ACCCardinals

Louisville

60th of 1308–5

Rank

60th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+0.4

90% range −9.1 to 10.0

Offense

33.4

27th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

32.9

96th: 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 · 8:00 PM ET vs#11

Notre Dame L 17–35

Rating change0.0

Wk 2Sep 7 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Eastern Kentucky W 42–0

Rating change+2.3

Wk 3Sep 14 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Western KentuckyNeutral W 38–21

Rating change+2.1

Wk 4Sep 21 · 3:30 PM ET at

Florida State L 24–35

Rating change−0.8

Wk 6Oct 5 · 12:30 PM ET vs

Boston College W 41–39

Rating change+0.4

Wk 7Oct 12 · 7:30 PM ET at

Wake Forest W 62–59

Rating change+0.4

Wk 8Oct 19 · 12:00 PM ET vs#3

Clemson L 10–45

Rating change0.0

Wk 9Oct 26 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Virginia W 28–21

Rating change+1.1

Wk 11Nov 9 · 3:30 PM ET at

Miami L 27–52

Rating change−2.2

Wk 12Nov 16 · 7:30 PM ET at

NC State W 34–20

Rating change−0.3

Wk 13Nov 23 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Syracuse W 56–34

Rating change+1.7

Wk 14Nov 30 · 12:00 PM ET at

Kentucky L 13–45

Rating change−2.7

PostDec 30 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Mississippi StateFRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL W 38–28

Rating change−0.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2019

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
2018	ACC	105 of 130	−13.3	27.1	40.4	2–10	—
2017	ACC	16 of 130	14.9	40.5	25.6	8–5	—
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