Week 3 · Saturday, Sep 19
SMU at Louisville
FINAL · ESPN2 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
Pregame HX
Louisville −0.1
50.4% to win
Vegas line
Louisville −1.5
O/U 59.5
HX pick
Right
Line missed by
9.9 pts
Pregame HX is the board frozen when this game was stamped FINAL; later refits never change it. Run it on today's board · Week 3 accuracy
Box score
Team totals
| Stat | SMU | Louisville |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 27 | 22 |
| Total yards | 479 | 442 |
| Rushingcarries–yards | 45–257 | 37–265 |
| Yards per carry | 5.7 | 7.2 |
| Passingcomp/att, net yards | 24/35, 222 | 14/23, 177 |
| 3rd down | 5–14 | 3–10 |
| 4th down | 3–5 | 0–0 |
| TurnoversINT thrown + fumbles lost | 3 | 0 |
| Sacks (by defense) | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles for loss | 8 | 4 |
| Penaltiesnumber–yards | 8–82 | 11–110 |
| Time of possession | 31:56 | 28:04 |
Advanced
Offense, all plays
| Stat | SMU | Louisville |
|---|---|---|
| EPA per playExpected points added per offensive play | 0.000 | 0.405 |
| Success ratePlays that gain enough yardage for the down and distance | 42.7% | 49.2% |
| ExplosivenessAverage EPA on successful plays | 1.24 | 1.45 |
| Rush EPA / play | 0.032 | 0.321 |
| Rush success | 50.0% | 51.4% |
| Pass EPA / play | 0.339 | 0.590 |
| Pass success | 38.9% | 45.5% |
| Standard-down success | 41.7% | 57.1% |
| Passing-down success | 45.5% | 16.7% |
| Line yards / carry | 3.42 | 2.44 |
| Stuff rateRuns stopped at or behind the line | 11.9% | 24.3% |
| Plays · drives | 82 · 13 | 61 · 13 |
Source: CollegeFootballData (CFBD): /games/teams box and /stats/game/advanced (all plays), games through 2026-11-12. Bold = the better side for that stat.