ORLANDO—Louisville’s defense recorded four sacks, including a clutch interception by Jarvis Brownlee late in the fourth quarter, to secure a 20–14 victory over host UCF on Friday night in Orlando.
Quarterback Malik Cunningham ran for 121 yards and a touchdown on 17 attempts and passed for 195 yards on 14 of 29 passing to lead the Cardinals (1–1), who bounced back after an ugly road loss at Syracuse in its Atlantic Coast Conference opener last week.
But the Cardinals needed their defense to come through as the Knights (1–1) had two chances in the final six minutes of the game.
The Knights forced Louisville to punt on fourth-and-9 from its own 42 with 5:47 left in the fourth quarter….