FINAL SCORE
Louisville Cardinals at Connecticut Huskies game details
Saturday, December 3, 2005 at 7:45 PM ET
Pratt & Whitney Stadium
Put the final score in perspective.
Louisville finished 10 points ahead. The teams combined for 50 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Louisville 21, Connecticut 14. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Connecticut outscored its opponent in 1 and Louisville in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Louisville | 7 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 30 |
 Connecticut | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 23 | 21 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 5-16 | 7-17 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-3 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 471 | 342 |
| Passing | 292 | 277 |
| Comp/Att | 16/25 | 18/32 |
| Yards per pass | 10.8 | 8.0 |
| Rushing | 200 | 87 |
| Rushing Attempts | 51 | 38 |
| Yards per rush | 3.9 | 2.3 |
| Penalties | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 5 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 5 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 18:22 | 18:17 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Louisville Cardinals
passing
| Hunter Cantwell | 16/25 | 271 | 10.8 | 1 | 1 | 71.1 |
rushing
| Michael Bush | 25 | 121 | 4.8 | 3 | 17 |
| George Stripling | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 0 | 44 |
| Kolby Smith | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Hunter Cantwell | 6 | -14 | -2.3 | 0 | 4 |
receiving
| Mario Urrutia | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 1 | 46 |
| Joshua Tinch | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 0 | 29 |
| Harry Douglas | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 36 |
| Gary Barnidge | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Montrell Jones | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 |
puntReturns
| Montrell Jones | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Arthur Carmody | 1/1 | 100.0 | 38 | 3/4 | 6 |
punting
| Todd Flannery | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Connecticut Huskies
passing
| D.J. Hernandez | 18/32 | 255 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 57.1 |
rushing
| D.J. Hernandez | 18 | 49 | 2.7 | 0 | 20 |
| Lou Allen | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 0 | 9 |
| Terry Caulley | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Brandon McLean | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Nollis Dewar | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 1 | 57 |
| Brandon McLean | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 0 | 57 |
| Brandon Young | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 1 | 19 |
| Dan Murray | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Terry Caulley | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 |
interceptions
puntReturns
| Anthony Rouzier | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Brandon McLean | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Matt Nuzie | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Chris Pavasaris | 7 | 274 | 39.1 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 2:29 | Louisville rush for a touchdown. | 6 – 0 |
| 1 | 2:29 | Louisville Extra point GOOD. | 7 – 0 |
| 2 | 12:49 | Connecticut pass complete for a touchdown. | 7 – 7 |
| 2 | 12:49 | Connecticut Extra point GOOD. | 7 – 7 |
| 2 | 8:47 | Louisville rush for a touchdown. | 13 – 7 |
| 2 | 8:47 | Louisville Extra point GOOD. | 14 – 7 |
| 2 | 2:56 | Louisville pass complete for a touchdown. | 21 – 7 |
| 2 | 2:56 | Louisville Extra point GOOD. | 21 – 7 |
| 2 | 0:08 | Connecticut pass complete for a touchdown. | 21 – 14 |
| 2 | 0:08 | Connecticut Extra point GOOD. | 21 – 14 |
| 3 | 12:54 | Louisville rush for a touchdown. | 27 – 14 |
| 3 | 0:00 | Louisville 38 yard field goal GOOD. | 30 – 14 |
| 4 | 4:30 | Connecticut pass complete for a touchdown. | 30 – 20 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 1:54 PM UTCData methodology