loss dating back to 2019. Third-year coach Jeff Scott, the former Clemson assistant, is 4-21.
Louisville: The Cardinals needed a lift after falling last week to Florida State and were dominant throughout for the first time this season. It comes in handy as they play their next two games on the road before playing five ranked teams in their final six games.
UP NEXT
South Florida hosts East Carolina in its American Athletic Conference opener.
Louisville visits Boston College, seeking its first ACC victory.
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K. Powell
4 RB 45 RuYds |
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M. Cunningham
3 QB 186 PaYds, PaTD, 113 RuYds, 3 RuTDs |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 12 | 26 |
Rushing | 5 | 13 |
Passing | 6 | 12 |
Penalty | 1 | 1 |
3rd Down Conv | 5-16 | 3-14 |
4th Down Conv | 1-2 | 3-4 |
Total Net Yards | 180 | 542 |
Total Plays | 62 | 76 |
Avg Gain | 2.9 | 7.1 |
Net Yards Rushing | 70 | 283 |
Rush Attempts | 34 | 46 |
Avg Rush Yards | 2.1 | 6.2 |
Yards Passing | 110 | 259 |
Comp. - Att. | 13-28 | 19-30 |
Yards Per Pass | 2.5 | 8.2 |
Penalties - Yards | 6-36 | 5-59 |
Touchdowns | 0 | 5 |
Rushing TDs | 0 | 4 |
Passing TDs | 0 | 1 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Fumbles - Lost | 2-1 | 2-1 |
Int. Thrown | 2 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 8-36.8 | 3-44.3 |
Return Yards | 11 | 0 |
Punts - Returns | 2-11 | 3-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 2-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
G. Bohanon
11 QB
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G. Bohanon | 9/17 | 62 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Marsh
12 QB
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K. Marsh | 4/11 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
K. Powell
22 RB
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K. Powell | 8 | 45 | 0 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Battie
21 RB
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B. Battie | 9 | 26 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Dukes
2 RB
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M. Dukes | 3 | 11 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Hamilton
24 RB
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M. Hamilton | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Mangham
0 RB
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J. Mangham | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G. Bohanon
11 QB
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G. Bohanon | 7 | -3 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
O. Dollison
4 WR
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O. Dollison | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Marsh
12 QB
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K. Marsh | 1 | -13 | 0 | -13 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
Y. Terry
19 WR
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Y. Terry | 6 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Atkins
38 WR
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S. Atkins | 4 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
O. Dollison
4 WR
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O. Dollison | 7 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Reynolds
81 WR
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G. Reynolds | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Carter
88 TE
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C. Carter | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Berryhill
83 WR
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L. Berryhill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Brown
1 WR
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K. Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Brown
7 WR
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S. Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Dukes
2 RB
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M. Dukes | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
D. Gordon IV
8 LB
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D. Gordon IV | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Hill
1 S
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M. Hill | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Hansford
28 DE
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J. Hansford | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Logan
13 DE
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T. Logan | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
S. Shrader
32 K
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S. Shrader | 1/1 | 37 | 0/0 | 3 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
A. Stokes
36 P
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A. Stokes | 8 | 36.8 | 3 | 51 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
S. Atkins 38 WR
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S. Atkins | 2 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
M. Cunningham
3 QB
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M. Cunningham | 14/22 | 186 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Domann
19 QB
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B. Domann | 5/8 | 73 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
M. Cunningham
3 QB
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M. Cunningham | 9 | 113 | 3 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Cooley
23 RB
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T. Cooley | 11 | 75 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Evans
7 RB
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T. Evans | 13 | 51 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Jordan
25 RB
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J. Jordan | 8 | 38 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Turner
20 RB
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M. Turner | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Domann
19 QB
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B. Domann | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Williams
30 DB
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S. Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
A. Huggins-Bruce
9 WR
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A. Huggins-Bruce | 7 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Hudson
0 WR
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T. Hudson | 4 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Turner
20 RB
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M. Turner | 2 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Ford
5 TE
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M. Ford | 4 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Carter
88 WR
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J. Carter | 3 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Bell
80 WR
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C. Bell | 2 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Jordan
25 RB
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J. Jordan | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Evans
7 RB
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T. Evans | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Downing
86 WR
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E. Downing | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Cooley
23 RB
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T. Cooley | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Smith
4 WR
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B. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Conner
18 DB
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R. Conner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. West
18 WR
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B. West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Q. Riley
3 CB
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Q. Riley | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Y. Abdullah
22 LB
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Y. Abdullah | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Y. Diaby
6 DL
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Y. Diaby | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Minkins
5 DB
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J. Minkins | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Jones
2 DB
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C. Jones | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
J. Turner
32 K
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