Miller Moss threw for 329 yards to lead a short-handed Louisville Cardinals squad past visiting Bowling Green 40-17 on Saturday.

The senior quarterback was among those who stepped up for the Cardinals (3-0). It was announced at kickoff that Isaac Brown, the team’s leading running back, was limited in practice during the week and Duke Watson, Brown’s backup, would not likely play against the Falcons (2-2). The signal caller completed nine of his first 10 passes for 141 yards. Two of those went to Dacari Collins for 68 yards.

Running back Keyjuan Brown, Louisville’s third-stringer, had a pair of 2-yard touchdowns in the first half and rushed for 84 yards overall. Caullin Lacy returned a punt 75 yards for a score to make it 21-3 with 8:13 remaining in the first half, acquitting himself for a muffed punt return in the first quarter that led to a 3-0 Falcons lead on a 49-yard Jackson Kleather field goal.

Lacy also caught nine passes for 110 yards. With the punt return score, he became the first in Louisville history to have two returns for touchdowns that went for at least 75 yards in a single season.

Meanwhile, a Louisville defense that was without starting linebacker Stanquan Clark, who suffered a leg injury against James Madison two weeks ago, held Falcons quarterback Drew Pyne to 131 yards passing. The former Notre Dame starter completed 12 of 22 passes with two first-half interceptions and a fourth-quarter touchdown.

Bowling Green was able to get into the end zone in the fourth quarter. Backup quarterback Lucian Anderson III ran for a 75-yard touchdown, and Pyne threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Harris.

Louisville’s Cooper Ranvier converted three field goals and is the first kicker in school history to go 6-for-6 to start his career. Backup Nick Keller stepped in to hit a 57-yarder, setting a school record at L&N Federal Credit Union Cardinal Stadium.

–Field Level Media