In comparison, Louisville as a whole finished the first half with 177 yards, 144 of which were thrown by quarterback Tyler Shough. The Cardinals had 33 rushing yards in the first 30 minutes, but with Jennings rushing for almost as many yards in this game’s first half as he had on the season through Week 5 (149 yards), they just couldn’t keep up.

The win over Louisville was SMU’s first against an AP top-25 team since defeating Tulane on Dec. 2 in the AAC championship game.

SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings exited in the 1st quarter of action at Louisville after a long run to put the Mustangs at the Louisville 5-yard line. Quarterback Preston Stone came in and after a false start,