Louisville Cardinals at Stanford Cardinal
· NCAA - FootballNo. 22 Louisville takes slim conference title hopes into trip to Stanford
The 22nd-ranked Cardinals come back from their week off with a seemingly easier task as they travel to face new ACC foe Stanford on Saturday with slim hopes remaining of making the conference title game.
Thanks to its first win in nine tries against Clemson, Louisville (6-3, 4-2, No. 19 CFP) remains within reach of first-place SMU, Miami and Clemson in the standings but will need plenty of help over the next three weeks to return to the title game.
“We have a lot of season left. There are three regular-season games that we have to prove we are a good football team and you have to win, and at the end of the year you hope you are where you want to be,” coach Jeff Brohm said. “We excelled this week but we have more to do. Just think good football teams get better as the year moves on and to know it is not easy.”
The stakes are far lower for Stanford (2-7, 1-5) as the Cardinal are having another rough season in their debut in a new conference. Stanford has lost six straight games since beating Syracuse in its ACC opener and has been eliminated from bowl contention.
“Keep competing with everything we have left,” star receiver Elic Ayomanor said. “It shows a lot about the character of the players and the team and the leaders when you know the bowl game is not possible but you keep competing to the last snap of the last game. We’ve been doing that and I would like to see that continue as we go forward.”
“We’re not going to overemphasize all those things,” Brohm said. “We’ve got a job to do, and I think we have a good plan to get our work done here and go out there and play football and find a way to win.”
How To Watch
How can I watch Louisville Cardinals vs. Stanford Cardinal?
- TV Channel: Cardinals at Cardinal 2021 College Football, week 12, is broadcasted on ACC Network.
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Matchup Prediction
Statistics
LOU | STAN | |
---|---|---|
36.2 | Points Per Game | 20.4 |
449.6 | Total Yards | 315.9 |
286.4 | Yards Passing | 175.4 |
163.1 | Yards Rushing | 140.4 |
24.2 | Points Allowed Per Game | 34.6 |
369.1 | Yards Allowed | 412.9 |
223.3 | Pass Yards Allowed | 268.1 |
145.8 | Rush Yards Allowed | 144.8 |
Game Information
Location: Stanford, CA -
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