Top 25 football: UCF rallies to upset No. 8 Louisville, 38-35
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Louisville, Ky. • Blake Bortles threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Godfrey with 23 seconds left and Central Florida stunned No. 8 Louisville by rallying for a 38-35 victory on Friday night, ending the Cardinals' perfect start.
Down 28-7 midway through the third quarter, the Knights (5-2, 2-0 American Athletic Conference) scored three touchdowns in a 7:22 span to tie the game. Storm Johnson had a 1-yard TD run and a 20-yard reception for another score, and William Stanback ran 12 yards for the tying score. Shawn Moffitt's 34-yard field goal gave them the lead.
Louisville (6-1, 2-1) reclaimed the lead with three minutes to go, but the Knights drove 75 yards in 11 plays.
The Associated Press