Louisville quarterback Brian Brohm sneaks into the end zone as Rutgers defenders turn their attention to a diving Louisville running back, top. Brohm added three passing touchdowns in the 56-5 Cardinal victory Friday in Louisville, Ky.

Louisville, Ky. ? Brian Brohm passed for 339 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another to help No. 23 Louisville rout Rutgers, 56-5, on Friday night.

Running back Kolby Smith, filling in for the injured Michael Bush, scored three touchdowns for Louisville (7-2, 3-2 Big East Conference), which won its third straight game.

Rutgers, which entered the game ranked No. 2 in the Big East in total offense, behind Louisville, finished with 187 yards of offense, almost 200 below its average.

Smith carried 17 times for 55 yards, scoring on runs of five and four yards and catching a nine-yard touchdown pass from Brohm, who completed 23 of 31 passes. The three-touchdown game was the second of his career for Smith, a junior.

Brohm also threw scoring passes of one yard to Breno Giacomini and 36 yards to Joshua Tinch. Tinch caught 10 passes for 183 yards, a career high.