Notre Dame football vs. Louisville

No. 14 Notre Dame football vs. No. 17 Louisville

Sept. 28, 2024

Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Ind.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Louisville	7	7	0	0	―
Notre Dame	21	3	0	0	―

FIRST QUARTER

Louisville 7, Notre Dame 0

Score: Tyler Shough 10-yard pass to Isaac Brown at 13:30 (Brock Travelstead kick)

Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards in 1:24 time after Notre Dame fumbled opening kickoff

Keys to the drive: The Irish coughing the ball on the opening kickoff set up the Cardinals with a short field. Shough completed a 15-yard pass to Ahmari Huggins-Bruce on the play before the touchdown throw.

Louisville 7, Norte Dame 7

Score: Jeremiyah Love 6-yard run at 7:22 (Mitch Jeter kick)

Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards in 6:08 time after Louisville touchdown

Keys to the drive: Notre Dame converted a 4th-and-3 in the middle of the drive when Riley Leonard completed a five-yard pass to Jayden Thomas. It was a great balance of rush and pass, running for 44 yards and throwing for 31.

Notre Dame 14, Louisville 7

Score: Riley Leonard 34-yard pass to Jaden Greathouse at 4:59 (Mitch Jeter kick)

Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards in 2:05 time after Louisville fumble

Keys to the drive: A lost fumble after a big run from Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough put the Irish at midfield. Jadarian Price had a 16-yard run, setting the table for the long Leonard touchdown pass.

Notre Dame 21, Louisville 7

Score: Riley Leonard 4-yard run at 2:40 (Mitch Jeter kick)

Drive: 1 play, 4 yards in three seconds after Louisville muffed a punt, causing a turnover on downs.

Keys to the drive: Kennedy Urlacher recovered the botched snap by Louisville on the punt attempt, which resulted in a 45-yard loss for the Cardinals. The Irish didn’t waste time capitalizing on the turnover.

SECOND QUARTER

Notre Dame 21, Louisville 14

Score: Tyler Shough 5-yard pass to Ja’Corey Brooks at 12:28 (Brock Travelstead kick)

Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards in 1:30 time after Notre Dame fumble

Keys to the drive: Jadarian Price fumbling gave the Cardinals its second short field of the game. Shough moved out of the pocket to create extra time for his receivers to get open before finding Brooks for the score.

Notre Dame 24, Louisville 14

Score: Mitch Jeter 48-yard field goal at 3:47

Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards in 2:14 after Louisville interception

Keys to the drive: A Tyler Shough pass intended for Ja’Corey Brooks bounced off the wide receiver’s hands and knee, ricocheting into the hands of Notre Dame defensive back Xavier Watts for the interception. Watts ran it back Louisville 36-yard line to put the Irish in field goal range.

THIRD QUARTER

No scoring plays

FOURTH QUARTER

Notre Dame 24, Louisville 17

Score: Brock Travelstead 56-yard field goal at 11:25

Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards in 2:04 after Notre Dame turnover on downs

Keys to the drive: The Irish couldn’t convert a 4th-and-3 near midfield, giving the Cardinals another short field to work with. A nine-yard pass from Tyler Shough to Mark Redman was the longest play of the drive.

Notre Dame 31, Louisville 17

Score: Riley Leonard 32-yard pass to Jeremiyah Love at 9:16 (Mitch Jeter kick)

Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards in 2:09 after Louisville field goal

Keys to the drive: A 34-yard pass from Leonard to Jayden Harrison was the big play of the drive. The touchdown throw was a perfectly executed screen pass, with Love having a convoy of blockers in front of him to pave the way to the end zone.

Notre Dame 31, Louisville 24

Score: Tyler Shough 24-yard pass to Ja’Corey Brooks at 5:17 (Travelstead kick)

Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards in 3:59 after Notre Dame touchdown

Keys to the drive: Shough scrambled for a six-yard run on a 4th-and-4 midway through the drive to keep things going for the Cardinals. A pair of 12-yard passes throughout the drive helped Louisville move the ball downfield as well.

Officials

Referee Mike Roche, Umpire Michael Prowell, Head Linesman Baron Ballester, Line Judge Benjamin Keller, Side Judge Jerry Hocker, Field Judge Tony Tarantini, Back Judge Larry Whaley, Center Judge Anthony Calabrese, Replay Official John Busch, Replay Communicator Mark Baynes

Game particulars

Kickoff weather: 72 degrees, cloudy with some rain, wind 11mph from the northeast.

Attendance: 77,622 (Notre Dame Stadium capacity: 77,622)