Malik Cunningham

NOTES:

At the Senior Bowl, Cunningham did not have a dominant week of practice. He also was injjured in the game. 

Cunningham completed 62 percent of his passes in 2022 for 1,568 yards, eight touchdowns and five interceptions. On the ground, he ran for 565 yards and 12 touchdowns. Cunningham then decided to skip the bowl game and begin preparing for the 2023 NFL Draft. Cunningham played well enough over the previous three seasons to get the attention of NFL scouts for Fall 2022. In 2021, he completed 62 percent of his passes for 2,941 yards, 19 touchdowns and six interceptions. That season, he also ran for 1,031 yards and 20 touchdowns. Cunningham was solid in both 2020 and 2019 as well.

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Career Passing Stats

Passing Stats Game Log

HISTORY - From College Profile

Career Overview: Passed for 7,889 career yards and 62 touchdowns in his career ... posted career-best totals in 2021, passing for 2,841 yards and 20 touchdowns  ... ranks second all-time at UofL for rushing TDs by a quarterback with 38, seventh with 62 career touchdown passes and second with 100 touchdowns responsible for ... the only Cardinals quarterback of all-time to have nine completions passes of at least 75 yards.

2022: had 20 yards on five carriess and went 10-of-13 for 75 yards in the first half against Clemson… threw for three touchdowns and went 14-of-20 for 223 yards and rushed for 35 yards in the win versus JMU…  went 15-of-23 for 164 yards and rushed for 38 yards and two touchdowns in the win against Wake Forest… caught one 33-yard pass from Braden Smith… threw for two touchdowns and went 10-of-21 for 122 yards in the win versus Pitt… responsible for four touchdowns against Boston College… recorded 186 passing yards and was 19-of-28 including one touchdown pass to Ahmari Huggins-Bruce against Boston College… accounted for four touchdowns versus USF… rushed nine times for 113 yards and three touchdowns in the 41-3 win against USF… became the eighth player in NCAA history to pass for more than 8,000 yards and rush for more than 3,000 yards in a career… became the third UofL quarterback to rush for three touchdowns in a half… completed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Trevion Cooley… rushed for season-high 127 yards including an 18-yard rushing touchdown and 243 passing yards versus Florida State… rushed for 121 yards and one touchdown… was 14-of-29 for 195 passing yards in a win against UCF… rushed for 34 yards and passed for 152 yards against Syracuse.

2021:  Became the second quarterback and 14th player overall to rush for over 1,000 yards (1,031) ... finished fifth in the ACC in rushing ... ranked fourth nationally in rushing touchdowns with 20 ... finished 14th in the country in total offense ... led the ACC in rushing touchdowns ... second player in school history with 2,800 passing yards and 19 rushing and passing touchdowns in a season ... passed for 207 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 63 yards and a score versus Air Force ... completed 13 of 18 passes for 209 yards and a season high four touchdowns versus Syracuse ... accounted for five touchdowns ... rushed a season high 22 times for 134 yards and two scores versus Clemson, while passing for 174 yards ... carried 16 times for 133 yards and three touchdowns versus Boston College ... passed for 270 yards and a touchdown against Virginia, including a 92-yard strike to Tyler Harrell ... was 19-of-26 for a season best 309 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Wake Forest ... completed a 75-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Harrell ... accounted for 310 yards of total offense and and four touchdowns at Florida State ... rushed for 99 yards and passed for 265 yards in a win  over UCF.

2020: Started all 11 games ... threw for 2,615 yards and 20 touchdowns ... completed 64.1 percent of his throws ... went 19-for-34 with three touchdowns and a career-best 343 yards through the air against Western Kentucky ... added 24 yards on the ground and a 14-yard rushing touchdown ... finished 26-of-36 for 307 yards and three touchdowns in the loss to Miami ... became the first Louisville quarterback to record consecutive 300-yard passing games since Lamar Jackson in 2017 ... passed for just 107 yards with a touchdown and was intercepted three times at Pitt ... accounted for four touchdowns at Georgia Tech, going 19-for-33 for 229 yards and two touchdowns passing, while rushing for 50 yards and two scores as well ... completed 16-of-19 passes for 132 yards and a touchdown at Notre Dame, adding 49 yards on seven rushing attempts ... finished 16-for-24 for 278 yards and two touchdowns through the air with 40 rushing yards in the win over Florida State ... threw for a career-best 350 yards on 23-of-35 passing with three touchdowns against Virginia Tech ... threw for 161 yards at Virginia while rushing for a career-best 197 yards and two scores ... the 197 rushing yards were the third-most by a quarterback in Louisville history and the most by a quarterback in the ACC in 2020 ... finished 19-for-28 for 219 yards and a touchdown through the air with 21 rushing yards and a score on the ground in three quarters of action against Syracuse ... amassed a career-high 433 total yards (294 passing, 133 rushing) at Boston College with a pair of passing touchdowns ... completed 16-of-22 passes for 195 yards and two scores, while rushing for 38 yards and one touchdown in a win over Wake Forest.

2019: Set the school record for passing efficiency with a mark of 194.45 ... passed for a career high 2,065 yards and 22 touchdowns (11th in school history) ... rushed for 73 yards, including a 38-yard touchdown against Eastern Kentucky ... passed for 119 yards and two scores versus Western Kentucky ... passed for 286 yards and set career highs for completions (16) and attempts (27) and matched his career-best with two touchdowns through the air in addition to one on the ground at Florida State ... passed for a career best 288 yards and a touchdown against Boston College ... threw two first half touchdowns at Wake Forest ... passed for 126 yards and a touchdown and ran for 97 yards and another score in the win over Virginia ... completed 12-of-18 passes for 219 yards and matched a career-best with two touchdown passes at Miami ... also rushed for a one-yard touchdown ... went 13-for-20 for 242 yards and a career-best four touchdowns in the win at NC State ... had a monumental day against Syracuse, throwing for a career-high five touchdowns and rushing for another ... the first Louisville quarterback to throw for five touchdowns since Lamar Jackson in 2016 ... moved into second on UofL’s all-time list for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback ... earned Manning Award Quarterback of the Week and ACC Quarterback of the Week honors for his performance against Syracuse ... threw for 78 yards and a touchdown at Kentucky ... named the Most Valuable Player in the Music City Bowl after throwing for 279 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for  81 yards ... tied a career high with 16 completions.

2018: Appeared in 10 games, making three starts ... led the team in rushing with 497 yards and five touchdowns ... passed for 473 yards and one score ... made his debut in the second half versus Indiana State ... spearheaded four scoring drives — three touchdowns and a field goal ... finished with 12 carries for 54 yards and a one-yard touchdown ... completed 6-of-7 passes for 75 yards, including a 34-yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Smith ... came off the bench to complete 10-of-18 passes for 88 yards ... became the fourth quarterback in school history to rush for 100 yards, running for 129 yards on 21 carries versus Western Kentucky ... made his first start against Virginia ... completed 6-of-9 throws for 35 yards and an interception, while finishing as the team’s leading rusher with 10 carries for 26 yards ... came off the bench for an 11-yard run versus Georgia Tech ... entered the game in the second half at Clemson, rushing for a touchdown and completing 5-of-10 passes for 121 yards ... rushed six times for 64 yards, including a 61-yard run ... posted his second 100-yard rushing game, running for 100 yards and one touchdown in a loss to NC State ... completed 8-of-14 throws for 90 yards ... started against Kentucky, rushing for 89 yards and one touchdown.

2017: Redshirted.

High School: Played for Smitty Grider at Park Crossing High ... tabbed a four-star recruit by Rivals.com ... ESPN ranks him as the No. 65 overall athlete ... ranked the No. 1 quarterback in Alabama, the No. 9 Dual-Threat quarterback in America, the No. 10 overall recruit in Alabama, the No. 219 overall in America and was selected to the Rivals250 ... three-star recruit by Scout.com ... ranked the No. 49 quarterback and the fourth-best player in the state of Alabama ... rated as the No. 486 player nationally, the No. 33 athlete in the country and the No. 24 player in the state of Alabama by 247Sports ... was named Public School Player of the Year by the Montgomery Quarterback Club ... was named 5-A - 7-A Player of the Year by the Montgomery Advertiser ... selected first-team All-State in 6-A and led his team to a 13-1 record ... one of the seven finalists for Alabama’s Mr. Football Award ... finished his career with 8,470 all-purpose yards ...selected as one of the top 100 prospects in the Alabama Top 100 ... participated in the Adidas Showcase ... completed 63 percent of his passes ... passed for 6,276 yards and 71 touchdowns, while rushing for 1,926 yards and 32 scores during his career ... passed for 2,913 yards and 30 touchdowns as he helped Park Crossing to the Class 6-A state semifinals during his senior season ... rushed for 1,015 yards and 19 touchdowns in his final campaign ... accounted for 276 yards and four touchdowns in a season-opening win over Jeff Davis ... threw for 179 yards and two scores, while rushing for 94 yards and two touchdowns ... totaled 247 yards and four touchdowns — in the first half of win over No. 8 Northview ... 10-14 passing for 159 yards and three TD; 6 rush for 100 yards and one TD. selected to participate in Offense-Defense All-American Game in Atlanta chose Louisville over offers from Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Memphis, Purdue, Troy, Tulane and UAB.

Personal: Son of Stacy Skanes and Michael Cunningham ... born 10/6/98 ... graduated in fall 2020 with a degree in communication ... currently enrolled in Arts & Sciences Post-Baccalaureate program.

(+) Coming off 10-01-22 Concussion