Louisville 48, Wake Forest 21
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 29, 2022
Where: Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky
Temperature:
71°
Head Official:
Michael Roche
Attendance:
39503
By Field Level Media
Malik Cunningham ran for two touchdowns and Louisville's defense forced eight turnovers as the host Cardinals throttled No. 10 Wake Forest 48-21 on Saturday.
Kei'Trel Clark and Quincy Riley returned interceptions for touchdowns, with Clark's effort a 46-yarder and Riley making it 90 yards on his return on the last play of the third quarter.
Tiyon Evans gained 106 rushing yards with a touchdown for Louisville (5-3, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), which has defeated last year's ACC title game participants in back-to-back games after a win against Pittsburgh last week.
The Demon Deacons (6-2, 2-2) led 14-13 at halftime, but turned the ball over five times in the third quarter. That translated to 35 Louisville points and a 48-14 lead.
Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman threw three interceptions, with two of those returned for touchdowns. He completed 20 of 35 throws for 271 yards and a touchdown.
Cunningham was 15-for-23 for 164 yards in the air and he gained another 38 yards on nine carries on the ground.
Riley had two of Louisville's four interceptions, helping the Cardinals to a three-game winning streak.
Despite scoring so many points on defense and having short fields following Wake Forest turnovers, the Cardinals held a 411-402 advantage in total offense.
The Demon Deacons' only previous loss this season came in overtime to undefeated Clemson.
Wake Forest wiped out a 13-0 hole in the second quarter, with Justice Ellison scoring on a 3-yard run and Hartman connecting with Jahmal Banks on a 16-yard touchdown play.
Louisville used a game-opening 11-play drive to end up with James Turner's 29-yard field goal. He added a 39-yard field goal later in the first quarter.
Cunningham ran in from 1 yard out in the first minute of the second quarter.
Backup quarterback Mitch Griffis of Wake Forest threw a touchdown pass for the only touchdown for either team in the fourth quarter.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Wake Forest |
|
Louisville |
Will Towns
|
Player |
Tiyon Evans
|
7 |
Attempts |
11 |
54 |
Yards |
106 |
7.7 |
Avg Yards |
9.6 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Wake Forest
|
422 |
112 |
310 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
1 |
Louisville
|
411 |
212 |
199 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
8.0 |
4 |