SMU Mustangs vs. Louisville Cardinals

Sep 19, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
SMU	7	10	7	7	31
LOU	14	0	14	13	41

Game Recap

Big plays late push No. 23 Louisville past No. 16 SMU, 41-31. Keyjuan Brown ran for a career-high 163 yards and a pair of long touchdowns on 10 carries to guide No. 23 Louisville to a 41-31 victory over 16th-ranked SMU on Saturday.

Scoring Summary

SMULOU

Q111:35Kendrick Raphael 2 Yd Run (Nick Reed Kick).70
Q15:19Lincoln Kienholz 1 Yd Run (Carson Hilbert Kick).77
Q11:38Lawayne McCoy 33 Yd pass from Lincoln Kienholz (Carson Hilbert Kick).714
Q213:12Yamir Knight 19 Yd pass from Kevin Jennings (Nick Reed Kick).1414
Q20:00Nick Reed 46 Yd Field Goal.1714
Q314:17Keyjuan Brown 58 Yd Run (Carson Hilbert Kick).1721
Q36:12Kendrick Raphael 25 Yd Run (Nick Reed Kick).2421
Q32:41Jaleel Skinner 4 Yd pass from Lincoln Kienholz (Carson Hilbert Kick).2428
Q411:33Kendrick Raphael 12 Yd Run (Nick Reed Kick).3128
Q410:02Keyjuan Brown 53 Yd Run (Carson Hilbert Kick).3135
Q45:32Isaac Brown 27 Yd Run (Carson Hilbert PAT failed).3141

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Touchdown — 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:25
70
Touchdown — 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:16
77
Downs — 4 plays, 20 yards, 1:38
77
Touchdown — 4 plays, 30 yards, 2:03
714

2nd Quarter

Touchdown — 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:26
1414
Punt — 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:58
1414
Interception — 5 plays, 26 yards, 1:34
1414
Punt — 5 plays, 10 yards, 3:16
1414
Punt — 9 plays, 19 yards, 4:35
1414
Punt — 3 plays, 6 yards, 0:35
1414
Field Goal — 5 plays, 10 yards, 1:14
1714

3rd Quarter

Touchdown — 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:43
1721
Punt — 5 plays, 2 yards, 2:15
1721
Punt — 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:35
1721
Touchdown — 11 plays, 86 yards, 4:15
2421
Touchdown — 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:31
2428
Punt — 3 plays, 1 yard, 0:45
2428

4th Quarter

Punt — 5 plays, 0 yards, 2:49
2428
Touchdown — 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:34
3128
Touchdown — 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:31
3135
Downs — 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:37
3135
Touchdown — 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:53
3141
Fumble — 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:49
3141
Punt — 3 plays, -1 yard, 0:23
3141
Interception — 4 plays, 19 yards, 0:49
3141
End of Half — 3 plays, -4 yards, 1:31
3141

Team Stats

SMU

LOU

31Points41

479Total Yards442

222Pass Yards177

257Rush Yards265

31:56Time of Possession28:04

27First Downs22

4Touchdowns6

1(1)Field Goals(Attempts)0(0)

3Turnovers0

82Penalty Yards110

Game Details

Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 3:30 PM

Cardinal Stadium · Louisville, KY

attendance: 50,199 (83.7%)

spread: LOU -3

over/under: 57.5