Louisville Football · 1914–2025

The Long Game

81 seasons of Cardinal football, from the leather-helmet years to the ACC.

All-time

413–357–8

81 seasons

Win rate

53.6%

39 winning seasons

Best season

12–1

2006 · Big East

Peak SP+

2006 · rating 27.3

Wins, Every Season

One bar per season since 1914. Hover for the record.

winning seasonlosing season

Against the Odds

Where the games were played, and the results the pregame odds never saw coming. Probabilities cover 2013 on.

At home

248–147–5

On the road

147–193–2

Neutral sites

18–17–1

Biggest upsets

2024at ClemsonW 33–2122%2025at MiamiW 24–2123%2014at Notre DameW 31–2827%2017at Florida StateW 31–2832%2019at Wake ForestW 62–5932%2021vs UCFW 42–3532%2023vs Notre DameW 33–2034%2022at UCFW 20–1435%2015at NC StateW 20–1337%2016vs Florida StateW 63–2038%

Hardest letdowns

2016vs KentuckyL 38–4196%2024at StanfordL 35–3893%2017vs Boston CollegeL 42–4592%2025vs CaliforniaL 26–2989%2013vs UCFL 35–3889%2022at Boston CollegeL 33–3482%2015vs HoustonL 31–3481%

Program Strength

SP+ rating since 1970 — Bill Connelly's efficiency measure of how good a team actually is. The open dot is the preseason projection.

Louisville SP+FBS average

Bowl Season

28 postseason appearances since 1957, 14–13–1 all time. Each decade bar is scaled to its number of trips.

Bowl record

14–13–1

28 appearances

Current streak

best run 2 straight

Biggest win

34–7

1990 vs Alabama

Span

1957–2025

first bowl to last

1950s1–0

1970s0–1–1

1990s2–2

2000s3–4

2010s5–4

2020s3–2

2025Bush's Boca Raton Bowlvs ToledoW27–22FAU Stadium 2024Tony the Tiger Sun Bowlvs WashingtonW35–34Sun Bowl 2023DIRECTV Holiday Bowlvs USCL28–42Petco Park 2022Wasabi Fenway Bowlvs CincinnatiW24–7Fenway Park 2021SERVPRO First Responder Bowlvs Air ForceL28–31Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2019Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowlvs Mississippi StateW38–28Nissan Stadium 2017Bowl gamevs Mississippi State · EverBank StadiumL27–31SEC 2016Bowl gamevs LSU · Camping World StadiumL9–29SEC 2015Bowl gamevs Texas A&M · Nissan StadiumW27–21SEC 2014Belk Bowlvs GeorgiaL14–37Bank of America Stadium 2013Russell Athletic Bowlvs MiamiW36–9 2012Allstate Sugar Bowlvs FloridaW33–23Caesars Superdome 2011Belk Bowlvs NC StateL24–31 2010Beef 'O' Brady'S Bowl St. Petersburgvs Southern MissW31–28 2006Orange Bowl At Miami Flvs Wake ForestW24–13Hard Rock Stadium 2005Toyota Gator Bowlvs Virginia TechL24–35 2004Bowl gamevs Boise State · Simmons Bank Liberty StadiumW44–40Western Athletic 2003Bowl gamevs Miami (OH) · Roy Kidd StadiumL28–49Mid-American 2002Bowl gamevs Marshall · Ladd Peebles StadiumL15–38Mid-American 2001Bowl gamevs BYU · Simmons Bank Liberty StadiumW28–10Mountain West 2000Bowl gamevs Colorado StateL17–22Mountain West 1999Bowl gamevs Boise StateL31–34Big West 1998Bowl gamevs MarshallL29–48Mid-American 1993Bowl gamevs Michigan StateW18–7Big Ten 1990Bowl gamevs AlabamaW34–7SEC 1977Bowl gamevs Louisiana TechL14–24Southland 1970Bowl gamevs Long Beach StateT24–24PCAA 1957Bowl gamevs DrakeW34–20FBS Independents

13 of 28 appearances carry a bowl name in the data; the rest are shown by venue. Ties count as half a win. Most repeated: Belk Bowl (2011, 2014).

In the Polls

22 ranked seasons. Bar length is weeks spent in a poll; the number is the best rank reached that year. Peak: #3 in 2006.

2026#16

2025#14

2024#15

2023#9

2022#25

2020#16

2017#14

2016#3

2014#20

2013#6

2012#10

2007#8

2006#3

2005#8

2004#6

2003#25

2002#17

2001#17

2000#22

1993#13

1990#14

1972#17

The Sideline

Every head coach on record. Bar length is tenure; the filled portion is win rate.

Coach profiles: every career, every program, side by side →

Jeff Brohm2023–2026 · 30–14 · 68%

Deion Branch2022 · 1–0 · 100%

Scott Satterfield2019–2022 · 25–24 · 51%

Lorenzo Ward2018 · 0–2 · 0%

Charlie Strong2010–2013 · 37–15 · 71%

Steve Kragthorpe2007–2009 · 15–21 · 42%

Bobby Petrino2003–2018 · 77–35 · 69%

John Smith1998–2002 · 41–21 · 66%

Ron Cooper1995–1997 · 13–20 · 39%

Howard Schnellenberger1985–1994 · 54–56–2 · 49%

Bob Weber1980–1984 · 20–35 · 36%

Vince Gibson1975–1979 · 23–31–2 · 43%

Tom Alley1973–1974 · 9–13 · 41%

Lee Corso1969–1972 · 28–11–3 · 70%

Frank Camp1962–1968 · 32–38 · 46%

1962bar = tenure · fill = win rate2026

Official tenure records

Jeff Brohm2023–now30–1468%

Deion Branchinterim2022–20221–0100%

Scott Satterfield2019–202225–2451%

Lorenzo Wardinterim2018–20180–20%

Bobby Petrino2014–201836–2658%

Charlie Strong2010–201337–1571%

Steve Kragthorpe2007–200915–2142%

Bobby Petrino2003–200641–982%

John Smith1998–200241–2166%

Ron Cooper1995–199713–2039%

Howard Schnellenberger1985–199454–56–249%

Bob Weber1980–198420–3536%

Vince Gibson1975–197923–31–243%

Tom Alley1973–19749–1341%

Lee Corso1969–197228–11–370%

Frank Camp1962–196832–3846%

Where We've Played

Conference affiliation, 1914 to now — independent for most of it.

Pre-classification Independents1912–1916 · II/III

Pre-classification Independents1921–1942 · II/III

FBS Independents1946–1947 · FBS

OVC1948 · FCS

FBS Independents1949–1962 · FBS

Missouri Valley1963–1974 · FBS

FBS Independents1975–1995 · FBS

Conference USA1996–2004 · FBS

Big East2005–2012 · FBS

American Athletic2013 · FBS

ACC2014–present · FBS

Moves on record: 1948 FBS Independents → OVC · 1949 OVC → FBS Independents · 1963 FBS Independents → Missouri Valley · 1975 Missouri Valley → FBS Independents · 1996 FBS Independents → Conference USA · 2005 Conference USA → Big East · 2013 Big East → American Athletic · 2014 American Athletic → ACC