By the Numbers: Comparing BC and Louisville
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
Staff Writer
Louisville has one of the most explosive offenses in the ACC. The Cardinals have an uber-athletic quarterback in Malik Cunningham, who continues to evolve as a passer, not to mention five wide receivers with 10 or more catches this year and a top-notch tight end.
Where the Cardinals struggle, however, is on the other side of the ball. That’s been the problem since Scott Satterfield took over as Louisville’s head coach in 2019.
If BC’s going to get back on track offensively, Louisville isn’t a bad place to do it. After all, the Eagles will probably need to if they’re to keep pace with Cunningham and Co.
Here’s how these teams stack up on paper heading into their Week 8 matchup.
SCORING OFFENSE
BC: 30.8 points per game (T-51st nationally, 8th ACC)
Louisville: 32.3 points per game (T-39th nationally, T-5th ACC)
TOTAL OFFENSE
BC: 386.7 yards per game (75th nationally, 11th ACC)
Louisville: 452.2 yards per game (25th nationally, 5th ACC)
RUSHING OFFENSE
BC: 168.8 yards per game (59th nationally, 8th ACC)
Louisville: 179.3 yards per game (T-47th nationally, 5th ACC)
PASSING OFFENSE
BC: 217.8 yards per game (84th nationally, 10th ACC)
Louisville: 272.8 yards per game (28th nationally, 4th ACC)
SCORING DEFENSE
BC: 19.5 points per game allowed (T-28th nationally, 3rd ACC)
Louisville: 29.2 points per game allowed (90th nationally, 11th ACC)
TOTAL DEFENSE
BC: 328.8 yards per game allowed (35th nationally, 5th ACC)
Louisville: 449.3 yards per game allowed (115th nationally, 14th ACC)
RUSHING DEFENSE
BC: 125.5 yards per game allowed (41st nationally, 5th ACC)
Louisville: 150.5 yards per game allowed (71st nationally, 6th ACC)
PASSING DEFENSE
BC: 203.3 yards per game allowed (38th nationally, 5th ACC)
Louisville: 298.8 yards per game allowed (125th nationally, 14th ACC)
PENALTIES
BC: 5.5 penalties per game (T-37th nationally, 3rd ACC)
Louisville: 6.8 penalties per game (T-85th nationally, 9th ACC)
TURNOVER MARGIN
BC: -0.33 (T-89th nationally, 11th ACC)
Louisville: 0.17 (T-55th nationally, 7th ACC)
TIME OF POSSESSION
BC: 29:29.17 (71st nationally, 6th ACC)
Louisville: 32:15.17 (18th nationally, 3rd ACC)
SACKS
BC: 1.3 sacks per game (T-116th nationally, 14th ACC)
Louisville: 3.0 sacks per game (T-19th nationally, 4th ACC)
THIRD DOWN CONVERSION RATE
BC: 47.5% (17th nationally, 2nd ACC)
Louisville: 36.8% (T-88th nationally, 12th ACC)
OPPONENT THIRD DOWN CONVERSION RATE
BC: 29.6% (10th nationally, 3rd ACC)
Louisville: 37.2% (T-57th nationally, 8th ACC)
RED ZONE TOUCHDOWN PERCENTAGE
BC: 68.0% (T-43th nationally, T-6th ACC)
Louisville: 68.2% (42nd nationally, 5th ACC)
OPPONENT RED ZONE TOUCHDOWN PERCENTAGE
BC: 50.0% (T-28th nationally, T-4th ACC)
Louisville: 68.0% (T-100th nationally, 13th ACC)
LONG SCRIMMAGE PLAYS (20-PLUS YARDS)
BC: 29 (T-70th nationally, 8th ACC)
Louisville: 28 (T-78th nationally, T-9th ACC)
PUNT AVERAGE
BC: 47.5 yards per punt (T-12th nationally, 1st ACC)
Louisville: 43.1 yards per punt (68th nationally, 9th ACC)
PFF OVERALL GRADE
BC: 92.2 (11th nationally, 2nd ACC)
Louisville: 79.5 (68th nationally, 8th ACC)
PFF OFFENSE GRADE
BC: 82.4 (23rd nationally, 4th ACC)
Louisville: 77.6 (44th nationally, 7th ACC)
PFF PASS GRADE
BC: 73.0 (T-55th nationally, 9th ACC)
Louisville: 78.6 (T-32nd nationally, 5th ACC)
PFF RUN GRADE
BC: 80.8 (53rd nationally, 8th ACC)
Louisville: 79.1 (62nd nationally, 9th ACC)
PFF DEFENSE GRADE
BC: 85.9 (26th nationally, 2nd ACC)
Louisville: 66.5 (98th nationally, 11th ACC)
PFF COVERAGE GRADE
BC: 89.7 (11th nationally, 1st ACC)
Louisville: 73.9 (59th nationally, 6th ACC)
PFF PASS RUSHING GRADE
BC: 66.4 (112th nationally, 12th ACC)
Louisville: 65.1 (118th nationally, 13th ACC)
PFF RUN DEFENSE GRADE
BC: 85.5 (13th nationally, 2nd ACC)
Louisville: 56.0 (108th nationally, 12th ACC)
