Louisville Routs Texas Christian, 55-28

Louisville needed less than seven minutes to shake off nemesis Texas Christian and roll to another big victory.

Stefan LeFors threw three touchdown passes Wednesday night and the No. 12 Cardinals scored on their first three possessions in a 55-28 rout of the Horned Frogs in a Conference USA game.

LeFors completed 13 of 21 passes for 275 yards as the Cardinals (7-1, 5-0) defeated the Horned Frogs for the first time in four meetings since 2001.

“It was a great start and we finished it off,” LeFors said.

Louisville totaled 587 yards.

The Cardinals, leading Division I-A with 542 yards a game, raced to a 17-0 lead in the opening 6:53 before the Horned Frogs (4-5, 2-4) got a first down.

“Once we got control and got in front of them, they didn’t really feel like they could catch us,” Louisville Coach Bobby Petrino said.

Texas Christian gave up at least 40 points for the fifth time after giving up 40 points only five times in the previous six seasons.

“We don’t deserve to play on national TV right now,” Horned Frog Coach Gary Patterson said.