Louisville intercepts 4 of Beck's
passes, tops No. 2 Miami 24-21 to end Hurricanes' home streak
[October 18, 2025]
By TIM REYNOLDS
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Louisville tried a little bit of
everything. A fake field goal. Having three different players taking
snaps from center. A reverse that wasn’t a reverse.
It was enough for the Cardinals to stun No. 2 Miami.
Miller Moss threw two touchdown passes to Chris Bell and ran for a
score, Louisville intercepted four of Miami star Carson Beck's
passes — the first time he'd ever thrown that many in a college game
— and the Cardinals topped the Hurricanes 24-21 on Friday night.
“This is what college football is all about,” Louisville coach Jeff
Brohm said. “Every week is going to be a contest down to the very
end, no matter who you play.”
Louisville (5-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) got touchdowns on
its first two drives for a quick 14-0 lead, and the Hurricanes (5-1,
1-1) trailed the rest of the way.
Louisville also snapped Miami's 10-game home winning streak. The
last team to win at Miami? That was Louisville, in 2023.
“Obviously, a really disappointing evening and outcome,” Miami coach
Mario Cristobal said. "At the end of the day, credit to them. ... We
didn't coach well enough, we didn't execute well enough and came up
short. Just not good enough."
The Hurricanes were in field-goal range on the final drive, but
Louisville's TJ Capers intercepted Beck's pass at the 30 with 32
seconds left to seal the win.
Moss completed 23 of 37 passes for 248 yards, and Isaac Brown ran
for 113 yards on 15 carries for Louisville. Bell had nine catches
for 136 yards, his TD grabs going for 35 and 36 yards.
Moss said a friend sent him a photo this week from the movie “Rocky
IV" where Rocky Balboa — played by Sylvester Stallone, who studied
at Miami — fought a Russian who was thought to be unbeatable. In the
movie, Rocky wins, of course.
“This is kind of what it felt like,” Moss said. "We kept taking
hits, kept taking hits. But we kept coming forward. Couldn’t be more
proud of this team.”
Beck completed 25 of 35 passes for 271 yards for Miami. The
Hurricanes had little success rushing the ball, generating only 63
yards on 24 carries against a Louisville team that came into the
night with the No. 1 defense in the ACC.
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Louisville defensive back Jojo Evans Jr. (27) celebrates after
intercepting a pass with defensive lineman Jordan Guerad (99) during
the second half of an NCAA college football game against Miami,
Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Michael
Laughlin)
Louisville came into the game 1-8 against teams
ranked Nos. 1 or 2 in the AP poll. The win was over then-No. 2
Florida State, a 63-20 romp in 2016.
And on the road, there had never been a night like this for the
Cardinals. They were 0-18 against Top 10 teams in true road games
before Friday. Most of them weren’t even close: Louisville dropped
those games by an average — an average — of 26.3 points.
“On any given day, we can beat anybody,” Brohm said.
Miami trailed 17-13 going into the fourth, but Moss’ TD catch with
13:27 remaining gave the Cardinals a two-score lead again. Beck was
picked off on the ensuing drive with 7:50 remaining, but Miami got
the ball right back on a fumble.
Miami's Malachi Toney scored on a 12-yard run one play after the
fumble, then threw a 2-point conversion pass himself and Miami was
right back in it — down 24-21. But the Hurricanes got no closer.
“We did just enough,” Brohm said.
The takeaway
Louisville: The Cardinals should move into the AP Top 25 on Sunday,
and had Miami guessing from the outset Friday. The first drive
included, among other things, a fake reverse and a fake field goal.
The fake on the chip shot — it would have been a 22-yarder — got the
Cardinals down to the 1, and Moss barreled in one play later for the
game’s opening score.
Miami: The Hurricanes’ loss means the list of unbeaten FBS teams is
now down to 10 — all of them 6-0. The list: No. 1 Ohio State, No. 3
Indiana, No. 4 Texas A&M, No. 5 Ole Miss, No. 7 Texas Tech, No. 12
Georgia Tech, No. 15 BYU and No. 22 Memphis, along with unranked
Navy and UNLV.
Up next
Louisville: Hosts Boston College on Oct. 25.
Miami: Hosts Stanford on Oct. 25.
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