LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL Rocco Gasparro | [email protected] | Cell: 502-262-2258 | Office: 502-852-0102 @UofLFootball | Facebook.com/UofLFootball | GoCards.com SERIES HISTORY LOUISVILLE (2-2, 0-1) VS. FLORIDA STATE (2-2, 0-2) SERIES INFORMATION: 19th meeting Sept. 29, 2018 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisville, Ky. | Cardinal Stadium (61,800) OVERALL SERIES RECORD: FSU leads 14-4 TV: ESPN2 | Radio: Louisville Sports Network In Louisville: FSU leads 5-2 In Tallahassee: FSU leads 9-2 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES First Meeting: Oct. 4, 1952 Pts.: 17.0 | Rush: 121.2 | Pass: 163.0 | Off: 284.3 Pts.: 20.8 | Rush: 102.8 | Pass: 270.8 | Off: 373.5 Last Meeting: Oct. 21, 2017 Rankings: AP - N/A, Coaches - N/A, CFP - N/A Series Record: FSU leads 14-4 Longest Louisville Win Streak: 2 (2016-17) Series Record: FSU leads 14-4 Passing: Deondre Francois (94-148-5, 1,083 yds, 5 TD) Longest Florida State Win Streak: 12 (1953-2000) Passing: Jawon Pass (38-75-5, 454 yds, 2 TD) Rushing: Cam Akers (60 att, 274 yards, 1 TD) Largest UL Win Margin: 43, (63-20, 2016) Rushing: Malik Cunningham (33 att, 183 yards, 1 TD) Receiving: Nyqwan Murray (19 rec, 231 yards, 0 TD) Receiving: Dez Fitzpatrick (10 rec, 123 yards, 0 TD) Tackles: Hamsah Nasirildeen (31 tackles) Largest Florida State Margin: 59, (0-59, 1953) Tackles: Dee Smith (25 tackles) Sacks Brian Burns (3.5 sacks) Smallest Florida State Win Margin: 2 (7-9, 1970) Sacks: G.G. Robinson/Jarrett Jackson (2.0 sacks) Interceptions: Kyle Meyers (2 interceptions) SHUTOUTS: 5 Interceptions: Avery/Burns (1 interception) Field Goals: Ricky Aguayo (4-7 field goals) OVERTIMES: 1 Field Goals: Blanton Creque (4-4 field goals) GAME INFORMATION CARDINALS RETURN HOME TO FACE FLORIDA STATE • TV: ESPN2 • PLAY-BY-PLAY: Beth Mowins n After opening up Atlantic Coast Conference play on the road versus Virginia, the University of Louisville • ANALYST: Anthony Becht returns home to face Florida State • SIDELINE: Rocky Boiman on Saturday for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff at Cardinal Stadium. • SIRIUS: 94 • XM: 193 n The Cardinals opened ACC • INTERNET: 955 play with a disappointing 27-3 loss at Virginia, totaling 214 yards of total • RADIO: 840 WHAS/790 WKRD offense and a field goal — the lowest • PLAY-BY-PLAY: Paul Rogers outputs in the Bobby Petrino era. • ANALYST: Alex Kupper n The Cardinals were held with- • SIDELINE: Jody Demling out an offensive touchdown for the first time since a 29-9 loss to LSU in the 2016 Citrus Bowl, and only the second time in head coach Bobby Dee Smith Social Media Petrino’s tenure. • FOOTBALL TWITTER: @UofLFootball n The Cardinals return to Cardinal Stadium this weekend, riding a four-game home winning streak. They • FACEBOOK: facebook.com/UofLFootball closed out the 2017 regular season with a pair of victories and opened 2018 by capturing a pair of wins. • INSTRAGRAM: @UofLFootball n Wide receiver Dez Fitzpatrick had his most productive game of the season, catching a season-high five • WEBSITE: GoCards.com passes for 62 yards — the most receptions by a single player this season. • ATHLETICS TWITTER: @GoCards n Redshirt sophomore Jawon Pass came off the bench for the first time this season, completing 10-of-19 • ATHLETICS FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/GoCards passes for 113 yards, while Malik Cunningham, who was making his first start, rushed for a team-high 26 yards and completed 6-of-9 passes for 35 yards. n Having missed most of the week of practice, safety Dee Smith was forced into action early after the ejection of Khane Pass and led the Cardinals with eight stops and a tackle for loss. LOUISVILLE SCHEDULE n Making his first career start, redshirt freshman Nick Okeke totaled a personal best eight stops from his Sept. 1 vs. #1 Alabama (ABC) L, 14-51 linebacker position. Redshirt sophomore P.J. Blue — also making his first start — was credited with a career high Sept. 8 Indiana State (ACC Net.) W, 31-7 six tackles. Sept. 15 Western Kentucky (RSN) W, 20-17 n Kicker Blanton Creque connected on a 20-yard field goal in the third quarter. The Shelbyville, Kentucky, Sept. 22 *at Virginia (RSN) L,3-27 native, with his 37th career field goal, moved into sole possession of fourth on the school’s career list Sept. 29 *Florida State (ESPN2) 3:30 p.m. Oct. 5 *Georgia Tech 7 p.m. LOUISVILLE AT HOME IN THE ACC Oct. 13 *at Boston College TBA n The Cardinals are 12-4 at home in ACC action since joining the league for the 2014 season. Louisville is 1-1 Oct. 27 *Wake Forest TBA at Cardinal Stadium versus Florida State at home since joining the conference, losing 42-31 in 2014 and defeating Nov. 3 *at Clemson TBA the second-ranked Seminoles 63-20 in 2016. Nov. 9 *at Syracuse 7 p.m. n After dropping a 45-42 decision last year to Boston College at Cardinal Stadium, the Cardinals closed the Nov. 17 *NC State TBA regular season inning two consecutive ACC home games, averaging 47.0 points per game and 610.0 yards of Nov. 24 Kentucky TBA total offense. Louisville vs. Florida State Page - 2 LOUISVILLE DEPTH CHART Offense Defense LT 73 Mekhi Becton (6-7, 355, So.) DE 98 Tabarius Peterson (6-3, 252, R-So.) 60 Tyler Haycraft (6-3, 295, R-Jr.) 53 Amonte Caban (6-1, 253, R-Jr.) 93 Gary McCrae (6-4, 235, Sr.) LG 77 Linwood Foy (6-4, 301, Sr.) 61 Caleb Chandler (6-4, 295, R-Fr.) DT 41 Michael Boykin (6-6, 290, So.) 90 Jared Goldwire (6-6, 295, So.) C 63 Nate Scheler (6-1, 293, R-Jr.) 75 Robbie Bell (6-5, 298, R-So.) NT 94 G.G. Robinson (6-4, 298, R-Jr.) 96 Henry Famurewa (6-2, 293, R-Sr.) RG 66 Cole Bentley (6-3, 316, So.) 58 Dejmi Dumervil-Jean (6-5, 378, Fr.) 79 Kenny Thomas (6-6, 328, Sr.) DE 91 Derek Dorsey (6-3, 286, R-So.) RT 72 Lukayus McNeil (6-6, 318, R-Sr.) 8 Jarrett Jackson (6-6, 281, Fr.) .74 Adonis Boone (6-5, 295, Fr.) 92 Malik Clark (6-2, 272, R-Fr.) TE 11 Kemari Averett (6-6, 267, So.) WLB 9 C.J. Avery (5-11, 221, So.) 83 Micky Crum (6-4, 258, R-Sr.) 13 P.J. Blue (6-3, 221, R-So.) 85 Jordan Davis (6-4, 254, R-Jr.) MLB 17 Dorian Etheridge (6-3, 230, So.) WR 5 Seth Dawkins (6-3, 218, Jr.) . 97 Nick Okeke (6-3, 242, R-Fr.) 86 Devante Peete (6-6, 205, R-Jr.) 5 Robert Hicks (6-1, 248, Fr.) 18 Justin Marshall (6-3, 204, R-Fr.) SLB 97 Nick Okeke (6-3, 242, R-Fr.) 49 Boosie Whitlow (6-03,230, R-Jr.) WR 9 Jaylen Smith (6-4, 220, Sr.) 82 Keion Wakefield (5-10, 175, R-So.) CB 10 Rodjay Burns (6-0, 190, R-So.) 14 Marcus Riley (5-10, 170, Fr.) OR . 3 Cornelius Sturghill (5-11, 188, R-Sr.)l WR 7 Dez Fitzpatrick (6-2, 202, R-So.) 6 Russ Yeast (5-11, 185, So.) 81 Emonee Spence (6-3, 189, R-Jr.) 1 TuTu Atwell (5-9, 156, Fr.) SS 11 Dee Smith (6-1, 208, Sr.) 4 TreSean Smith (6-1, 202, So.) RB 12 Trey Smith (6-0, 218, R-Jr.) 25 Dae Williams (6-1, 232, R-So.) FS 30 Khane Pass (6-1, 205, R-Jr.) 33 Colin Wilson (6-1, 225, R-Fr.) 4 TreSean Smith (6-1, 202, So.) 34 Jeremy Smith (6-2, 225, R-Sr.) 10 Javian Hawkins (5-9, 180, Fr.) CB 1 P.J. Mbanasor (6-1, 198, R-Jr.) 19 Hassan Hall (6-0, 186, Fr.) 2 Chandler Jones (5-10, 181, Fr.) 12 Marlon Character (6-1, 194, So.) QB 3 Malik Cunningham (6-1, 190, R-Fr.) OR 4 Jawon Pass (6-4, 231, R-So.) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Yasir Abdullah Ya-sear Special Teams Kemari Averett AVE-rit Mekhi Becton Ma-kai BECK-tin LS 52 Mitch Hall (6-1, 208, So.) Rodjay Burns Ra-jay 46 Brendan Lowery (6-0, 205, Jr.) Amonte Caban CA-bon Blanton Creque CREEK-e H 28 Mason King (6-3, 212, R-Jr.) Jack Fagot FA-go Henry Famurewa am-a-RUE-a P 28 Mason King (6-3, 212, R-Jr.) London Iakopo YA-ko-po 47 Austin Johnson (6-2, 218, R-So.) P.J. Mbanasor em-BAN-a-SOR Lukayus McNeil loo-KAY-is PK 45 Blanton Creque (5-11, 192, R-Jr.) Nathan Scheler SHE-ler 36 Evan O’Hara (6-0, 215, Jr.) TreSean Smith TREY-shawn Smith Emonee Spence a-MON-ee KR 10 Rodjay Burns (6-0, 190, R-So.) Cornelius Sturghill STIRGE-hill 3 Cornelius Sturghill (5-11, 188, R-Sr.) Chris Taylor-Yamonoha Yah-MA-noah 19 Hassan Hall (6-0, 186, Fr.) Dae Williams Day Williams PR 10 Rodjay Burns (6-0, 190, R-So.) 82 Keion Wakefield (5-10, 175, R-So.) 2018 Louisville Football Louisville vs. Florida State Page 3 PETRINO DOMINATES AT HOME LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL n Head coach Bobby Petrino has dom- inated the opposition at Cardinal Stadium Louisville Football in his ninth season leading the Cardinals. The Helena, Montana, native has amassed Location: Louisville, Ky. a 42-7 all-time mark at home during his Founded: 1798 tenure after the 20-17 win over Western Enrollment: 22,000 Kentucky on Sept.