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#23 Louisville Beat #16 SMU 41-31 Behind Keyjuan Brown's 163-Yard Day

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, September 19, 2026

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The #23 Louisville Cardinals beat the #16 SMU Mustangs 41-31 at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium in Louisville, KY on Saturday, September 19, 2026 in FBS college football Week 3 action.

SMU led 17-14 at halftime. Louisville came back after the break to take the win. The second quarter swung it: SMU outscored its opponent 10-0.

Louisville moves to 2-1, while SMU falls to 2-1.

Top performers

• Kevin Jennings (SMU, QB): 24/35, 222 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
• Kendrick Raphael (SMU, RB): 24 CAR, 197 YDS, 3 TD
• Yamir Knight (SMU, WR): 7 REC, 70 YDS, 1 TD
• Lincoln Kienholz (LOU, QB): 14/23, 177 YDS, 2 TD
• Keyjuan Brown (LOU, RB): 10 CAR, 163 YDS, 2 TD
• Lawayne McCoy (LOU, WR): 4 REC, 62 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 11:35SMUKendrick Raphael 2 Yd Run7-0
2. Q1 5:19LOULincoln Kienholz 1 Yd Run7-7
3. Q1 1:38LOULawayne McCoy 33 Yd pass from Lincoln Kienholz7-14
4. Q2 13:12SMUYamir Knight 19 Yd pass from Kevin Jennings14-14
5. Q2 0:00SMUNick Reed 46 Yd Field Goal17-14
6. Q3 14:17LOUKeyjuan Brown 58 Yd Run17-21
7. Q3 6:12SMUKendrick Raphael 25 Yd Run24-21
8. Q3 2:41LOUJaleel Skinner 4 Yd pass from Lincoln Kienholz24-28
9. Q4 11:33SMUKendrick Raphael 12 Yd Run31-28
10. Q4 10:02LOUKeyjuan Brown 53 Yd Run31-35
11. Q4 5:32LOUIsaac Brown 27 Yd Run31-41

Team stats

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