ACCCardinals

Louisville

16th of 1308–5

Rank

16th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+14.9

90% range 5.2 to 24.6

Offense

40.5

9th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

25.6

38th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 8–5

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 2 · 7:30 PM ET vs

PurdueNeutral W 35–28

Rating change−1.7

Wk 2Sep 9 · 12:00 PM ET at

North Carolina W 47–35

Rating change+1.4

Wk 3Sep 16 · 8:00 PM ET vs#2

Clemson L 21–47

Rating change0.0

Wk 4Sep 23 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Kent State W 42–3

Rating change+1.4

Wk 5Sep 30 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Murray State W 55–10

Rating change+0.1

Wk 6Oct 5 · 8:00 PM ET at

NC State L 25–39

Rating change−0.7

Wk 7Oct 14 · 12:20 PM ET vs

Boston College L 42–45

Rating change−2.6

Wk 8Oct 21 · 12:00 PM ET at#15

Florida State W 31–28

Rating change+1.9

Wk 9Oct 28 · 12:20 PM ET at

Wake Forest L 32–42

Rating change−1.3

Wk 11Nov 11 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Virginia W 38–21

Rating change+1.6

Wk 12Nov 18 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Syracuse W 56–10

Rating change+2.9

Wk 13Nov 25 · 12:00 PM ET at

Kentucky W 44–17

Rating change+1.8

PostDec 30 · 12:00 PM ET vs#17

Mississippi StateNeutral L 27–31

Rating change−2.3

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2017

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2016	ACC	10 of 128	19.9	43.1	23.2	9–4	—
2015	ACC	25 of 128	11.4	35.7	24.3	8–5	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

LOU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles