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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:
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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	559-501-17
Winning Pct.	53%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	2
Adjusted Record	559-501-17
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	13-13-1
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	37-27
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

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	35-34 W

2024 Season Totals
Record	9-4
Scoring	474-313
Conference Record	5-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	4-2

2024 Atlantic Coast Standings
Season		Conference
Southern Methodist	11-3	8-0
Clemson	10-4	7-1
Miami	10-3	6-2
Duke	9-4	5-3
Georgia Tech	7-6	5-3
Louisville	9-4	5-3
Syracuse	10-3	5-3
Boston College	7-6	4-4
Virginia Tech	6-7	4-4
North Carolina	6-7	3-5
North Carolina State	6-7	3-5
Pittsburgh	7-6	3-5
Virginia	5-7	3-5
California	6-7	2-6
Stanford	3-9	2-6
Wake Forest	4-8	2-6
Florida State	2-10	1-7

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	200-104
20 or more	196-69
30 or more	149-27
40 or more	81-3

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	44-0
10 or more	157-116
20 or more	88-110
30 or more	25-83
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

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.