LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Jawon Pass threw for a career-high four touchdowns to lead Louisville to a 42-0 victory over Eastern Kentucky on -Saturday night and give coach Scott Satterfield his first win with the Cardinals.
The junior quarterback completed 12 of 19 passes for 196 yards as the Cardinals (1-1) broke a 10-game losing streak that dated to nearly a year ago. Javian Hawkins, a redshirt freshman, ran 11 times for 123 yards.
Louisville had 542 total yards while limiting the Colonels (1-1), a Football Championship Subdivision team, to 172. It marked just the second time in the post-Lamar Jackson era that Louisville had at least 500 yards.
Daryl McCleskey Jr. led EKU with 78 yards on 22 carries.
Louisville last won on Sept. 15, 2018, beating Western Kentucky 20-17. The Cardinals then lost the last nine games to close out the season. Satterfield was hired from Appalachian State in December to replace Bobby Petrino, who was fired with two games remaining last year.
THE TAKEAWAY
Louisville: After a shaky performance against Notre Dame on Monday, Pass struggled at times in the first half. However, he seemed to find his groove in the second, as he completed all six of his attempts for 95 yards and two TDs before giving way to Malik Cunningham with 7:40 remaining in the game.
UP NEXT
Louisville: will travel to Nashville next Saturday to face Western Kentucky.