ACCCardinals
Louisville
Next: vs StanfordOct 31
Rank
23rd
of 138 FBS teams
Rating
90% range 6.3 to 21.3
Offense
35.2
15th: points scored vs an average team
Defense
21.5
36th: points allowed vs an average team
Record
4–3
7.4–4.6 projected over the regular season
Playoff
3%
chance to make the field
Schedule
Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.
Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 6 · 7:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#9
Ole MissLiberty Mutual Music City Kickoff L
38–41
Ole MissLiberty Mutual Music City Kickoff L
38–41 Rating changeΔ+1.4
Chances
Provisional odds. Schedule or rules need confirmation.Details
- Projected record
- 7.4–4.6
- Conference record
- 6.0–3.0
- Make the playoff
- 3%
- First-round bye
- 0%
- Conference title game
- 9%
- Win the conference
- 3%
- Reach the quarterfinal
- 1%
- Reach the semifinal
- <1%
- Reach the final
- <1%
- Win it all
- <1%
Rating this season
90% range
Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.
Past seasons
| Season | Conference | Rank# | Rating | Off. | Def. | RecordW–L | CFP entryCFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ACC | 19 of 136 | 15.2 | 33.8 | 18.6 | 9–4 | — |
| 2024 | ACC | 17 of 134 | 15.4 | 36.4 | 21.0 | 9–4 | — |
| 2023 | ACC | 18 of 133 | 14.1 | 32.5 | 18.5 | 10–4 | — |
| 2022 | ACC | 18 of 131 | 12.3 | 31.4 | 19.1 | 8–5 | — |
| 2021 | ACC | 45 of 130 | 6.1 | 32.4 | 26.3 | 6–7 | — |
| 2020 | ACC | 32 of 127 | 7.3 | 33.1 | 25.9 | 4–7 | — |
| 2019 | ACC | 60 of 130 | 0.4 | 33.4 | 32.9 | 8–5 | — |
| 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 | — |
Profile
LOU offenseFBS average
Points per drive · points per possession.