From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Louisville
Clemson
264
Total yards
229
212
Passing yards
157
52
Rushing yards
72
7.1
Yards per pass
4.0
1.4
Yards per rush
2.2
10
First downs
12
1–17
Third downs
2–16
0–2
Fourth downs
0–1
2
Turnovers
2
11–65
Penalties
3–14
36:46
Possession
27:37
Efficiency
Louisville
Clemson
29%
Success rate
35%
−0.15
EPA per play
−0.16
1.09
Explosiveness
0.62
−0.32
Rushing EPA
−0.16
0.02
Passing EPA
−0.15
15%
Passing-down success
15%
0.08
First-down EPA
−0.15
−0.06
Second-down EPA
−0.13
−0.59
Third-down EPA
−0.19
From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.
Before kickoff
Our ratings and the line, going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Clemson 51% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Clemson −6.5, over/under 46.5.
The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.
Before kickoff, the win chances were Clemson 67%, Louisville 33%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Clemson drives left to right, Louisville right to left.
Q1 LouisvillePunt return TD, 3 plays (Clemson scores), 2 yards
Q1 LouisvillePunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
Q1 ClemsonPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
Q1 LouisvillePunt, 4 plays, 16 yards
Q1 ClemsonPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
Q1 LouisvillePunt, 4 plays, 25 yards
Q1 ClemsonInterception, 2 plays, 2 yards
Q1 LouisvilleField goal, 4 plays, 1 yard
Q1 ClemsonPunt, 5 plays, 3 yards
Q1 LouisvilleTouchdown, 5 plays, 50 yards
Q2 ClemsonPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
Q2 LouisvillePunt, 3 plays, −9 yards
Q2 ClemsonPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
Q2 ClemsonPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
Q2 LouisvilleFumble return TD, 3 plays (Clemson scores), −9 yards
Q2 LouisvillePunt, 7 plays, 13 yards
Q2 ClemsonPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
Q2 LouisvillePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
Q2 ClemsonEnd of half, 5 plays, 48 yards
Q3 ClemsonPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
Q3 LouisvillePunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
Q3 ClemsonField goal, 6 plays, 24 yards
Q3 LouisvillePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
Q3 ClemsonTurnover on downs, 4 plays, −1 yard
Q3 LouisvilleTouchdown, 5 plays, 45 yards
Q3 ClemsonPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
Q3 LouisvillePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
Q3 ClemsonField goal, 10 plays, 55 yards
Q4 LouisvillePunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
Q4 ClemsonInterception, 2 plays, −7 yards
Q4 LouisvilleTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 9 yards
Q4 ClemsonPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
Q4 LouisvillePunt, 4 plays, 19 yards
Q4 ClemsonField goal, 12 plays, 68 yards
Q4 LouisvilleTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 79 yards
Q4 ClemsonEnd of game, 1 play, 0 yards
Play by play
1st quarter10 drives, then Clemson 7, Louisville 3
Louisville Punt return TD, 3 plays (Clemson scores)
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Reggie Bonnafon pass incomplete to James Quick
15:00
2nd & 10 at own 25
Brandon Radcliff run for 2 yds to the Lvile 27
15:00
3rd & 8 at own 27
Reggie Bonnafon pass incomplete to Keith Towbridge
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Bradley Pinion kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:58
4th & 8 at own 27
Ryan Johnson punt for 45 yds , Adam Humphries returns for 72 yds for a TD, (Ammon Lakip KICK)Clemson 7, Louisville 0
Louisville Punt, 3 plays
13:58
1st & 10 at own 25
Reggie Bonnafon pass incomplete to Keith Towbridge
13:58
2nd & 10 at own 25
Brandon Radcliff run for a loss of 1 yard to the Lvile 24
13:58
3rd & 11 at own 24
Reggie Bonnafon pass incomplete to James Quick
13:58
4th & 11 at own 24
LOUISVILLE Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Lvile 19
13:58
4th & 16 at own 19
Ryan Johnson punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Adam Humphries at the Clem 37
13:58
1st & 0 at own 35
Bradley Pinion kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Clemson Punt, 3 plays
13:00
1st & 10 at own 37
Deshaun Watson pass complete to Wayne Gallman for no gain to the Clem 37
13:00
2nd & 10 at own 37
Wayne Gallman run for 1 yd to the Clem 38
13:00
3rd & 9 at own 38
Deshaun Watson pass incomplete to Germone Hopper
13:00
4th & 9 at own 38
Bradley Pinion punt for 52 yds , James Quick returns for 6 yds to the Lvile 16
Louisville Punt, 4 plays
11:52
1st & 10 at own 16
Brandon Radcliff run for 11 yds to the Lvile 27 for a 1ST down
11:52
1st & 10 at own 27
Brandon Radcliff run for 3 yds to the Lvile 30
11:52
2nd & 7 at own 30
Brandon Radcliff run for 2 yds to the Lvile 32
11:52
3rd & 5 at own 32
Reggie Bonnafon pass incomplete to Eli Rogers
11:52
4th & 5 at own 32
Ryan Johnson punt for 48 yds , Adam Humphries returns for no gain to the Clem 20
Clemson Punt, 3 plays
9:48
1st & 10 at own 20
Deshaun Watson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Clem 19
9:48
2nd & 11 at own 19
Deshaun Watson pass incomplete to Germone Hopper
9:48
3rd & 11 at own 19
Deshaun Watson pass incomplete to Mike Williams
9:48
4th & 11 at own 19
Bradley Pinion punt for 57 yds , James Quick returns for no gain to the Lvile 35 James Quick fumbled, recovered by Lvile James Quick , return for 17 yds to the Lvile 35
Louisville Punt, 4 plays
8:51
1st & 10 at own 35
Reggie Bonnafon pass complete to Charles Standberry for 17 yds to the Clem 48 for a 1ST down
8:51
1st & 10 at opp 48
Reggie Bonnafon run for 5 yds to the Clem 43
8:51
2nd & 5 at opp 43
L.J. Scott run for 3 yds to the Clem 40
8:51
3rd & 2 at opp 40
Reggie Bonnafon pass incomplete to Gerald Christian
6:54
4th & 2 at opp 40
Timeout CLEMSON, clock 06:54
6:54
4th & 2 at opp 40
Ryan Johnson punt for 31 yds, downed at the Clem 9
Clemson Interception, 2 plays
6:44
1st & 10 at own 9
Deshaun Watson run for 2 yds to the Clem 11
6:44
2nd & 8 at own 11
Deshaun Watson pass intercepted James Sample return for 1 yd to the Clem 25
Louisville Field goal, 4 plays
6:06
1st & 10 at opp 25
Brandon Radcliff run for no gain to the Clem 25
6:06
2nd & 10 at opp 25
Reggie Bonnafon pass incomplete to Keith Towbridge
5:24
3rd & 10 at opp 25
Timeout LOUISVILLE, clock 05:24
5:24
3rd & 10 at opp 25
Reggie Bonnafon run for 1 yd to the Clem 24
4:39
4th & 9 at opp 24
John Wallace 41 yd FG GOODClemson 7, Louisville 3
Clemson Punt, 5 plays
4:39
1st & 10 at own 25
Deshaun Watson run for 9 yds to the Clem 34
4:39
2nd & 1 at own 34
Wayne Gallman run for 2 yds to the Clem 36 for a 1ST down
4:39
1st & 10 at own 36
Deshaun Watson pass complete to Wayne Gallman for a loss of 5 yards to the Clem 31
4:39
2nd & 15 at own 31
Cole Stoudt pass incomplete to Jordan Leggett, broken up by Keith Kelsey
4:39
3rd & 15 at own 31
Cole Stoudt sacked by Sheldon Rankins for a loss of 3 yards to the Clem 28
4:39
4th & 18 at own 28
Bradley Pinion punt for 22 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the 50 yard line
4:39
1st & 0 at own 35
John Wallace kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Louisville Touchdown, 5 plays
2:20
1st & 10 at the 50
Reggie Bonnafon pass complete to Dominique Brown for 39 yds to the Clem 11 for a 1ST down
2:20
1st & 10 at opp 11
Reggie Bonnafon run for a loss of 1 yard to the Clem 12
2:20
2nd & 11 at opp 12
Dominique Brown run for a loss of 3 yards to the Clem 15
2:20
3rd & 14 at opp 15
Bonnafon, R. pass incomplete to Brown, Do., PENALTY CU holding 8 yards to the CU7, 1ST DOWN LOU, NO PLAY. for a 1ST down
0:30
1st & 0 at opp 7
Timeout LOUISVILLE, clock 00:30
0:30
1st & goal at opp 7
Dominique Brown run for 5 yds to the Clem 2
Q2 14:56
2nd & goal at opp 2
Dominique Brown run for 2 yds for a TD, (John Wallace KICK)Louisville 10, Clemson 7
2nd quarter9 drives, then Clemson 14, Louisville 10
Clemson Punt, 3 plays
14:56
1st & 0 at own 35
John Wallace kickoff for 65 yds , T.J. Green return for 15 yds to the Clem 15
14:51
1st & 10 at own 15
Cole Stoudt pass incomplete to Jordan Leggett, broken up by Lorenzo Mauldin
14:51
2nd & 10 at own 15
Wayne Gallman run for 5 yds to the Clem 20
14:51
3rd & 5 at own 20
Cole Stoudt sacked by Jermaine Reve for a loss of 8 yards to the Clem 12
14:51
4th & 13 at own 12
Bradley Pinion punt for 38 yds, fair catch by James Quick at the 50 yard line
Louisville Punt, 3 plays
13:29
1st & 10 at the 50
Reggie Bonnafon pass complete to James Quick for 1 yd to the Clem 49
13:29
2nd & 9 at opp 49
Reggie Bonnafon pass complete to James Quick for 1 yd to the Clem 48
13:29
3rd & 8 at opp 48
Reggie Bonnafon sacked by Jadar Johnson for a loss of 11 yards to the Lvile 41
13:29
4th & 19 at own 41
Ryan Johnson punt for 52 yds , Adam Humphries returns for a loss of 1 yard to the Clem 6
Clemson Punt, 3 plays
11:30
1st & 10 at own 6
C.J. Davidson run for 6 yds to the Clem 12
11:30
2nd & 4 at own 12
Cole Stoudt pass complete to C.J. Davidson for 2 yds to the Clem 14
11:30
3rd & 2 at own 14
Cole Stoudt pass incomplete to Mike Williams, broken up by James Sample
11:30
4th & 2 at own 14
Bradley Pinion punt for 49 yds , James Quick returns for no gain to the Lvile 37 James Quick fumbled, recovered by Clem B.J. Goodson
Clemson Punt, 3 plays
10:12
1st & 10 at opp 37
Cole Stoudt pass complete to Artavis Scott for a loss of 4 yards to the Lvile 41
10:12
2nd & 14 at opp 41
C.J. Davidson run for 2 yds to the Lvile 39
10:12
3rd & 12 at opp 39
Cole Stoudt pass incomplete to Mike Williams
10:12
4th & 12 at opp 39
Bradley Pinion punt for 30 yds, downed at the Lvile 9
Louisville Fumble return TD, 3 plays (Clemson scores)
Bradley Pinion kickoff for 64 yds , Brandon Radcliff return for 18 yds to the Lvile 19
1:20
1st & 10 at own 19
Will Gardner pass complete to James Quick for 73 yds to the Clem 8 for a 1ST down
1:08
1st & 0 at opp 8
Timeout CLEMSON, clock 01:08
1:08
1st & goal at opp 8
Will Gardner pass complete to Kai De La Cruz for 7 yds to the Clem 1
1:08
2nd & goal at opp 1
Dominique Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the Clem 2
1:08
3rd & goal at opp 2
Team pass incomplete
0:27
4th & 0 at opp 2
Timeout CLEMSON, clock 00:27
Clemson End of game, 1 play
0:21
1st & 10 at own 2
CLEMSON Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (-1 Yards) to the Clem 1
0:21
1st & 10 at own 1
Cole Stoudt run for 1 yd to the Clem 2
Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.