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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Louisville 16, Rutgers 14
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, October 21, 2011
Where: Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky
Temperature: 52°
Head Official: Jerry McGinn
Attendance: 48435

Louisville's defense intercepted three Gary Nova passes, including one in the closing moments that clinched a 16-14 victory over visiting Rutgers on Friday night.

The Scarlet Knights (5-2, 2-1 Big East) came into the game leading the nation in turnover margin but did themselves in with critical mistakes. Nova was picked off on each of his team's first two possessions and then threw another to allow the Cardinals (3-4, 1-1) to secure the win with 1:41 to go.

Rutgers kicker San San Te compounded things by missing ield goal attempts from 31 and 25 yards in the second quarter, and a wide-open Mark Harrison dropped a sure touchdown pass that would have put the Scarlet Knights ahead with less than eight minutes remaining in the final period.

Louisville took control of the game in the third quarter on a 52-yard field goal by Chris Philpott and an 18-yard touchdown pass from Teddy Bridgewater to Michaelee Harris.

Jeremy Wright gained 108 yards on 11 carries for the Cardinals, who finished with 187 yards on the ground. Mohamed Sanu led Rutgers with 10 catches for 128 yards and a touchdown early in the fourth quarter that cut the deficit to two.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Rutgers   Louisville
Savon Huggins Player Jeremy Wright
10 Attempts 11
36 Yards 108
3.6 Avg Yards 9.8
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Rutgers   Louisville
Mohamed Sanu Player Andrell Smith
10 Receptions 2
128 Yards 49
12.8 Avg Yards 24.5
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Rutgers 298 91 207 2 0 1 0.0 0
Louisville 309 187 122 2 1 3 1.0 0