Louisville 34, South Florida 24
When: 11:00 AM ET, Friday, November 25, 2011
Where: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Temperature:
63°
Head Official:
Tom Tomczyck
Attendance:
33416
By SportsDirect Inc.
Freshman Teddy Bridgewater threw for 241 yards and a career-best three touchdowns as Louisville came back from deficits twice to defeat host South Florida 34-24 on Friday, clinching at least a share of the Big East title.
Bridgewater, who completed a pass to 10 different receivers, connected with DeVante Parker for two scores including an 11-yarder that gave Louisville (7-5, 5-2 Big East) the lead for good 27-24 with 9:38 remaining. The Cardinals have won five of their last six.
Running back Demetris Murray threw a 37-yard halfback pass to Deonte Welch for a touchdown, giving USF (5-6, 1-5) a 24-20 lead late in the third quarter.
Louisville, which won for the first time in five tries at Raymond James Stadium, fell behind 17-3 in the second quarter.
Backup quarterback Bobby Eveld, replacing injured starter B.J. Daniels, connected with Lindsey Lamar for a 35-yard touchdown on fourth down. Murray added a 1-yard touchdown dive for South Florida with 35 seconds left in the half.
The Cardinals closed that gap to 17-10 before halftime. Senorise Perry, who recovered a fumbled punt earlier, ran the kickoff back 54 yards. Bridgewater hit Parker for a 17-yard touchdown on the second play with 13 seconds left.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Louisville |
|
South Florida |
Eli Rogers
| Player |
Deonte Welch
|
4 |
Receptions |
4 |
84 |
Yards |
62 |
21.0 |
Avg Yards |
15.5 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Louisville
|
373 |
132 |
241 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2.0 |
1 |
South Florida
|
311 |
64 |
247 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1.0 |
1 |