Connecticut 26, Louisville 21
Sigh. The weekend's over, it's time to face this one. If I said "I don't understand how we just lost that game" - or some slight variation - one time Friday night, I said it 20 times. Three days...
| Final - 9.26.2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Huskies | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| Louisville Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Stories
So that sucked
You simply cannot squander opportunities this great when you're a program in flux. Louisville was one quarter and-a-half of average play away from being the first team in the Big East to notch a...
Don't Bet On It!: National Game of Disinterest
Now that I have given you this week’s S.E.C. predictions and national forecasts, just one game (other than Georgia’s, obviously) remains to be addressed. I am speaking, of course, of the...
What to watch for: Louisville vs. Connecticut
DocCardsFan's exceptional UConn preview earlier this week has afforded us the opportunity to get a little bit more specific as kickoff approaches. Here are a few items to keep an eye on tomorrow...
What to read while realizing you never liked Grey's Anatomy
Stop lying to yourself. Joe Perez of the Norwich Bulletin also takes a crack at Steve Kragthorpe's Tim Tebow/Tyler Lorenzen comparison. UConn quarterback Tyler Lorenzen has been called many...
Steve Kragthorpe would like you to consider Tyler Lorenzen on your Heisman ballot
Have you ever found yourself inheriting the same mannerisms of someone or someones close to you that you initially ridiculed? I think it's happening to Steve Kragthorpe. When the Cardinal head...
This year's UConn game is at least partially about last year's UConn game
The prevailing message coming from the U of L camp this week has been that last year's controversial loss to Connecticut has been put out of mind, and that the team is absolutely not going to be...
GameThreads
Cardinals Fans GameThread on Card Chronicle
Loading Game Thread from Card Chronicle
Huskies Fans GameThread on The UConn Blog
Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| Louisville | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 9:05 left: Connecticut Field Goal - 47-yarder by Tony Ciaravino. |
| Quarter 2 |
| 9:23 left: Connecticut Touchdown - 1-yard run by Donald Brown. (Tony Ciaravino kick). |
| 6:03 left: Louisville Touchdown - 2-yard run by Victor Anderson. (Tim Dougherty kick). |
| 0:06 left: Louisville Touchdown - 18-yard pass from Hunter Cantwell to Victor Anderson. (Tim Dougherty kick). |
| Quarter 3 |
| 10:06 left: Louisville Touchdown - 5-yard run by Bilal Powell. (Tim Dougherty kick). |
| 4:19 left: Connecticut Touchdown - 13-yard pass from Zach Frazer to Darius Butler. (Tony Ciaravino kick). |
| Quarter 4 |
| 5:32 left: Connecticut Field Goal - 29-yarder by Tony Ciaravino. |
| 2:45 left: Connecticut Touchdown - 45-yard interception return by Lawrence Wilson. (pass failed). |
| Team statistics | Connecticut | Louisville |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 28:54 | 31:06 |
| First Downs | 18 | 23 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 122 10-20 0 | 247 17-30 2 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 157 42 | 261 41 |
| Punt Return Yards | 62 | 17 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 1 3-1 0 | 3 2-1 2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-40 | 7-60 |
| Punts-Average | 5-44.0 | 3-35.3 |
