Final
Louisville starts strong, tops E. Kentucky 23-13
Sep 11, 2010 - 11:52 PM LOUISVILLE, Ky.(AP) -- Louisville senior quarterback Adam Froman passed for 219 yards and a touchdown as the Cardinals beat Eastern Kentucky 23-13 on Saturday.Froman threw for 190 of his yards in the first half, including the touchdown to Doug Beaumont, who had 83 yards on four catches.
It was the first win for the Cardinals (1-1) under first-year coach Charlie Strong. They lost their opener 23-16 to Kentucky.
Louisville, donning special helmets adorned with stars and stripes to mark the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks nine years ago, outlasted the Colonels (0-2) after scoring all of its points in the second quarter.
The teams combined for 25 penalties and 197 penalty yards.
Louisville went three-and-out on its first two possessions, but Froman supplied a spark late in the first quarter by scrambling for 30 yards and throwing two 20-yard passes before running back Bilal Powell ran 2 yards for the first score early in the second quarter.
Three series later, with the Colonels pinned in their own end zone, a holding penalty against Eastern Kentucky freshman tight end Nathan Watts gave Louisville a safety.
With Louisville's offense already clicking, Froman threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Beaumont. It was the senior receiver's first touchdown reception as a Cardinal. Powell added a rushing touchdown before halftime on the following series for a 23-0 lead.
A blowout seemed to be brewing, but Louisville's offense never regained rhythm after halftime.
Eastern Kentucky managed to get on the board late in the third quarter when junior linebacker Jeremy Caldwell intercepted Froman and ran 80 yards for a touchdown. The Colonels scored again with only 2:28 left in the game, missing a two-point conversion attempt.
The Colonels never threatened to pull off the same kind of mid-major upset potential that fellow Ohio Valley Conference member Jacksonville State did in beating Mississippi last Saturday.
Eastern Kentucky quarterback T.J. Pryor, a Louisville native, threw for 315 yards in the Colonels' opening game loss against Missouri State but managed only 91 yards in three quarters against the Cardinals.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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EASTRN KENTUCKY 0 0 7 6 13
LOUISVILLE 0 23 0 0 23 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
2ND QUARTER: LOUISVILLE - TD, BILAL POWELL 2 YD RUN (CHRIS
PHILPOTT KICK), 0:20.
LOUISVILLE 7-0
LOUISVILLE - SAFETY, 6:14.
LOUISVILLE 9-0
LOUISVILLE - TD, DOUG BEAUMONT 42 YD PASS FROM
ADAM FROMAN (CHRI
Sep 11 6:50 PM - NCAAF
EASTRN KENTUCKY 13
LOUISVILLE 23 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Sep 11 6:50 PM
TD EASTRN KENTUCKY KYLE LUMPKIN 1 YD PASS FROM BRENDON GREGORY (TWO-POINT RUN CONVERSION FAILED)
Eastern Kentucky 13, Louisville 23 4th - 2:28Sep 11 6:42 PM
TD EASTRN KENTUCKY KYLE LUMPKIN 1 YD PASS FROM BRENDON GREGORY (TWO-POINT RUN CONVERSION FAILED)
Eastern Kentucky 13, Louisville 23 4th - 2:28Sep 11 6:42 PM- NCAAF
EASTRN KENTUCKY 13
LOUISVILLE 23 2:28 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Eastern Kentucky 13, Louisville 23 4th - 2:28Sep 11 6:42 PM - NCAAF
EASTRN KENTUCKY 7
LOUISVILLE 23 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Sep 11 6:02 PM
TD EASTRN KENTUCKY JEREMY CALDWELL 80 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (LOGAN O'CONNOR KICK)
Eastern Kentucky 7, Louisville 23 3rd - 5:00Sep 11 5:51 PM
TD EASTRN KENTUCKY JEREMY CALDWELL 80 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (LOGAN O'CONNOR KICK)
Eastern Kentucky 7, Louisville 23 3rd - 5:00Sep 11 5:51 PM- NCAAF
EASTRN KENTUCKY 7
LOUISVILLE 23 5:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Eastern Kentucky 7, Louisville 23 3rd - 5:00Sep 11 5:51 PM - NCAAF
EASTRN KENTUCKY 0
LOUISVILLE 23 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 11 5:04 PM
TD LOUISVILLE BILAL POWELL 3 YD RUN (CHRIS PHILPOTT KICK)
Eastern Kentucky 0, Louisville 23 2nd - 0:38Sep 11 5:02 PM
TD LOUISVILLE BILAL POWELL 3 YD RUN (CHRIS PHILPOTT KICK)
Eastern Kentucky 0, Louisville 23 2nd - 0:38Sep 11 5:02 PM- NCAAF
EASTRN KENTUCKY 0
LOUISVILLE 23 0:38 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Eastern Kentucky 0, Louisville 23 2nd - 0:38Sep 11 5:02 PM
TD LOUISVILLE DOUG BEAUMONT 42 YD PASS FROM ADAM FROMAN (CHRIS PHILPOTT KICK)
Eastern Kentucky 0, Louisville 16 2nd - 3:12Sep 11 4:49 PM
TD LOUISVILLE DOUG BEAUMONT 42 YD PASS FROM ADAM FROMAN (CHRIS PHILPOTT KICK)
Eastern Kentucky 0, Louisville 16 2nd - 3:12Sep 11 4:49 PM
TD LOUISVILLE DOUG BEAUMONT 42 YD PASS FROM ADAM FROMAN (CHRIS PHILPOTT KICK)
Eastern Kentucky 0, Louisville 16 2nd - 3:12Sep 11 4:49 PM- NCAAF
EASTRN KENTUCKY 0
LOUISVILLE 16 3:12 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Eastern Kentucky 0, Louisville 16 2nd - 3:12Sep 11 4:49 PM - NCAAF
EASTRN KENTUCKY 0
LOUISVILLE 9 8:34 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Eastern Kentucky 0, Louisville 9 2nd - 8:34Sep 11 4:38 PM
TD LOUISVILLE BILAL POWELL 2 YD RUN (CHRIS PHILPOTT KICK)
Eastern Kentucky 0, Louisville 7 2nd - 14:40Sep 11 4:14 PM
TD LOUISVILLE BILAL POWELL 2 YD RUN (CHRIS PHILPOTT KICK)
Eastern Kentucky 0, Louisville 7 2nd - 14:40Sep 11 4:14 PM- NCAAF
EASTRN KENTUCKY 0
LOUISVILLE 7 14:40 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Eastern Kentucky 0, Louisville 7 2nd - 14:40Sep 11 4:14 PM - NCAAF
EASTRN KENTUCKY 0
LOUISVILLE 0 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Sep 11 4:08 PM
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