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MEMPHIS, Tenn. | Louisville 28, BYU 10




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Cards Deal BYU a Loss
Brandon Doman
Louisville's defense swarmed all over BYU QB Brandon Doman.
 
Now, this is the way to end a season. Louisville stymied BYU QB Brandon Doman, while Dave Ragone threw three TDs and the 22nd-ranked Cardinals thumped No. 17 BYU 28-10 for their first bowl victory since 1993. The victory is Louisville's 11th, it's most wins ever in one season.
 

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS
  LOUISVILLE YDS BYU YDS
Passing Dave Ragone 3056 Brandon Doman 3542
Rushing TJ Patterson 576 Lucas Staley 1582
Receiving Deion Branch 1188 Reno Mahe 1211

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
 
Total Offense
   382  
   542.8  

Passing Yards
  259.9  
   325  

Passing completion %
   59.5  
   64.8  

Completions
   234  
   315  

Attempts
   393  
   486  
Scoring Offense
   30.5  
   46.8  

Scoring Defense
   17.8  
   30.5  

Rushing Yards
   122.1  
   217.8  

Rushing attempts
   434  
   505  

Key:
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"One word for BYU -- overrated. One word for Louisville -- underrated."
-- wildcard11
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Final
BYU (17)10
Louisville (22)28
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WITH ROD GILMORE   

Louisville got it done against BYU in the method I expected, with the Cardinals' secondary making the difference. They have three all-conference defensive backs and finished with three interceptions. Louisville put good pressure on BYU quarterback Brandon Doman and took away his passing lanes. The Cougars missed running back Luke Staley, whose absence deprived them of a tremendous weapon. But Louisville's defense was fantastic. I'm not sure if the outcome would have been any difference if Staley had played.

IT WAS OVER WHEN
When Dave Ragone threw a 34-yard TD pass to Deion Branch with 4:15 left in the third quarter to push the lead to double-digits. The way the Cardinal defense was playing, that was more than enough.
GAME BALL GOES TO
The Cardinal defense. The defense had four sacks, three interceptions and held BYU quarterback Brandon Doman to 18-of-37 for 192 yards. The defense repeatedly gave the Louisville offense a short field, and three of the Cardinals' TD drives were 54 yards or shorter.


LOUISVILLE CLUBHOUSE
The Cardinals finally can go home happy. With its AXA Liberty Bowl win over BYU on Dec. 31, UL finished off the best season in school history.

BRIGHAM YOUNG CLUBHOUSE
RB Luke Staley will skip his senior year and enter the 2002 NFL draft.



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