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Kentucky at Louisville

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Kentucky beat No. 9 Louisville 38–⁠31. It was their 35th meeting; after it, Kentucky led the series 17–⁠15 in the games on file.

AwayKentucky7–⁠6 in 2023
38
Home9Louisville10–⁠4 in 2023
31

Final at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, LouisvilleTV: ABCAttendance 59,225

At kickoff
43°F, mostly cloudy, wind 6 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Louisville Intl-Standiford Field Airport (KSDF), 4 km from the stadium
Official
Lee HendrickGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Kentucky07141738
Louisville7314731

Standouts

  • PassingJack Plummer24 of 33, 242 yards, 2 TD, 1 INTLouisville
  • RushingJawhar Jordan17 carries, 67 yards, 2 TDLouisville
  • ReceivingRay Davis4 catches, 51 yards, 2 TDKentucky
  • DefenseJ.J. Weaver8 tackles, 1 sack, 1 for lossKentucky

Player stats

Kentucky

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Devin Leary12/2220631
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Re’Mahn Davis1476137
Barion Brown222011
Ramon Jefferson41008
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Izayah Cummings155055
Re’Mahn Davis451220
Barion Brown248025
Dane Key225116
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
D’Eryk Jackson11100
Trevin Wallace11000
J.J. Weaver8110
Deone Walker7000
Jordan Lovett4101
Josaih Hayes3110

Louisville

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jack Plummer24/3324221
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jawhar Jordan1767217
Isaac Guerendo1354016
Kevin Coleman Jr.221011
Jack Plummer1119011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jamari Thrash660016
Kevin Coleman Jr.129029
Isaac Guerendo327021
Joey Gatewood225114
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Benjamin Perry92.500
Quincy Riley60.500
Ashton Gillotte41.510
Cam’Ron Kelly4000
Kameron Wilson2110
Jarvis Brownlee2001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

KentuckyLouisville
289Total yards403
206Passing yards242
83Rushing yards161
9.4Yards per pass7.3
3.3Yards per rush3.7
16First downs23
3–⁠9Third downs9–⁠17
1–⁠1Fourth downs3–⁠4
1Turnovers3
0–⁠0Penalties3–⁠40
23:26Possession36:34
2Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

KentuckyLouisville
38%Success rate51%
0.12EPA per play0.06
1.86Explosiveness0.97
−0.06Rushing EPA−0.16
0.29Passing EPA0.32
33%Passing-down success50%
0.11First-down EPA−0.10
0.19Second-down EPA−0.38
−0.21Third-down EPA0.75
13%Havoc by its defense23%

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)

Louisville 74% to win. Kentucky pulled the upset.

The line

Louisville −7, over/under 51.

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 Louisville 70%, Kentucky 30%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Louisville end zoneKentucky end zoneQ1 KentuckyPunt, 5 playsQ1 LouisvilleTouchdown, 14 playsQ1 KentuckyPunt, 7 playsQ2 LouisvillePunt, 3 playsQ2 KentuckyTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 LouisvilleField goal, 7 playsQ2 KentuckyPunt, 4 playsQ2 LouisvillePunt, 8 playsQ2 KentuckyEnd of half, 1 playQ3 LouisvilleTouchdown, 15 playsQ3 LouisvilleTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 KentuckyTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 LouisvilleFumble, 3 playsQ3 KentuckyField goal, 10 playsQ4 LouisvilleFumble, 3 playsQ4 KentuckyTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 LouisvilleTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ4 KentuckyInterception, 3 playsQ4 LouisvilleTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 KentuckyTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 LouisvilleInterception, 8 playsQ4 KentuckyEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Louisville drives left to right, Kentucky right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 KentuckyPunt, 5 plays, 4 yards
  2. Q1 LouisvilleTouchdown, 14 plays, 70 yards
  3. Q1 KentuckyPunt, 7 plays, 30 yards
  4. Q2 LouisvillePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  5. Q2 KentuckyTouchdown, 9 plays, 52 yards
  6. Q2 LouisvilleField goal, 7 plays, 31 yards
  7. Q2 KentuckyPunt, 4 plays, 12 yards
  8. Q2 LouisvillePunt, 8 plays, 29 yards
  9. Q2 KentuckyEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  10. Q3 LouisvilleTouchdown, 15 plays, 75 yards
  11. Q3 LouisvilleTouchdown, 5 plays, 51 yards
  12. Q3 KentuckyTouchdown, 2 plays, 75 yards
  13. Q3 LouisvilleFumble, 3 plays, 38 yards
  14. Q3 KentuckyField goal, 10 plays, 20 yards
  15. Q4 LouisvilleFumble, 3 plays, −2 yards
  16. Q4 KentuckyTouchdown, 2 plays, 22 yards
  17. Q4 LouisvilleTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 24 yards
  18. Q4 KentuckyInterception, 3 plays, 1 yard
  19. Q4 LouisvilleTouchdown, 4 plays, 25 yards
  20. Q4 KentuckyTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
  21. Q4 LouisvilleInterception, 8 plays, 40 yards
  22. Q4 KentuckyEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter3 drives, then Louisville 7, Kentucky 0
Kentucky Punt, 5 plays
14:55Brock Travelstead kickoff for 64 yds , Barion Brown return for no gain to the UK 35
14:521st & 10 at own 35Ray Davis run for 4 yds to the UK 39
14:162nd & 6 at own 39Ray Davis run for 13 yds to the LOU 48 for a 1ST down
13:351st & 10 at opp 48Ray Davis run for a loss of 4 yards to the UK 48
12:502nd & 14 at own 48Devin Leary pass incomplete
12:463rd & 14 at own 48Devin Leary sacked by Kameron Wilson for a loss of 9 yards to the UK 39
12:064th & 23 at own 39Wilson Berry punt for 31 yds
Louisville Touchdown, 14 plays
11:581st & 10 at own 30Jack Plummer pass complete to Chris Bell for 1 yd to the LOU 31
11:302nd & 9 at own 31Jawhar Jordan run for 3 yds to the LOU 34
10:453rd & 6 at own 34Jack Plummer run for 8 yds to the LOU 42 for a 1ST down
10:031st & 10 at own 42Jack Plummer pass complete to Jamari Thrash for 11 yds to the UK 47 for a 1ST down
9:201st & 10 at opp 47Jack Plummer run for 9 yds to the UK 38
8:492nd & 1 at opp 38Isaac Guerendo run for no gain to the UK 38
8:063rd & 1 at opp 38Jawhar Jordan run for no gain to the UK 38
7:204th & 1 at opp 38Jawhar Jordan run for 2 yds to the UK 36 for a 1ST down
6:411st & 10 at opp 36Jack Plummer pass complete to Jawhar Jordan for 12 yds to the UK 24 for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at opp 24Jack Plummer pass incomplete
5:492nd & 10 at opp 24Jack Plummer run for 11 yds to the UK 13 for a 1ST down
5:111st & 10 at opp 13Jawhar Jordan run for 9 yds to the UK 4
4:332nd & 1 at opp 4Jawhar Jordan run for 3 yds to the UK 1 for a 1ST down
3:401st & goal at opp 1Jawhar Jordan run for 1 yd for a TD (Nick Lopez KICK)Louisville 7, Kentucky 0
Kentucky Punt, 7 plays
3:40Brock Travelstead kickoff for 65 yds
3:301st & 10 at own 28Ray Davis run for 1 yd to the UK 29
2:542nd & 9 at own 29Devin Leary pass incomplete
2:493rd & 9 at own 29Devin Leary pass complete to Barion Brown for 25 yds to the LOU 46 for a 1ST down
2:021st & 10 at opp 46Barion Brown run for 11 yds to the LOU 35 for a 1ST down
1:211st & 10 at opp 35Devin Leary pass incomplete
1:142nd & 10 at opp 35Ray Davis run for 3 yds to the LOU 32
0:373rd & 7 at opp 32Devin Leary sacked by Ashton Gillotte for a loss of 10 yards to the LOU 42
Q2 14:594th & 17 at opp 42Wilson Berry punt for 34 yds
2nd quarter6 drives, then Louisville 10, Kentucky 7
Louisville Punt, 3 plays
14:511st & 10 at own 8Isaac Guerendo run for 7 yds to the LOU 15
14:172nd & 3 at own 15Isaac Guerendo run for no gain to the LOU 15
13:403rd & 3 at own 15Jack Plummer pass incomplete
13:314th & 3 at own 15Brady Hodges punt for 37 yds, downed at the UK 48
Kentucky Touchdown, 9 plays
13:251st & 10 at own 48Ramon Jefferson run for no gain to the UK 48
12:442nd & 10 at own 48Devin Leary pass incomplete
12:393rd & 10 at own 48Devin Leary pass complete to Khamari Anderson for 11 yds to the LOU 41 for a 1ST down
12:021st & 10 at opp 41Ramon Jefferson run for 4 yds to the LOU 37
11:172nd & 6 at opp 37Ramon Jefferson run for 8 yds to the LOU 29 for a 1ST down
10:301st & 10 at opp 29Devin Leary pass complete to Dane Key for 16 yds to the LOU 13 for a 1ST down
9:431st & 10 at opp 13Devin Leary pass complete to Tayvion Robinson for 6 yds to the LOU 7
9:002nd & 4 at opp 7Ramon Jefferson run for a loss of 2 yards to the LOU 9
8:073rd & 6 at opp 9Devin Leary pass complete to Dane Key for 9 yds for a TD (Alex Raynor KICK)Tied at 7
Louisville Field goal, 7 plays
8:07Alex Raynor kickoff for 60 yds, Isaac Guerendo return 36 yds to the LOU 41
7:571st & 10 at own 41Jawhar Jordan run for 3 yds to the LOU 44
7:222nd & 7 at own 44Jawhar Jordan run for 4 yds to the LOU 48
6:463rd & 3 at own 48Jack Plummer pass complete to Kevin Coleman for 29 yds to the UK 23 for a 1ST down
6:181st & 10 at opp 23Jack Plummer pass incomplete
6:122nd & 10 at opp 23(06:12) JORDAN, Jawhar rush to the right for a loss of 3 yards to the KEN26 (JACKSON, D’Eryk;HAYES, Josaih), clock 06:07. PENALTY LOU Personal Foul on BELL, Chris enforced 15 yards from the KEN23 to the KEN38 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
5:542nd & 25 at opp 38Jack Plummer run for 2 yds to the UK 36
5:073rd & 23 at opp 36Jack Plummer pass complete to Nate Kurisky for 8 yds to the UK 28
4:254th & 15 at opp 28Brock Travelstead 46 yd FG GOODLouisville 10, Kentucky 7
Kentucky Punt, 4 plays
4:25Brock Travelstead kickoff for 65 yds, Barion Brown return 33 yds to the UK 33
4:131st & 10 at own 33Devin Leary pass complete to Brenden Bates for 10 yds to the UK 43 for a 1ST down
3:301st & 10 at own 43Devin Leary pass incomplete
3:262nd & 10 at own 43Ray Davis run for a loss of 2 yards to the UK 41
2:403rd & 12 at own 41Devin Leary pass complete to Ray Davis for 4 yds to the UK 45
2:284th & 8 at own 45Timeout Louisville, clock 02:28
2:274th & 8 at own 45Wilson Berry punt for 55 yds for a touchback
Louisville Punt, 8 plays
2:271st & 10 at own 20Isaac Guerendo run for a loss of 1 yard to the LOU 19
1:512nd & 11 at own 19Jack Plummer pass complete to Jadon Thompson for 10 yds to the LOU 29
1:253rd & 1 at own 29Jack Plummer pass complete to Ahmari Huggins-Bruce for 3 yds to the LOU 32 for a 1ST down
1:071st & 10 at own 32Jack Plummer pass complete to Jamari Thrash for 9 yds to the LOU 41
0:472nd & 1 at own 41Jack Plummer pass complete to Isaac Guerendo for 3 yds to the LOU 44 for a 1ST down
0:421st & 10 at own 44Jack Plummer pass incomplete
0:382nd & 10 at own 44Jack Plummer run for 4 yds to the LOU 48
0:323rd & 6 at own 48Timeout Louisville, clock 00:32
0:323rd & 6 at own 48Jack Plummer pass complete to Jimmy Calloway for 1 yd to the LOU 49
0:154th & 5 at own 49Timeout Kentucky, clock 00:15
0:124th & 5 at own 49Brady Hodges punt for 51 yds for a touchback
Kentucky End of half, 1 play
0:061st & 10 at own 20(00:06) [SG] Kneel down by KEN at KEN19 (team loss of 1), clock 00:01.
3rd quarter5 drives, then Louisville 24, Kentucky 21
Louisville Touchdown, 15 plays
15:00Alex Raynor kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:591st & 10 at own 25Jawhar Jordan run for 5 yds to the LOU 30
14:312nd & 5 at own 30Jawhar Jordan run for 4 yds to the LOU 34
13:463rd & 1 at own 34Jack Plummer run for 3 yds to the LOU 37 for a 1ST down
13:131st & 10 at own 37Kevin Coleman run for 11 yds to the LOU 48 for a 1ST down
12:311st & 10 at own 48Jack Plummer run for 4 yds to the UK 48
11:502nd & 6 at opp 48Jawhar Jordan run for no gain to the UK 48
11:073rd & 6 at opp 48Jack Plummer pass complete to Chris Bell for 15 yds to the UK 33 for a 1ST down
10:271st & 10 at opp 33Jawhar Jordan run for 6 yds to the UK 27
9:512nd & 4 at opp 27Jawhar Jordan run for 7 yds to the UK 20 for a 1ST down
9:131st & 10 at opp 20Isaac Guerendo run for 6 yds to the UK 14
8:352nd & 4 at opp 14Isaac Guerendo run for 12 yds to the UK 2 for a 1ST down
7:551st & goal at opp 2Isaac Guerendo run for 1 yd to the UK 1
7:192nd & goal at opp 1Isaac Guerendo run for no gain to the UK 1
6:293rd & goal at opp 1Jack Plummer run for no gain to the UK 1
5:504th & goal at opp 1Jawhar Jordan run for 1 yd for a TD (Nick Lopez KICK)Louisville 17, Kentucky 7
Louisville Touchdown, 5 plays
5:38Brock Travelstead kickoff 65 yds to the UK 0, Barion Brown 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Alex Raynor Kick)Louisville 17, Kentucky 14
5:38Alex Raynor kickoff for 64 yds
5:291st & 10 at own 49Isaac Guerendo run for 16 yds to the UK 35 for a 1ST down
4:551st & 10 at opp 35Jack Plummer pass complete to Isaac Guerendo for 21 yds to the UK 14 for a 1ST down
4:201st & 10 at opp 14Jack Plummer pass complete to Isaac Guerendo for 3 yds to the UK 11
3:372nd & 7 at opp 11Jawhar Jordan run for no gain to the UK 11
2:483rd & 7 at opp 11Jack Plummer pass complete to Joey Gatewood for 11 yds for a TD (Nick Lopez KICK)Louisville 24, Kentucky 14
Kentucky Touchdown, 2 plays
2:48Brock Travelstead kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:471st & 10 at own 25Devin Leary pass complete to Izayah Cummings for 55 yds to the LOU 20 for a 1ST down
1:491st & 10 at opp 20Devin Leary pass complete to Ray Davis for 20 yds for a TD (Alex Raynor KICK)Louisville 24, Kentucky 21
Louisville Fumble, 3 plays
1:49Chance Poore kickoff for 64 yds , Maurice Turner return for 19 yds to the LOU 20. PENALTY LOU Holding on Nate Kurisky,enforced 10 yards after the change of possession from the end of the play at the LOU20 to the LOU10, from the the spot of the ball when the foul occurred.
1:411st & 10 at own 10Kevin Coleman run for 10 yds to the LOU 20 for a 1ST down
1:041st & 10 at own 20Jack Plummer pass complete to Jamari Thrash for 11 yds to the LOU 31 for a 1ST down
0:281st & 10 at own 31Jawhar Jordan run for 17 yds to the LOU 48 Jawhar Jordan fumbled, recovered by UK J.J. Weaver (00:28) [NHSG] JORDAN, Jawhar rush up the middle for a gain of 17 yards, JORDAN, Jawhar fumbled at LOU47 forced by WEAVER, J.J., recovered by KEN WEAVER, J.J. at the LOU48, returned 0 yards to the LOU48, End of Play, clock 00:06.
Kentucky Field goal, 10 plays
0:181st & 10 at opp 48Devin Leary pass complete to Ray Davis for 7 yds to the LOU 41
Q4 14:582nd & 3 at opp 41Ray Davis run for 1 yd to the LOU 40
Q4 14:193rd & 2 at opp 40Devin Leary pass incomplete
Q4 14:144th & 2 at opp 40Ray Davis run for 5 yds to the LOU 35 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:331st & 10 at opp 35Ray Davis run for a loss of 1 yard to the LOU 36
Q4 12:512nd & 11 at opp 36Barion Brown run for 11 yds to the LOU 25 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:051st & 10 at opp 25Ray Davis run for 1 yd to the LOU 24
Q4 11:182nd & 9 at opp 24Devin Leary pass incomplete
Q4 11:133rd & 9 at opp 24Timeout Kentucky, clock 11:13
Q4 11:123rd & 9 at opp 24Devin Leary run for a loss of 4 yards to the LOU 28
Q4 10:214th & 13 at opp 28Alex Raynor 46 yd FG GOODTied at 24
4th quarter8 drives, then Kentucky 38, Louisville 31
Louisville Fumble, 3 plays
10:21Alex Raynor kickoff for 51 yds, Maurice Turner return 14 yds to the LOU 28
10:151st & 10 at own 28Isaac Guerendo run for 7 yds to the LOU 35
9:392nd & 3 at own 35Jack Plummer pass incomplete
9:343rd & 3 at own 35Jack Plummer run for a loss of 9 yards to the LOU 22 D’Eryk Jackson fumbled, recovered by UK J.J. Weaver (09:34) [NHSG] QB Keeper PLUMMER, Jack rush to the right for a loss of 9 yards, PLUMMER, Jack fumbled at LOU35 forced by JACKSON, D’Eryk, recovered by KEN WEAVER, J.J. at the LOU26, returned 4 yards to the LOU22, End of Play, clock 09:23.
Kentucky Touchdown, 2 plays
9:191st & 10 at opp 22Ray Davis run for 2 yds to the LOU 20
8:372nd & 8 at opp 20Devin Leary pass complete to Ray Davis for 20 yds for a TD (Alex Raynor KICK)Kentucky 31, Louisville 24
Louisville Turnover on downs, 7 plays
8:37Alex Raynor kickoff for 36 yds, Nate Kurisky return 9 yds to the LOU 38
8:301st & 10 at own 38Jack Plummer sacked by J.J. Weaver for a loss of 7 yards to the LOU 31
7:552nd & 17 at own 31Isaac Guerendo run for 6 yds to the LOU 37
7:223rd & 11 at own 37Jack Plummer pass complete to Jamari Thrash for 16 yds to the UK 47 for a 1ST down
6:551st & 10 at opp 47Jack Plummer pass incomplete
6:492nd & 10 at opp 47Jack Plummer pass complete to Nate Kurisky for 9 yds to the UK 38
6:183rd & 1 at opp 38Isaac Guerendo run for no gain to the UK 38
5:394th & 1 at opp 38Isaac Guerendo run for no gain to the UK 38
Kentucky Interception, 3 plays
5:331st & 10 at own 38Ray Davis run for 1 yd to the UK 39
4:522nd & 9 at own 39Devin Leary pass incomplete
4:483rd & 9 at own 39Devin Leary pass intercepted Jarvis Brownlee Jr. return for 18 yds to the UK 25
Louisville Touchdown, 4 plays
4:331st & 10 at opp 25Jawhar Jordan run for 2 yds to the UK 23
3:582nd & 8 at opp 23Jack Plummer sacked by Josaih Hayes for a loss of 6 yards to the UK 29
3:183rd & 14 at opp 29Jack Plummer pass complete to Nate Kurisky for 8 yds to the UK 21
2:334th & 6 at opp 21Jack Plummer pass complete to Ahmari Huggins-Bruce for 21 yds for a TD (Nick Lopez KICK)Tied at 31
Kentucky Touchdown, 4 plays
2:33Brock Travelstead kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:321st & 10 at own 25Ray Davis run for 15 yds to the UK 40 for a 1ST down
1:561st & 10 at own 40Devin Leary pass incomplete
1:512nd & 10 at own 40Devin Leary pass complete to Barion Brown for 23 yds to the LOU 37 for a 1ST down
1:021st & 10 at opp 37Ray Davis run for 37 yds for a TD (Alex Raynor KICK)Kentucky 38, Louisville 31
Louisville Interception, 8 plays
1:02Alex Raynor kickoff for 48 yds, Maurice Turner return 11 yds to the LOU 28
0:551st & 10 at own 28Jack Plummer pass incomplete
0:502nd & 10 at own 28Jack Plummer pass complete to Jawhar Jordan for 6 yds to the LOU 34
0:443rd & 4 at own 34Jack Plummer pass complete to Jamari Thrash for 10 yds to the LOU 44 for a 1ST down
0:381st & 10 at own 44Timeout Louisville, clock 00:38
0:371st & 10 at own 44Jack Plummer pass complete to Jamari Thrash for 3 yds to the LOU 47
0:312nd & 7 at own 47Jack Plummer pass incomplete
0:302nd & 7 at own 47Timeout Louisville, clock 00:30
0:273rd & 7 at own 47Jack Plummer pass complete to Joey Gatewood for 14 yds to the UK 39 for a 1ST down
0:151st & 10 at opp 39Timeout Louisville, clock 00:15
0:141st & 10 at opp 39Jack Plummer pass complete to Jawhar Jordan for 7 yds to the UK 32
0:082nd & 3 at opp 32Jack Plummer pass intercepted, touchback. Jordan Lovett return for no gain
Kentucky End of game, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 20Kneel down by KEN at KEN19 (team loss of 1), clock 00:00.

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.

The series

Every Kentucky–Louisville game

Officially, Kentucky leads 19–⁠17; as played, 17–⁠17 in the 34 games on file; the official count covers all 37 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Louisville 41, Kentucky 0
2024Louisville 41, Kentucky 14
2023Kentucky 38, Louisville 31
2022Kentucky 26, Louisville 13
2021Kentucky 52, Louisville 21
2019Kentucky 45, Louisville 13

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