Louisville hosts SMU in ranked ACC matchup

No. 16 SMU (2-0) at No. 23 Louisville (1-1), Sept. 19 at 3:30 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Louisville by 1.5. Against the spread: Louisville 2-0, SMU 1-0-1.

How to watch: ESPN2

Key stats

Louisville Offense

Overall: 552 yards per game (10th in FBS)

Passing: 341 yards per game (9th)

Rushing: 211 yards per game (37th)

Scoring: 48.5 points per game (17th)

Louisville Defense

Overall: 370.5 yards per game (97th in FBS)

Passing: 257 yards per game (118th)

Rushing: 113.5 yards per game (67th)

Scoring: 27 points per game (100th)

SMU Offense

Overall: 566 yards per game (7th in FBS)

Passing: 442 yards per game (1st)

Rushing: 124 yards per game (107th)

Scoring: 41.5 points per game (31st)

SMU Defense

Overall: 278.5 yards per game (45th in FBS)

Passing: 148 yards per game (33rd)

Rushing: 130.5 yards per game (83rd)

Scoring: 17 points per game (51st)

SMU ranks 2nd in FBS in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert on 14.3% of third downs.

SMU is 90th in the FBS with a -1 turnover margin, compared to Louisville's 15th-ranked +3 margin.

Louisville ranks 128th in the FBS averaging 86 penalty yards per game, compared to SMU's 52nd-ranked 51 per-game average.

SMU is 87th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 100% of trips. Louisville's red zone offense ranks 1st, scoring on 100% of red zone opportunities.

SMU ranks 125th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 26:02, compared to Louisville's 75th-ranked average of 30:04.

Team leaders

Louisville

Passing: Lincoln Kienholz, 639 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs, 68.0 completion percentage

Rushing: Kienholz, 111 yards on 20 carries, 3 TDs

Receiving: Tre Richardson, 181 yards on 11 catches, 1 TD

SMU

Passing: Kevin Jennings, 767 yards, 8 TDs, 2 INTs, 76.9 completion percentage

Rushing: Kendrick Raphael, 78 yards on 15 carries, 1 TD

Receiving: Yannick Smith, 151 yards on 6 catches, 2 TDs

Last game

Louisville beat Villanova 59-13 on Sept. 11. Kienholz led Louisville with 332 yards on 16-of-21 passing (76.2%) for two touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball six times for 42 yards and two rushing touchdowns. Marquise Davis had 86 rushing yards on seven carries and two touchdowns. Lawayne McCoy recorded 102 yards on three catches with one touchdown.

SMU beat UC Davis 56-10 on Sept. 12. Jennings led SMU with 337 yards on 14-of-16 passing (87.5%) for five touchdowns and no interceptions. Derrick McFall had 46 rushing yards on six carries, adding two receptions for 57 yards and one touchdown. Yamir Knight had three receptions for 62 yards.

Next game

Louisville hosts Wake Forest on Sept. 26. SMU hosts Missouri State on Sept. 26.