LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Louisville offense used a balance attack of rushing and passing to earn a 38-17 win over the defense in the annual Red-White Spring Game presented by UPS on Friday in front of 17,200 fans at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.

The scrimmage, which closed the Cards' 2008 spring drills under the direction of head coach Steve Kragthorpe, matched the U of L offense (Red team) against the defense (White team) in 12 total possessions. The offense scored points for touchdowns (6), field goals (3) and PAT (1), while the defense earned points for stops (2), three & out's (3), turnovers caused (6) and defensive scores (7).

Senior running back Brock Bolen rushed for 76 yards on 13 carries to lead the Cards' rushing attack which finished with 201 yards on 36 carries. Senior quarterback Hunter Cantwell finished with 103 yards through the air on 11-of-18 passing and one touchdown to junior wide receiver Scott Long on the game's opening drive. Overall, the offense finished with 200 yards passing for 401 total yards on the day.

After a pair of defensive stops cut the offensive advantage to 7-5, the Cards' offense increased its lead to 14-5 on a 23-yard touchdown pass from sophomore Tyler Wolfe to sophomore Troy Pascley. Following another stop on downs by the Louisville defense, the offense pushed its lead to 21-7 by halftime on a 35-yard touchdown pass from redshirt freshman Matt Simms to junior Maurice Clark.

Redshirt freshman kicker Ryan Payne opened the third quarter with a 35-yard field goal to push the offensive advantage to 24-7. After back-to-back defensive stops cut the lead to 24-12, the defense pulled to within seven at 24-17 on three-and-out defensive stop and sack for a safety by senior defensive tackle Earl Heyman.

But that's as close as the defense would get as junior wide receiver Trent Guy scored on a 25-yard run and redshirt freshman Victor Anderson added a 14-yard touchdown run to close the game. Senior safety Richard Raglin led the defense with eight total tackles, while Heyman and senior tackle Adrian Grady had two sacks each.

Louisville will open the 2008 season against Kentucky on Sunday, Aug. 31 at 3:30 p.m. ET at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN.