LeFors’ Passing Leads No. 15 Louisville, 41-9

Stefan LeFors completed his first 13 passes, threw for one touchdown and ran for another Friday night in No. 15 Louisville’s 41-9 victory over South Florida in a Conference USA game at Louisville, Ky.

LeFors completed 21 of 26 passes for 242 yards to help the Cardinals (5-1, 3-0 Conference USA) rebound from a 41-38 loss last week at Miami.

“It was just one of those nights out there, throwing the ball and not worrying about anything else,” LeFors said.

LeFors, completing 75.6% of his passes entering the game, lost his perfect game when J.R. Russell missed on a diving try with 1 minute 3 seconds left in the first half. Art Carmody salvaged the drive with a 34-yard field goal that gave the Cardinals a 27-3 halftime lead.

Russell finished with eight catches for 111 yards, his eighth career 100-yard receiving game.

Louisville, third in the nation in total offense, had 517 yards.

The sputtering Bulls (2-4, 1-3) finished with 203 yards and 13 first downs -- with most of the production coming late in the game. The Bulls gained only 40 yards in 27 plays in the first half.

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Jimmy Green ran for 124 yards and a touchdown to help Colorado State roll past Wyoming, 30-7, in a Mountain West Conference game at Fort Collins, Colo.

Caleb Hanie threw for 167 yards in his first start for the Rams (3-4, 2-1). The mistake-prone Cowboys fell to 4-3, 1-2.

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Wisconsin defensive end Erasmus James will sit out today’s game against Northwestern.

James, who leads the Big Ten with seven sacks, suffered a sprained ankle last Saturday against Purdue when Boilermaker tight end Charles Davis dived at his feet on a running play.

Badger defensive coordinator Bret Bielema said James was victimized by a chop block, which is illegal, and said he sent tapes of the play to the Big Ten office for review. Purdue Coach Joe Tiller called the play legal. Starting for James will be sophomore Joe Monty.

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Tucson police arrested Fabian Martin Flores, 21, a suspect in the shooting of Arizona freshman offensive lineman Sheldon Watts at an off-campus party on Oct. 10. Watts, recovering from a chest wound, was listed in fair condition Friday at Tucson’s University Medical Center.... Ohio State tailback Lydell Ross was suspended for today’s game against Indiana for undisclosed reasons. Freshman Tony Pittman and seniors Branden Joe and Maurice Hall will share duties at tailback.... North Carolina State junior tailback T.A. McLendon (strained hamstring) is expected to play tonight against Miami. When he rushes for at least 100 yards, North Carolina State is 8-1.

Hawaii quarterback Timmy Chang, who is nursing an injury to his non-throwing shoulder but will play, needs 559 passing yards tonight against San Jose State to break the NCAA mark of 15,031 yards set by Brigham Young’s Ty Det-mer in 1988-91.... Boise State, which has won a national-best 17 games in a row and 22 in a row at home, plays host today to Fresno State. The Broncos haven’t lost to a Western Athletic Conference opponent since 2001.