Louisville dominates James Madison in Week 2 matchup, 28-14
Louisville defeated James Madison 28-14 in Week 2, with the Cardinals pulling away in the fourth quarter. James Madison struck first, with Matthew Sluka connecting with Lacota Dippre for a touchdown in the first quarter to take an early 7-0 lead. Louisville answered with a field goal in the second quarter before extending its advantage in the third on a Miller Moss touchdown pass to Chris Bell covering 64 yards.
The Cardinals put the game away in the fourth quarter with a dominant 14-point performance. Isaac Brown's 78-yard touchdown run capped Louisville's offensive outburst. Despite a late interception of Sluka's pass by Jabari Mack, James Madison couldn't generate sufficient offense to threaten the outcome.
Sluka led James Madison's efforts with 35 passing yards and 83 rushing yards. For Louisville, Chris Bell led all receivers with 83 receiving yards. Louisville's defense made crucial stops throughout, particularly in the third and fourth quarters when the game was decided.
FINAL: Louisville 28, James Madison 14
AI-generated recap · Aug 21, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 James Madison | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
 Louisville | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 28 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | James Madison | Louisville |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 18-31 | 13-23 |
| Pass Yards | 137 | 151 |
| Rush Yards | 126 | 113 |
| Total Yards | 263 | 264 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 7-17 | 5-14 |
| Penalties | 12-95 | 5-49 |
| Possession | 37:12 | 22:48 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Cristiano Rosa kickoff for 65 yds , Caullin Lacy return for 25 yds to the LOU 25
Isaac Brown run for no gain to the LOU 25
Isaac Brown run for a loss of 3 yards to the LOU 22
Miller Moss sacked by Gannon Weathersby for a loss of 8 yards to the LOU 14
David Chapeau punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Wayne Knight at the LOU 48
Isaiah Alston pass incomplete to Logan Kyle
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete
Patrick Rea punt for 48 yds for a touchback
Miller Moss pass incomplete to Caullin Lacy
Miller Moss pass complete to Chris Bell for 4 yds to the LOU 24
Miller Moss run for 6 yds to the LOU 30 for a 1ST down
Miller Moss pass complete to Caullin Lacy for 4 yds to the LOU 34
Duke Watson run for 1 yd to the LOU 35
Miller Moss pass complete to Jaleel Skinner for 4 yds to the LOU 39
Duke Watson run for no gain to the LOU 39
Matthew Sluka run for 4 yds to the LOU 35
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Jaylan Sanchez
Wayne Knight run for no gain to the LOU 35
Louisville Penalty, Defensive Holding (9 Yards) to the LOU 26 for a 1ST down
Matthew Sluka run for a loss of 1 yard to the LOU 27
George Pettaway run for 12 yds to the LOU 15 for a 1ST down
George Pettaway run for 2 yds to the LOU 13
Matthew Sluka run for 5 yds to the LOU 8
Jordan Fuller run for 3 yds to the LOU 5 for a 1ST down
Jordan Fuller run for no gain to the LOU 5
Matthew Sluka run for 2 yds to the LOU 3
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Lacota Dippre for 3 yds for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK)
Isaac Brown run for no gain to the LOU 25
Miller Moss pass incomplete to Chris Bell
Moss, Miller pass incomplete to Hurry, TreyShun, PENALTY JMU pass interference (Culp, Elijah) 15 yards to the LOUISVILLE40, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN LOUISVILLE.
Isaac Brown run for 5 yds to the LOU 45
Isaac Brown run for 3 yds to the LOU 48
Keyjuan Brown run for 5 yds to the JMU 47 for a 1ST down
Miller Moss pass complete to Jacob Stewart for 15 yds to the JMU 32 for a 1ST down James Madison Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the JMU 17 for a 1ST down
Louisville Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the JMU 22
Miller Moss sacked by Jacob Thomas for a loss of 9 yards to the JMU 31 Miller Moss fumbled, forced by Jacob Thomas, recovered by JMU Xavier Holmes , return for 0 yards
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Nick DeGennaro for 9 yds to the JMU 40
Wayne Knight run for 2 yds to the JMU 42 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Wayne Knight for 7 yds to the JMU 49
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Wayne Knight for 4 yds to the LOU 47 for a 1ST down
George Pettaway run for 5 yds to the LOU 42
George Pettaway run for 1 yd to the LOU 41
Alonza Barnett III run for 1 yd to the LOU 40
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Landon Ellis
Isaac Brown run for 6 yds to the LOU 46
Miller Moss pass incomplete to Chris Bell
Miller Moss pass complete to Chris Bell for 8 yds to the JMU 46 for a 1ST down
Miller Moss pass incomplete to Chris Bell
Miller Moss pass complete to Isaac Brown for a loss of 5 yards to the LOU 49
Miller Moss pass complete to Isaac Brown for 12 yds to the JMU 39
Miller Moss pass complete to Jaleel Skinner for 19 yds to the JMU 20 for a 1ST down
Miller Moss run for 4 yds to the JMU 16
James Madison Penalty, Delay of Game (Trent Hendrick) to the JMU 11
Duke Watson run for 8 yds to the JMU 3 for a 1ST down
James Madison Penalty, Offside Defense (2 Yards) to the JMU 1
Duke Watson run for no gain to the JMU 1
Keyjuan Brown run for a loss of 3 yards to the JMU 4
Miller Moss pass incomplete to Chris Bell
Cooper Ranvier 22 yd FG GOOD
Nick Keller kickoff for 63 yds , Wayne Knight return for 24 yds to the JMU 26
Jordan Fuller run for 3 yds to the JMU 29
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Wayne Knight for no gain to the JMU 29
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Jaylan Sanchez for 6 yds to the JMU 35
Matthew Sluka run for 3 yds to the JMU 38 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to George Pettaway for 4 yds to the JMU 42
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to George Pettaway for no gain to the JMU 42
James Madison Penalty, False Start (Riley Robell) to the JMU 37
Alonza Barnett III sacked by Wesley Bailey and Clev Lubin for a loss of 8 yards to the JMU 29
Patrick Rea punt for 8 yds, downed at the JMU 37
Miller Moss pass complete to Chris Bell for 7 yds to the JMU 30
Miller Moss pass incomplete to Chris Bell
Miller Moss pass complete to Caullin Lacy for 8 yds to the JMU 22 for a 1ST down
Louisville Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the JMU 27
Miller Moss pass complete to Isaac Brown for 7 yds to the JMU 20
Isaac Brown run for no gain to the JMU 20
Miller Moss pass incomplete to Chris Bell
Cooper Ranvier 38 yd FG GOOD
Nick Keller kickoff for 45 yds , Lacota Dippre return for 7 yds to the JMU 27
TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the JMU 25
End of 2nd Quarter
Wayne Knight run for no gain to the JMU 25
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Landon Ellis for 20 yds to the JMU 45 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Lacota Dippre
Wayne Knight run for 4 yds to the JMU 49
Barnett III, Alonza pass incomplete to Dippre, Lacota, PENALTY LOUISVILLE pass interference (Holloway, Tayon) 15 yards to the LOUISVILLE36, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN JMU.
James Madison Penalty, Illegal Formation (-5 Yards) to the LOU 41
Ayo Adeyi run for 4 yds to the LOU 37
Matthew Sluka run for 3 yds to the LOU 34
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Nick DeGennaro for 19 yds to the LOU 15 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III run for 7 yds to the LOU 8
Matthew Sluka run for 8 yds for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK)
Isaac Brown run for 7 yds to the LOU 32
Isaac Brown run for 2 yds to the LOU 34
Duke Watson run for 2 yds to the LOU 36 for a 1ST down
Miller Moss pass complete to Chris Bell for 64 yds for a TD (M. Moss Run For Two-point Conversion)
Wayne Knight run for 6 yds to the JMU 31
Alonza Barnett III run for a loss of 6 yards to the JMU 25
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete
Patrick Rea punt for 36 yds, downed at the LOU 39
Isaac Brown run for 3 yds to the LOU 42
Miller Moss pass incomplete
James Madison Penalty, Delay of Game (Andrew Taddeo) to the LOU 47
Caullin Lacy run for a loss of 3 yards to the LOU 44
David Chapeau punt for 46 yds , Wayne Knight returns for a loss of 1 yard to the JMU 43 James Madison Penalty, Offensive Holding (5 Yards) to the JMU 4
Jordan Fuller run for 4 yds to the JMU 9
Jordan Fuller run for 6 yds to the JMU 15 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Za'Ron Collins for 2 yds to the JMU 17
Matthew Sluka run for 9 yds to the JMU 26 for a 1ST down
Matthew Sluka run for 2 yds to the JMU 28
Matthew Sluka sacked by Antonio Watts for a loss of 1 yard to the JMU 27
Alonza Barnett III sacked by Rene Konga and Wesley Bailey for a loss of 3 yards to the JMU 24
Patrick Rea punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Caullin Lacy at the LOU 35
Keyjuan Brown run for a loss of 2 yards to the LOU 33
Caullin Lacy run for 6 yds to the LOU 39
Miller Moss pass complete to TreyShun Hurry for 4 yds to the LOU 43
David Chapeau punt for 42 yds , Wayne Knight returns for 1 yd to the JMU 44 James Madison Penalty, Face Mask (8 yards) (8 Yards) to the JMU 8
Matthew Sluka run for 7 yds to the JMU 15
Matthew Sluka run for no gain to the JMU 15
James Madison Penalty, Offensive Holding (-7 Yards) to the JMU 8
Alonza Barnett III sacked by Clev Lubin for a loss of 8 yards Alonza Barnett III fumbled, forced by Clev Lubin, recovered by LOU AJ Green , return for 0 yards for a TD (Cooper Ranvier PAT MISSED)
Louisville Penalty, Personal Foul (-15 Yards) to the LOU 20
Nick Keller kickoff for 61 yds , Braeden Wisloski return for 20 yds to the JMU 39
Jordan Fuller run for 7 yds to the JMU 46
Matthew Sluka run for 3 yds to the JMU 49 for a 1ST down
Matthew Sluka pass complete to Wayne Knight for 6 yds to the LOU 45
Matthew Sluka pass complete to Nick DeGennaro for 3 yds to the LOU 42
Matthew Sluka run for 3 yds to the LOU 39 for a 1ST down
George Pettaway run for 1 yd to the LOU 38
Alonza Barnett III sacked by Jerry Lawson and Tayon Holloway for a loss of 6 yards to the LOU 44
Jordan Fuller run for 8 yds to the LOU 36
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Nick DeGennaro
Miller Moss sacked by Immanuel Bush for a loss of 1 yard to the LOU 35
Miller Moss pass incomplete to Chris Bell
Miller Moss pass incomplete to Antonio Meeks
David Chapeau punt for 36 yds , Michael Scott returns for 2 yds to the JMU 31
Matthew Sluka sacked by TJ Quinn for a loss of 2 yards to the JMU 29
Matthew Sluka run for 5 yds to the JMU 34
Matthew Sluka run for 1 yd to the JMU 35
Patrick Rea punt for 46 yds, downed at the LOU 19
Isaac Brown run for 3 yds to the LOU 22
Isaac Brown run for 78 yds for a TD (Miller Moss pass to Dacari Collins for Two-Point Conversion)
James Madison Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the 50 yard line
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Landon Ellis for 9 yds to the JMU 34
James Madison Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the JMU 24
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to George Pettaway for 6 yds to the JMU 30
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Jaylan Sanchez for 6 yds to the JMU 36 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Logan Kyle
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Logan Kyle for 7 yds to the JMU 43
Matthew Sluka run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Matthew Sluka run for 12 yds to the LOU 38 for a 1ST down
Matthew Sluka pass intercepted Jabari Mack return for no gain to the LOU 11
Duke Watson run for a loss of 2 yards to the LOU 9
Duke Watson run for 4 yds to the LOU 13
Keyjuan Brown run for 1 yd to the LOU 14
David Chapeau punt for 26 yds, downed at the LOU 40
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Jaylan Sanchez
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Nick DeGennaro
Matthew Sluka run for 13 yds to the LOU 27 for a 1ST down
Matthew Sluka pass complete to Landon Ellis for 26 yds to the LOU 1 for a 1ST down
Matthew Sluka pass incomplete to Jaylan Sanchez
Matthew Sluka run for no gain to the LOU 1