Here's a comparison of each opponent by the numbers:
CANES Total O vs Louisville Total D
446.8 (39th) vs. 257.9 (2nd)
Louisville Total O vs CANES Total D
453.1 ypg (34th) vs. 415.8 (76th)
CANES Scoring O vs Louisville Scoring D
35.9 ppg (24th) vs 12.4 ppg (3rd)
Louisville Scoring O vs CANES Scoring D
35.1 ppg (29th) vs 26 ppg (58th)
CANES Rushing O vs Louisville Rushing D
172.5 ypg (63rd) vs. 86.3 ypg allowed (2nd)
Louisville Rushing O vs CANES Rushing D
150.2 ypg (80th) vs. 182.3 ypg allowed (81st)
CANES Pass O vs Louisville Pass D
274.3 ypg (29th) vs. 171.7 ypg allowed (8th)
Louisville Pass O vs CANES Pass D
302.9 ypg (18th) vs 233.4 ypg allowed (71st)
CANES 3rd Downs vs Louisville 3rd Down D
56-148 [38%](T-85th) vs. 46-161 [29%] (2nd)
Louisville 3rd Downs vs CANES 3rd Down D
90-161 [56%] (2nd) vs 75-184 [41%](75th)
CANES Pass Efficiency vs Louisville Pass Efficiency D
152.67 (20th) vs. 99.55 (5th)
Louisville Pass Efficiency vs CANES Pass Efficiency D
170.64 (4th) vs. 119.19 (34th)
CANES Sacks vs Louisville Sacks Allowed
28-173 [2.33 pg](T-39th) vs. 25-184 [2.08 pg allowed](T-67th)
Louisville Sacks vs CANES Sacks Allowed
39-271 [3.25 pg] (T-1st) vs 13-108 [1.08 pg allowed](T-14th)
CANES RZ O vs Louisville RZ D
43-52 [83%](T-59th) vs. 25-35 [71%](8th)
Louisville RZ O vs CANE RZ D
47-53 [89%](23rd) vs 20-37 [82%](T-51st)
CANES TFL vs Louisville TFL Allowed
CANES TFL vs Louisville TFL Allowed
59-243 [4.9 pg](109th) vs 70-287 [5.83 pg allowed](T-57th)
Louisville TFL vs CANES TFL Allowed
94-410 [7.8 pg](9th) vs. 57-236 [4.75 pg allowed](T-25th)
CANES KR vs Louisville KR D
51-1282 1 TD [25.14 ypr](8th) vs 59-1317 [22.32 ypr allowed](88th)
Louisville KR vs CANES KR D
26-603 1 TD [23.19 ypr](28th) vs 40-800 [20 ypr allowed](38th)
CANES PR vs Louisville PR D
27-305 1 TD [11.3 ypr](T-29th) vs. 13-15 [1.15 ypr allowed](2nd)
Louisville PR vs CANES PR D
27-206 1 TD [7.63 ypr](70th) vs. 16-196 [12.25 ypr allowed)(108th)
Net Punting
CANES 38.92 NET (24th)
Louisville 37.25 NET (52nd)
Turnovers Lost vs Turnovers Gained
CANES vs Louisville
21 TO's Lost (14 INTs, 7 Fumbles Lost)(T-68th) vs. 26 TO's Gained (16 Picks, 10 Fumbles Rec.)(T-19th)
Louisville vs CANES
10 TO's lost (4 INTs {2nd Fewest}, 6 Fumbles Lost)(2nd) vs. 27 TO's Gained (18 Picks, 9 Fumbles Rec.)(T-13th)
Turnover Margin
Louisville +16 {1.3 avg} (2nd)
CANES +6 {.5 avg} (T-29th)
CANES +6 {.5 avg} (T-29th)
1st Down O vs 1st Down D
CANES vs Louisville
233 yards total (T-88th) vs 169 yards allowed (Leads Nation)
Louisville vs CANES
276 yards total (40th) vs 259 yards allowed (T-77th)
Completion %
Louisville 276-394 (70%)(3rd)
CANES 214-357 (60%)(57th)
Time of Possession
Louisville {33:00 pg}(6th)
CANES {26:00 pg}(118th)
CANES {26:00 pg}(118th)
Bottom Line, when you break it down. This is a very very good Louisville Team we will be facing in the Citrus Bowl on December 28th. Defensively, this is a Top 10 Defense in the country we're going to be facing here. They won't beat themselves, so if we force some mistakes and looking at the numbers, they don't make many, we'd better take advantage because this is a team in Louisville that forces a lot of turnovers.
For all the storylines going in: Teddy vs UM. The QB we have in Morris vs the one we could have had if Golden had not told him to take a hike when he told he wasn't being promised the starting job like Randy did. We could have had Teddy, Eli, and a couple of others we let get away to Louisville.
Anyway, it's going to be a nice matchup here and we'll see what happens.
For all the storylines going in: Teddy vs UM. The QB we have in Morris vs the one we could have had if Golden had not told him to take a hike when he told he wasn't being promised the starting job like Randy did. We could have had Teddy, Eli, and a couple of others we let get away to Louisville.
Anyway, it's going to be a nice matchup here and we'll see what happens.
