October 17, 2025 Week 8 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Louisville takes the belt, 24–21, on the road at Miami.

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Recap

Louisville dominated early, striking twice in the first quarter with Miller Moss leading a pair of touchdown drives capped by his 1-yard run and a 35-yard completion to Chris Bell to build a 14-7 lead. Miami's Carson Beck struggled with turnovers throughout, throwing four interceptions including one to Antonio Watts in the second quarter, but the Hurricanes kept pace with field goals and a second-quarter drive featuring a 61-yard completion to Malachi Toney. Louisville extended their advantage with a fourth-quarter touchdown pass from Moss to Bell for 36 yards, and despite Miami's late-game touchdown drive featuring Toney's 12-yard scoring run with a two-point conversion, the Cardinals held on for the 24-21 victory to claim the belt.

Miller Moss's two first-quarter scores (1-yard run and 35-yard TD pass to Chris Bell) gave Louisville an early 14-7 cushion
Carson Beck's four interceptions, including one to Antonio Watts in Q2 and one to JoJo Evans Jr. in Q4, killed Miami drives and limited their comeback chances
Chris Bell's second TD reception from Moss in Q4 (36 yards) extended Louisville's lead to 24-14 with under 14 minutes remaining
Malachi Toney's 12-yard scoring run with a two-point conversion in Q4 brought Miami within three but came too late to overcome the deficit

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

By Quarter

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Miami	7	3	3	8	21
Louisville	14	0	3	7	24

Pulled directly from CFBD’s play-by-play record, the same source as every score in the lineage.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

MiamiLouisville

Total yards334367

Rushing yards63119

Passing yards271248

First downs1521

3rd down conv.5/125/14

Turnovers41

Penalties–yards9–676–64

Time of possession28:4431:16

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 11:51	Louisville	+28 yd	Isaac Brown run for 28 yds to the MIA 12 for a 1ST down
Q1 8:55	Louisville	+1 yd	Miller Moss run for 1 yd for a TD (Cooper Ranvier KICK)
Q1 5:09	Louisville	+35 yd	Miller Moss pass complete to Chris Bell for 35 yds for a TD (Cooper Ranvier KICK)
Q1 4:57	Miami	+30 yd	Carson Beck pass complete to CJ Daniels for 30 yds to the LOU 45 for a 1ST down
Q1 4:26	Miami	+39 yd	Carson Beck pass complete to Malachi Toney for 39 yds to the LOU 6 for a 1ST down
Q1 2:19	Miami	+2 yd	Mark Fletcher Jr. run for 2 yds for a TD (Carter Davis KICK)
Q2 13:04	Miami	+0 yd	Carson Beck pass intercepted Antonio Watts return for no gain to the LOU 32
Q4 7:50	Miami	+5 yd	Carson Beck pass intercepted JoJo Evans Jr. return for 5 yds to the LOU 28
Q4 7:42	Louisville	-3 yd	Isaac Brown run for a loss of 3 yards to the LOU 12 Isaac Brown fumbled, recovered by MIA Zechariah Poyser
Q4 7:37	Miami	+12 yd	M. Toney run for 12 yds for a TD (M. Toney pass to C. Daniels for Two-Point Conversion)
Q4 0:32	Miami	+0 yd	Carson Beck pass intercepted T.J. Capers return for no gain to the LOU 30
Q2 7:15	Miami	+0 yd	Carson Beck pass intercepted Jabari Mack return for no gain to the LOU 32
Q2 1:56	Miami	+27 yd	Carter Davis 27 yd FG GOOD
Q2 4:16	Miami	+61 yd	Carson Beck pass complete to Malachi Toney for 61 yds to the LOU 9 for a 1ST down
Q3 10:58	Louisville	+48 yd	Cooper Ranvier 48 yd FG GOOD
Q3 11:03	Louisville	+18 yd	Miller Moss pass intercepted Jakobe Thomas return for 18 yds to the MIA 41
Q3 1:51	Miami	+41 yd	Carter Davis 41 yd FG GOOD
Q3 4:13	Miami	+30 yd	Carson Beck pass complete to Keelan Marion for 15 yds to the LOU 41 for a 1ST down Louisville Penalty, Roughing The Passer (Wesley Bailey) to the LOU 26 for a 1ST down
Q3 1:30	Louisville	+20 yd	Isaac Brown run for 20 yds to the LOU 45 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:27	Louisville	+36 yd	Miller Moss pass complete to Chris Bell for 36 yds for a TD (Cooper Ranvier KICK)

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Carson BeckMiami	25/35	271	7.7	0	4	67.7
Miller MossLouisville	23/37	248	6.7	2	0	71.5

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Mark Fletcher Jr.Miami	8	18	2.3	1	6
Jordan LyleMiami	5	15	3.0	0	12
Malachi ToneyMiami	2	14	7.0	1	12
CharMar BrownMiami	3	9	3.0	0	5
Carson BeckMiami	5	8	1.6	0	5
TeamMiami	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Isaac BrownLouisville	15	113	7.5	0	28
Deuce AdamsLouisville	2	7	3.5	0	4
Keyjuan BrownLouisville	5	6	1.2	0	6
David ChapeauLouisville	1	3	3.0	0	3
Caullin LacyLouisville	2	2	1.0	0	1
TeamLouisville	3	-3	-1.0	0	0
Miller MossLouisville	3	-9	-3.0	1	1

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Malachi ToneyMiami	9	135	15.0	0	61
C.J. DanielsMiami	7	74	10.6	0	30
Keelan MarionMiami	5	33	6.6	0	15
Alex BaumanMiami	1	14	14.0	0	14
Jordan LyleMiami	1	6	6.0	0	6
CharMar BrownMiami	1	5	5.0	0	5
Elija LoftonMiami	1	4	4.0	0	4
Chris BellLouisville	9	136	15.1	2	36
Caullin LacyLouisville	5	39	7.8	0	12
Dacari CollinsLouisville	2	21	10.5	0	14
Nate KuriskyLouisville	2	18	9.0	0	11
Treyshun HurryLouisville	2	16	8.0	0	11
Keyjuan BrownLouisville	1	12	12.0	0	12
Isaac BrownLouisville	2	6	3.0	0	3

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Keionte ScottMiami	9	8	1	3	0	1
Zechariah PoyserMiami	6	5	0	1	0	0
Mohamed ToureMiami	6	3	0	0	0	0
Wesley BissaintheMiami	6	3	0	0	0	0
Akheem MesidorMiami	5	3	0	0	0	0
OJ Frederique Jr.Miami	3	3	0	0	3	0
Ahmad MotenMiami	3	2	0	1	0	2
David BlayMiami	3	2	0	0	0	0
Jakobe ThomasMiami	2	2	0	0	1	0
Xavier LucasMiami	2	2	0	0	0	0
Armondo BlountMiami	2	1	0	0	1	0
Chase SmithMiami	1	1	0	0	0	0
Raul Aguirre Jr.Miami	1	1	0	0	0	0
Rueben Bain Jr.Miami	1	1	0	0	0	0
Damari BrownMiami	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ethan O'ConnorMiami	1	1	0	0	0	0
Adam BookerMiami	1	1	0	0	0	0
Malachi ToneyMiami	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bryce FitzgeraldMiami	1	0	0	0	0	0
TJ QuinnLouisville	6	4	0	0.5	1	0
D'Angelo HutchinsonLouisville	5	4	0	0	1	0
Jordan GueradLouisville	5	3	0	0	0	0
Tayon HollowayLouisville	4	4	0	0	0	0
JoJo EvansLouisville	4	3	0	0.5	1	0
Rene KongaLouisville	3	3	0	0	0	1
Antonio WattsLouisville	3	2	0	1	0	0
Jabari MackLouisville	3	2	0	0	1	0
T.J. CapersLouisville	3	2	0	0	0	0
Clev LubinLouisville	3	2	0	0	0	0
Kalib PerryLouisville	2	2	0	0	1	0
Corey GordonLouisville	2	1	0	0	0	0
Wesley BaileyLouisville	2	0	0	0	0	0
Caullin LacyLouisville	1	1	0	0	0	0
Justin AguLouisville	1	1	0	0	0	0
Justin BeadlesLouisville	1	0	0	0	0	0
Denzel LowryLouisville	1	0	0	0	0	0
Adonijah GreenLouisville	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry LawsonLouisville	1	0	0	0	0	0
Braxton JenningsLouisville	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Zechariah PoyserMiami	0	0	1
Isaac BrownLouisville	1	1	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
JoJo EvansLouisville	1	5
Antonio WattsLouisville	1	0
Jabari MackLouisville	1	0
T.J. CapersLouisville	1	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Keelan MarionMiami	1	19	19.0	19	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Carter DavisMiami	2/2	100.0	41	1/1	7
Cooper RanvierLouisville	1/1	100.0	48	3/3	6

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Caullin LacyLouisville	3	24	8.0	16	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Dylan JoyceMiami	3	151	50.3	0	1	55
David ChapeauLouisville	4	151	37.8	1	2	45
Carter SchwartzLouisville	2	80	40.0	0	1	47

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.

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