Sept. 16, 2017 – Home – Papa John's Cardinal Stadium – Louisville, Ky. – Attendance 55,588
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Clemson | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 47 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 04:22 | Charles Standberry 11-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Blanton Creque kick), 6-95, 01:58 |
| 4th | 13:45 | Jaylen Smith 36-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Blanton Creque kick), 9-75, 03:31 |
| 4th | 07:37 | Dez Fitzpatrick 8-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Blanton Creque kick), 11-85, 04:19 |
| Louisville | Clemson | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 21 | 25 |
| Rushing | 7 | 13 |
| Passing | 13 | 12 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 116 | 297 |
| Rushing Attempts | 27 | 48 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.3 | 6.2 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 4 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 144 | 338 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 28 | 41 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 317 | 316 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 21-42-1 | 23-33-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 7.5 | 9.6 |
| Average Per Completion | 15.1 | 13.7 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 3 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 433 | 613 |
| Total offense plays | 69 | 81 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 6.3 | 7.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 4-35 | 4-30 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-350 | 4-207 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 43.8 | 51.8 |
| Net Yards Per Punt | 42.6 | 46.0 |
| Inside 20 | 1 | 3 |
| 50+ Yards | 2 | 2 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 1 |
| Fair catch | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF-YARDS | 4-260 | 9-581 |
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 65.0 | 64.6 |
| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 45.0 | 41.8 |
| Kickoff Touchbacks | 2 | 4 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-3-0 | 3-9-0 |
| Average Per Return | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 5-105-0 | 2-30-0 |
| Average Per Return | 21.0 | 15.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-44-1 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 24:28 | 35:32 |
| 1st Quarter | 05:24 | 09:36 |
| 2nd Quarter | 04:23 | 10:37 |
| 3rd Quarter | 06:15 | 08:45 |
| 4th Quarter | 08:26 | 06:34 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 5-16 | 9-17 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 2-3 | 3-3 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| Field goals | 0 | 1 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 4-35 | 5-23 |
| PAT Kicks | 3-3 | 5-6 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Points off Turnover | 0 | 7 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Lamar Jackson | 17 | 88 | 24 | 64 | 0 | 30 | 3.8 |
| Malik Williams | 6 | 39 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 5.8 |
| Reggie Bonnafon | 4 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 4.2 |
| Totals | 27 | 144 | 28 | 116 | 0 | 30 | 4.3 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Lamar Jackson | 21-42-1 | 317 | 3 | 78 | 5 |
| Totals | 21-42-1 | 317 | 3 | 78 | 5 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Traveon Samuel | 2 | 100 | 0 | 78 | ||
| Jaylen Smith | 5 | 79 | 1 | 36 | ||
| Dez Fitzpatrick | 2 | 38 | 1 | 30 | ||
| Malik Williams | 3 | 36 | 0 | 19 | ||
| Charles Standberry | 4 | 34 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Seth Dawkins | 4 | 28 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Micky Crum | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 21 | 317 | 3 | 78 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Mason King | 8 | 350 | 43.8 | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 350 | 43.8 | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Seth Dawkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 105 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Smith | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 105 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| KICKOFFS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yards | Avg | TB | OB | |
| Blanton Creque | 4 | 260 | 65.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 260 | 65.0 | 2 | 0 |
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Seth Dawkins | 0 | 28 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 133 |
| Traveon Samuel | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Jaylen Smith | 0 | 79 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 82 |
| Malik Williams | 35 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| Lamar Jackson | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Dez Fitzpatrick | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Charles Standberry | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Reggie Bonnafon | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Micky Crum | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Louisville Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
| 32 | Stacy Thomas | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Zykiesis Cannon | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | James Hearns | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2.0-12 | 2.0-12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ronald Walker | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Chucky Williams | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Khane Pass | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Dee Smith (2) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Trevon Young | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | Henry Famurewa | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Jonathan Greenard | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.0-14 | 1.0-14 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Trumaine Washington | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | London Iakopo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.0-9 | 1.0-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Avery | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Dorian Etheridge | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | G.G. Robinson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Lamarques Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Tabarius Peterson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Corey Reed | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | De'Asian Richardson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | TreSean Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 52 | 30 | 82 | 4.0-35 | 5.0-40 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| OFFENSE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos | # | Name |
| RT | 73 | Mekhi Becton |
| C | 75 | Robbie Bell |
| LT | 74 | Geron Christian |
| WR | 5 | Seth Dawkins |
| QB | 8 | Lamar Jackson |
| RG | 72 | Lukayus McNeil |
| WR | 1 | Traveon Samuel |
| WR | 9 | Jaylen Smith |
| TE | 80 | Charles Standberry |
| LG | 79 | Kenny Thomas |
| RB | 29 | Malik Williams |
| DEFENSE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos | # | Name |
| S | 24 | Zykiesis Cannon |
| MLB | 17 | Dorian Etheridge |
| DE | 99 | James Hearns |
| OLB | 30 | Khane Pass |
| DT | 90 | De'Asian Richardson |
| DT | 94 | G.G. Robinson |
| OLB | 32 | Stacy Thomas |
| CB | 20 | Ronald Walker |
| CB | 15 | Trumaine Washington |
| S | 22 | Chucky Williams |
| DE | 91 | Trevon Young |
2-Corey Reed, 3-Cornelius Sturghill, 4-TreSean Smith, 6-Russ Yeast, 7-Reggie Bonnafon, 11-Dee Smith (2), 12-Trey Smith, 14-Drew Bailey, 21-London Iakopo, 28-Mason King, 33-Colin Wilson, 35-Lamarques Thomas, 42-Isaac Stewart, 43-Damien Smith, 45-Blanton Creque, 52-Mitch Hall, 58-Jonathan Greenard, 60-Tyler Haycraft, 62-Derek Dorsey, 83-Micky Crum, 85-Jordan Davis, 87-Dez Fitzpatrick, 96-Henry Famurewa, 98-Tabarius Peterson, C.J. Avery, Harry Trotter