Louisville Cardinals vs West Virginia Mountaineers Match Player Stats On Nov 05, 2011

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Nov 5, 2011

Freshman Andrew Johnson returned a blocked field goal 82-yards for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter, sparking Louisville to a 38-35 road win over No. 21 West Virginia. The win was Louisville's third straight.

The Mountaineers (6-3, 2-2 Big East) were attempting to tie the game at 24 when Adrian Bushell blocked a 23-yard field goal attempt, and Johnson raced the other way for a touchdown and a 31-21 Cardinals lead.

Dominique Brown helped the Cardinals (5-4, 3-1 Big East) secure the win by converting a fourth-and-1 with just over five minutes remaining and finished the drive with a 3-yard touchdown run to make it 38-28.

Jeremy Wright and Senorise Perry also had rushing touchdowns for Louisville to snap a four-game skid against the Mountaineers.

Louisville had not allowed more than 25 points in a game and entered with the nation's 12th-best scoring defense of 16.3 points against. West Virginia topped that on Shawne Alston's 2-yard score that gave the Mountaineers a 21-14 lead with 5:44 to go before halftime.

But the Cardinals knotted it at 21 just before the break, after freshman quarterback Teddy Bridgewater capped a nearly perfect first half with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Eli Rogers with eight seconds left. Bridgewater finished the half 12 of 13 for 149 yards.

The Mountaineers had a horrific start to the second half, as the blocked field goal was part of a stretch of drives that included a missed field goal, turnover on downs and two fumbles. Alston's second score pulled WVU within 31-28 with 9:01 remaining.