Louisville Cardinals
#50 in table
41 – 31
Final
SMU Mustangs
#62 in table
Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 19:30
Last updated 19 Sept, 23:54
NCAA Football (FBS) · Final
Louisville Cardinals
41 – 31
SMU Mustangs
Man of the match: No Huddle-Shotgun (6)
Q4
10:02
touchdown
31–35
Louisville
(10:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 K.Brown rush middle for 53 yards gain to the SMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:02, 1ST DOWN #35 C.Hilbert kick attempt good (H: #17 R.Zimmerman, LS: #51 H.Travelstead)
Q4
11:33
touchdown
31–28
SMU
(11:38) Shotgun #6 K.Raphael rush middle for 12 yards gain to the LOU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:33, 1ST DOWN #99 N.Reed kick attempt good (H: #43 W.McSparron, LS: #48 M.Tribbett)
Q4
5:32
touchdown
31–41
Louisville
I. Brown run for 27 yds, for a TD (C. Hilbert KICK) (C. Hilbert PAT MISSED)
Q3
14:17
touchdown
17–21
Louisville
(14:24) Shotgun #5 K.Brown rush middle for 58 yards gain to the SMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:17, 1ST DOWN #35 C.Hilbert kick attempt good (H: #17 R.Zimmerman, LS: #51 H.Travelstead)
Q3
2:41
touchdown
24–28
Louisville
(02:41) Shotgun #3 L.Kienholz pass complete short middle to #88 J.Skinner caught at SMU00, for 4 yards to the SMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:41 #35 C.Hilbert kick attempt good (H: #17 R.Zimmerman, LS: #51 H.Travelstead)
Q3
6:12
touchdown
24–21
SMU
(06:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 K.Raphael rush middle for 25 yards gain to the LOU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:12, 1ST DOWN #99 N.Reed kick attempt good (H: #43 W.McSparron, LS: #48 M.Tribbett)
Q2
0:00
play
17–14
SMU
Nick Reed 46 Yd Field Goal
Q2
13:12
touchdown
14–14
SMU
(13:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jennings pass complete short right to #8 Y.Knight caught at LOU07, for 19 yards to the LOU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:12, 1ST DOWN #99 N.Reed kick attempt good (H: #43 W.McSparron, LS: #48 M.Tribbett)
Q1
1:38
touchdown
7–14
Louisville
(01:45) Shotgun #3 L.Kienholz pass complete deep right to #7 L.McCoy caught at SMU04, for 33 yards to the SMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:38, 1ST DOWN #35 C.Hilbert kick attempt good (H: #17 R.Zimmerman, LS: #51 H.Travelstead)
Q1
11:35
touchdown
7–0
SMU
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 K.Raphael rush middle for 2 yards gain to the LOU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:35, 1ST DOWN #99 N.Reed kick attempt good (H: #43 W.McSparron, LS: #48 M.Tribbett)
Q1
5:19
touchdown
7–7
Louisville
#3 L.Kienholz rush middle for 1 yard gain to the SMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:19 #35 C.Hilbert kick attempt good (H: #17 R.Zimmerman, LS: #51 H.Travelstead)
Quick answers
- How did Louisville Cardinals vs SMU Mustangs end?
- Louisville Cardinals 41–31 SMU Mustangs in NCAA Football (FBS), played on Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 19:30.
- Who was man of the match?
- No Huddle-Shotgun with a TikiTaka rating of 6.
- Where was it played?
- L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium.
Offence
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Discipline
Official NFL game statistics from ESPN.
Louisville
- 6.0Touchdown
- 6.0I. Brown
SMU
- 6.0No Huddle-Shotgun Man of the Match
- 6.0Nick Reed
Louisville
4 pts · 2 played
SMU
4 pts · 2 played
Louisville
No data.
SMU
No data.
Official line combinations are not available from our data source, so the key players above are based on ice time, form and season figures.