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dominant performance, and Teddy Bridgewater and No. 7 Louisville think they can
perform even better. Its definitely a nice problem to have heading into
conference action. Bridgewater threw four touchdown passes and Louisvilles
defence allowed a school-record 30 yards during a 72-0 wipeout of Florida
International on Saturday. It was the highest scoring game for the Cardinals
(4-0) since a 73-10 victory over Murray State in 2007. They matched the schools
fifth-largest margin of victory while recording their first shutout since a 26-0
win over Connecticut in 2010. Asked afterward if the Cardinals victory was the
most complete effort he has seen, Bridgewater said: "As a team, yes. But we feel
we have a little way to go and continue to get better each and every day. "Well
take this win and build off that." The margin might have been even worse if not
for a clock issue in the second half. Gerald Austin, the co-ordinator of
officials for Conference USA, acknowledged in a statement that the clock was
allowed to run at times when it should have been stopped. FIU coach Ron Turner
"made a comment to one of the officials that, given the amount of injuries and
the limited numbers of players he had available, he wanted to run the ball in
the second half," Austin said in a release. "One official misinterpreted that
comment. "After reviewing the tape there were five times that the clock should
have been stopped and it did not. Four times were on first down and one play
where the runner went out of bounds, based on a quick review of the video."
Austin and Turner both said the coach never requested a running clock. "I did
notice it was going quicker," Turner said. "First of all, I dont have the
authority to request it. I wish I had the authority. Im not saying I wouldnt
have, you know, but I did not request it." Bridgewater hit DeVante Parker for
two TD passes and Gerald Christian and Eli Rogers for one apiece before Will
Gardner came on and passed to Michaelee Harris for another score in the fourth
quarter. Dominique Brown, Senorise Perry, Michael Dyer and Brandon Radcliff
rushed for TDs. Charles Gaines returned the second-half kickoff 93 yards for a
touchdown, and recovered a muffed punt to set up Bridgewaters second TD pass in
the second quarter. Meanwhile, Louisvilles defence didnt allow a first down
until early in the second quarter and just two overall, also a program record.
FIU converted just 1 of 13 third-down chances. Louisville coach Charlie Strong
believes that kind of effort will eventually result in perfection. "We try to
reach that level and were going to get there," Strong said. "The way you
practice, you feel like that (being perfect). ... I tell players all the time
just try to give your best, thats all were looking for each and every down."
Bridgewater had 212 yards on 17-of-22 passing, part of Louisvilles 464-yard
effort against winless FIU (0-4). It was another efficient performance for the
junior quarterback. A week after tossing just one touchdown pass against
in-state rival Kentucky, Bridgewater threw for three scores by halftime and
added another in the third quarter. That got the Cardinals rolling toward the
offensive performance they wanted in their final game before travelling to
Temple for their American Athletic Conference opener on Oct. 5. "It was just a
great overall performance in all three phases of the game," Bridgewater said.
"We just went out today and competed and played a complete game." It was a much
different outcome than the previous two games in the series. The schools had
split two prior meetings, with each earning seven-point road wins. Louisville
won 28-21 in Miami last year. The Cardinals were 42-point favourites for this
one, with overwhelming advantages in every statistical category. And it went as
expected. Four of Louisvilles eight first-half possessions began at midfield or
in Panthers territory. The Cardinals converted three of those chances into a
17-0 lead. Bridgewater hit Parker for a 3-yard touchdown pass that was initially
ruled incomplete. The call was reversed after a video review showed the receiver
got his right foot down in the end zone while making his second acrobatic TD
catch in as many weeks. John Wallace added a 26-yard field goal and Perry had a
26-yard run off left tackle to keep the roll going. It was just more of the same
as the game wore on. Browns 77-yard run set up his 1-yard TD dive in the second
quarter and Bridgewater completed four passes for 68 yards on another scoring
drive, connecting with Parker for 6 yards for his third TD. Another nightmarish
game for FIU continued into the third quarter, with Gaines returned the
second-half kickoff for another touchdown. Louisville has 23 players from South
Florida, including Bridgewater, so the Panthers were more than familiar with the
Cardinals personnel. But they lacked the talent to keep up with Louisville,
which led 38-0 at the break. "Nothing will surprise me with this team," Turner
said of Louisville. "Theyre a great football team all the way around. There are
no weak areas. Theyre very well coached, they play hard and they have
exceptional athletes."
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