Louisville routs Stanford 52-24 to snap 15-game road losing streak
Lincoln Kienholz's 250-yard performance and a third-quarter surge powered the Cardinals past the Cardinal, extending Stanford's active FBS road skid.
By Sofia Wisniewski ·
Louisville outscored Stanford 21 to 7 in the third quarter to break the game open, securing a 52-24 victory on Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
The result extended Stanford's road losing streak to 15 games, the longest active skid in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Louisville quarterback Lincoln Kienholz threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 62 yards and a score. Kienholz ran 33 yards in the third quarter to set up his own 1-yard touchdown, a play that gave Louisville the lead for good.
Coach Brian Brohm credited Kienholz for steady play. “He was getting it done with his legs and through the arms today,” Brohm said. “He’s been really steady. He plays tough and he makes big plays for us.”
The Cardinals converted back-to-back turnovers in the third quarter. They then scored 28 unanswered points to pull away from the Cardinal.
Tre Richardson caught 10 passes for 140 yards. Isaac Brown led Louisville with 139 rushing yards and scored on a 75-yard run in the fourth quarter. The team amassed 545 total yards of offense, with 249 in the air and 296 on the ground.
Stanford quarterback Davis Warren threw for 270 yards and three touchdowns. He connected with Aiden Black on a 75-yard pass in the second quarter. Stanford led twice in the second quarter and tied the game at 24 points in the third before falling behind.
Stanford fell to 0-4 on the road this season. The Cardinal had been outscored 150-17 in their previous three road games. They matched that point differential in the first half against Louisville. Stanford had averaged 5.8 points and 212 yards per game on the road prior to Saturday.
Louisville improved to 5-3 overall and 4-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cardinals were without leading wide receiver Lawayne McCoy, who is out for an extended time due to a knee injury. McCoy had caught 25 passes for 513 yards and four touchdowns in the team's first seven games.
Louisville runs at 5.9 yards per carry, the fourth-best rate in the nation. The team averaged nine yards per carry on Saturday. Brohm improved to 5-1 in games played following a bye week.
Louisville plays at Georgia Tech next Saturday. Stanford travels to Virginia Tech on Nov. 14.
Source: La Voz de Houston
