Louisville Cardinals @ Syracuse Orange — Oct 17, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 17, 2026
Cardinals Louisville LOU 3-3, 1-2 Away
34
Final
26
Orange Syracuse SYR 1-4, 0-2 Home
1 2 3 4 T
LOU 14 14 0 6 34
SYR 10 13 0 3 26
Top Performers
Passing Yards
L. Kienholz QB LOU
310 PASS
M. Nelson QB SYR
315 PASS
Rushing Yards
L. Kienholz QB LOU
53 RUSH
A. Miller ATH SYR
123 RUSH
Receiving Yards
L. McCoy WR LOU
93 REC
U. Hatcher WR SYR
224 REC
Passing
Louisville
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
L. Kienholz 14/26 310 1 2 3 77.4
Syracuse
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
M. Nelson 26/39 315 2 2 5 87.0
D. Lauter 3/5 24 0 0 0 72.1
Rushing
Louisville
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T. Richardson 1 5 5.0 0 6
L. Kienholz 10 53 5.3 2 82
I. Brown 9 11 1.2 0 10
K. Brown 13 50 3.8 2 20
Syracuse
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T. Hill 11 26 2.4 0 5
C. Russell III 1 3 3.0 0 3
M. Nelson 6 -33 -5.5 0 0
Z. Lott 1 -4 -4.0 0 0
J. Johnson 2 8 4.0 0 9
A. Miller 18 123 6.8 1 39
Receiving
Louisville
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
T. Richardson 1 4 48 48.0 0 48 0
I. Brown 2 4 60 30.0 1 46 0
T. Hurry 4 4 66 16.5 0 35 0
L. McCoy 5 10 93 18.6 0 40 0
J. Skinner 1 1 16 16.0 0 16 0
B. Foley 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
J. Voth 1 1 27 27.0 0 27 0
Syracuse
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
D. Bacheyie 5 6 29 5.8 0 10 0
T. Hill 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Z. Merriweather 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
C. Russell III 6 8 53 8.8 1 24 0
U. Hatcher 13 16 224 17.2 1 65 0
J. Johnson 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 0
T. Russell 1 3 9 9.0 0 9 0
A. Miller 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
J. Ross-Simmons 1 2 5 5.0 0 5 0
N. Meyers 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
D. Clement 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
Defense
Louisville
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
S. Clark 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Entringer 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Green 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
T. Banks 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Thompson 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
K. Beasley 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
C. Lubin 3 2 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
B. Perry 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
J. Smith 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Syracuse
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
D. Kerr 2 2 0 1 1 2 11 2 0
C. Peal 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Adeleye 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. D'Appolonia 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
D. Fontus 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Ward 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
K. Johnson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Perry 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
G. Bryant 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Louisville
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Hilbert 0/0 4/5 4 0
Syracuse
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
S. Barker 2/2 2/3 8 0
Returns
Louisville
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
I. Brown 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
J. Mack 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
Syracuse
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C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Louisville
Syracuse
425 Total Yards 462
15 First Downs 26
10 Passing 12
5 Rushing 10
4 Penalty 0
6/13 3rd Down Eff. 3/14
310 Passing Yards 339
115 Rushing Yards 123
2 Turnovers 3
10-90 Penalties 8-88
27:36 Possession 32:24
3/3 Red Zone 4/6
Play-by-Play
Q4 6 - 3 34 - 26
TD K. Brown
34 - 26 7:34
28 - 26 12:45
S. Barker FG
Q2 14 - 13 28 - 23
XP C. Hilbert
28 - 23 0:28
TD I. Brown
27 - 23 0:28
21 - 23 2:55
S. Barker XP
21 - 22 2:55
A. Miller TD
XP C. Hilbert
21 - 16 9:29
TD L. Kienholz
20 - 16 9:29
14 - 16 14:55
C. Russell III TD
Q1 14 - 10 14 - 10
XP C. Hilbert
14 - 10 2:19
TD L. Kienholz
13 - 10 2:19
XP C. Hilbert
7 - 10 6:01
TD K. Brown
6 - 10 6:01
0 - 10 8:40
S. Barker XP
0 - 9 8:40
U. Hatcher TD
0 - 3 11:49
S. Barker FG
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 5 Biggest Lead: SYR +10 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 17, 2026
Time
11:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m