Final · Week 4 · Sat Sep 19 · 3:30 PM ET · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
SMU MustangsSMU2-1
31
FinalSep 19, 2026
Louisville CardinalsLouisville2-1
41
TVESPN2
Closing line
US sportsbook at kickoff
Moneyline
SMU+130
LOU−155
Spread
SMU +3−110
LOU −3−110
Total O/U
Over 57.5−112
Under 57.5−108
Spread: Louisville −3 covered.
Total O/U: over 57.5 (72 points).
Recap
Louisville beat SMU 41-31 at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium in Louisville on Sep 19, 2026 to move to 2-1.
The go-ahead score came with 10:02 left in the fourth quarter: Keyjuan Brown 53 Yd Run (Carson Hilbert Kick). The lead changed hands 7 times. Louisville won the turnover battle 3-0.
Score by quarter
SMU Mustangs and Louisville Cardinals, score by quarter
Team
1
2
3
4
T
SMU
7
10
7
7
31
LOU
14
0
14
13
41
Scoring plays
First Quarter
SMUTouchdown · 11:35Kendrick Raphael 2 Yd Run (Nick Reed Kick)7-0
LOUTouchdown · 5:19Lincoln Kienholz 1 Yd Run (Carson Hilbert Kick)7-7
LOUTouchdown · 1:38Lawayne McCoy 33 Yd pass from Lincoln Kienholz (Carson Hilbert Kick)7-14
Second Quarter
SMUTouchdown · 13:12Yamir Knight 19 Yd pass from Kevin Jennings (Nick Reed Kick)14-14
SMUField Goal · 0:00Nick Reed 46 Yd Field Goal17-14
Third Quarter
LOUTouchdown · 14:17Keyjuan Brown 58 Yd Run (Carson Hilbert Kick)17-21
SMUTouchdown · 6:12Kendrick Raphael 25 Yd Run (Nick Reed Kick)24-21
LOUTouchdown · 2:41Jaleel Skinner 4 Yd pass from Lincoln Kienholz (Carson Hilbert Kick)24-28
Fourth Quarter
SMUTouchdown · 11:33Kendrick Raphael 12 Yd Run (Nick Reed Kick)31-28
LOUTouchdown · 10:02Keyjuan Brown 53 Yd Run (Carson Hilbert Kick)31-35
LOUTouchdown · 5:32Isaac Brown 27 Yd Run (Carson Hilbert PAT failed)31-41
Team stats
SMULOU
1st Downs
27
22
Total Yards
479
442
Passing
222
177
Rushing
257
265
3rd down efficiency
5-14
3-10
Turnovers
3
0
Possession
31:56
28:04
Top performers
SMU MustangsLouisville Cardinals
Passing
Kevin Jennings24/35, 222 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
Lincoln Kienholz14/23, 177 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing
Kendrick Raphael24 CAR, 197 YDS, 3 TD
Keyjuan Brown10 CAR, 163 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving
Yamir Knight7 REC, 70 YDS, 1 TD
Lawayne McCoy4 REC, 62 YDS, 1 TD
Sacks
–
Clev Lubin1.5
Tackles
Tyren Polley Jr.8
Kaleb Beasley10
Player stats
SMU · Passing
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
QBR
Kevin Jennings
24/35
222
6.3
1
2
60.8
SMU · Rushing
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Kendrick Raphael
24
197
8.2
3
40
Kevin Jennings
9
35
3.9
0
19
Dramekco Green
9
23
2.6
0
8
Jalen Hale
1
1
1.0
0
1
Randy Pittman Jr.
1
1
1.0
0
1
Derrick McFall
1
0
0.0
0
0
SMU · Receiving
Player
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Yamir Knight
7
70
10.0
1
19
Yannick Smith
3
50
16.7
0
28
Theo Melin Ohrstrom
5
43
8.6
0
32
Randy Pittman Jr.
4
26
6.5
0
12
Jalen Hale
1
11
11.0
0
11
Kendrick Raphael
2
11
5.5
0
7
Jalen Cooper
1
7
7.0
0
7
Dramekco Green
1
4
4.0
0
4
SMU · Fumbles
Player
FUM
LOST
REC
Kevin Jennings
1
1
0
Dramekco Green
1
0
0
SMU · Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HUR
TD
Tyren Polley Jr.
8
8
0
2
1
0
0
Jimmy Wyrick
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
Alexander Kilgore
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
Jarvis Lee
4
4
0
2
0
0
0
Christian Davis
4
2
0
0.5
0
0
0
Marcellus Barnes Jr.
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
Woo Spencer
3
2
0
1
1
0
0
Brandon Miyazono
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
SMU · Punt returns
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Yamir Knight
1
5
5.0
5
0
SMU · Kicking
Player
FG
PCT
LONG
XP
PTS
Nick Reed
1/1
100.0
46
4/4
7
SMU · Punting
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
In 20
LONG
Wade McSparron
3
119
39.7
0
1
42
Louisville · Passing
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
QBR
Lincoln Kienholz
14/23
177
7.7
2
0
64.4
Louisville · Rushing
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Keyjuan Brown
10
163
16.3
2
58
Isaac Brown
10
67
6.7
1
27
Lincoln Kienholz
12
42
3.5
1
15
Tre Richardson
1
14
14.0
0
14
Team
4
-21
-5.3
0
-17
Louisville · Receiving
Player
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Lawayne McCoy
4
62
15.5
1
33
Tre Richardson
4
62
15.5
0
44
Jaleel Skinner
3
29
9.7
1
17
Justyn Reid
1
15
15.0
0
15
TreyShun Hurry
1
11
11.0
0
11
Isaac Brown
1
-2
-2.0
0
0
Louisville · Fumbles
Player
FUM
LOST
REC
Isaac Brown
1
0
0
Louisville · Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HUR
TD
Kaleb Beasley
10
4
0
0.5
0
0
0
TJ Banks
9
7
0
0
0
0
0
Stanquan Clark
8
2
0
0
0
0
0
T.J. Capers
7
6
0
1
0
0
0
Koen Entringer
6
3
0
0
0
0
0
Micah Carter
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
Clev Lubin
5
1
1.5
1.5
0
2
0
Benjamin Perry
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
Louisville · Interceptions
Player
INT
YDS
TD
Kaleb Beasley
2
0
0
Louisville · Punt returns
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Jackson Voth
1
16
16.0
16
0
Louisville · Kicking
Player
FG
PCT
LONG
XP
PTS
Carson Hilbert
0/0
0.0
0
5/6
5
Louisville · Punting
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
In 20
LONG
Niall Hayes
6
223
37.2
0
1
45
Game info
VenueL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, Louisville, KY
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