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Louisville Football Team History


Louisville Cardinals
University of Louisville
 Louisville, KY
Founded: 1798
Stadium: Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium
Capacity: 42,000
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Jeff Brohm
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Louisville 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1910  
  1917 - Did not field a team from 1917-1920.
  1943 - Did not field a team from 1943-1945.
  2018 - The Cardinals were led by head coach Bobby Petrino until he was fired on November 11. Lorenzo Ward was the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
  2022 - Deion Branch served as interim head coach for Louisville's appearance in the Fenway Bowl, following the departure of Scott Satterfield at the end of the regular season.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1947, 1970, 1972, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2011
Division Championships
 
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 558-501-17
 Winning Pct. 53%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 2
 Adjusted Record 558-501-17
 Winning Pct. 53%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 7
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 125-90-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 347-204-6
 Away Record 195-280-10
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 106
 Winning Seasons (#1) 61
 Losing Seasons (#1)44
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (2013)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (2018)
 10 Win Seasons 7
 Most Points Scored in a Game 100 (10/18/1913)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 597 (2004)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 105 (10/8/1932)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 529 (2018)
 Largest Margin of Victory 100 (10/18/1913)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 105 (10/8/1932)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 121 (10/12/2019)
 Last Shutout 8/31/2024
 Last Time Shutout 9/23/2000
 Shutouts All-Time 105
 Been Shutout All-Time 102
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 10 (10/3/1925-10/9/1926)
 Longest Losing  24 (10/2/1931-11/11/1933)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 12-13-1
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 1-0-0
 Fiesta 1-0-0
 Sugar 1-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  36-27
 2010-19  81-48
 2000-09  83-41
 1990-99 59-54
 1980-89 42-67-1
 1970-79 57-49-4
 1960-69 50-47-1
 1950-59 47-42-1
 1940-49 35-22-2
 1930-39 22-55-3
 1920-29 34-35-2
Next Game
 12/31/2024 (Tue)  
 Washington in Sun Bowl
@ El Paso, TX
Last Meeting: Louisville and Washington have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Austin Peay  62-0 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Jacksonville State  49-14 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Georgia Tech  31-19 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Notre Dame  24-31 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Southern Methodist  27-34 L
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Virginia  24-20 W
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Miami  45-52 L
 Fri., Oct. 25  @ Boston College  31-27 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Clemson  33-21 W
 Sat., Nov. 9  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Stanford  35-38 L
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Pittsburgh  37-9 W
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Kentucky  41-14 W
 Tue., Dec. 31  @ Washington  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Scoring439-279
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record4-2
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Southern Methodist 11-28-0
Clemson 10-37-1
Miami 10-26-2
Duke 9-35-3
Georgia Tech 7-55-3
Louisville 8-45-3
Syracuse 9-35-3
Boston College 7-54-4
Virginia Tech 6-64-4
North Carolina 6-63-5
North Carolina State 6-63-5
Pittsburgh 7-53-5
Virginia 5-73-5
California 6-62-6
Stanford 3-92-6
Wake Forest 4-82-6
Florida State 2-101-7
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Louisville & Cincinnati have played 54 games.
Louisville has won 23 games.
Cincinnati has won 30 games.
with 1 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-12
 10 or more 199-104
 20 or more  195-69
 30 or more 148-27
 40 or more 81-3
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 44-0
 10 or more 156-116
 20 or more 87-110
 30 or more 24-83
 40 or more 7-37
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.