A Look Back at the Game Against Louisville

The Hurricanes (6-5, 2-5) drove inside the Cardinals’ 5-yard line on their next possession but weren’t able to score. Miami had one final possession minutes later to try and tie the game again, but a last-second pass from Van Dyke to Restrepo came up just short of the endzone.

“We gave ourselves a chance at the end. We found ourselves in a situation where we had a chance to take control of the game. It kept going back and forth. Good fight, good effort,” Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal said. “A lack of discipline at the end, that part is disappointing. We have to fix that. Aside from that, close isn’t good enough. Credit to their offense. They did some things that were very challenging. We’ve got to find a way to get better, get back to work for a quick turnaround and go play our best football on Friday next week.”

Numbers to Know

5 – Number of career 100-yard receiving games for Xavier Restrepo, who had a career-high 193 yards on Saturday.

7.4 – Average yards-per-carry for Miami running back Mark Fletcher, Jr., who totaled a career-high 126 yards against Louisville. He set his previous high of 115 rushing yards two weeks ago at NC State.

11 – Number of career interceptions for Hurricanes safety Kam Kinchens, who recorded another pick Saturday. The last player to total that many interceptions at Miami was Sean Taylor, who had 14 interceptions between 2001 and 2003.

Quotable

“He was very determined. It carried over to this week. He was very urgent if you watch the way he was moving around in the pocket. His feet were quick. He’s healthy now, too, almost completely. He was very determined to play well, and he did that today.”

– Head coach Mario Cristobal, on the play of quarterback Tyler Van Dyke

“Obviously, you want to win games. It’s frustrating, because we know if a couple plays went our way, execute better on those plays, we could be standing here right now with a win, maybe a win last week. It is frustrating because we feel like we’re a really good team. We don’t feel like we deserve to be 6-5, but we are. We have to own up to those plays that maybe win us the game and not make those mistakes.”

– Quarterback Tyler Van Dyke, on how close Miami came to upsetting two top-10 teams in back-to-back weeks

“It’s tough. It’s definitely tough, hard on you after the game. But as you guys know, the next week comes quick. We have to move on, keep pushing. We’re still optimistic. We’re close….