Louisville
Louisville Cardinals (11-1)
ACC (9-0)
Live ELO
27
Up 5 since
SUN, SEP 13th

2026 Louisville Cardinals Predicted Results

Predictions include games against Division I opponents only.
All times are Eastern
KEY:
Predicted Game Results
Quadrant 1 (Q1): All Opponents (1-25)
Quadrant 2 (Q2): All Opponents (26-50)
Quadrant 3 (Q3): All Opponents (51-75)
Quadrant 4 (Q4): All Opponents (76-138)
Predicted Records

Overall
11-1

Home
6-0

Road
5-0

Neutral
0-1

Conf
9-0
Non
Conf
2-1
Post
Season
0-0
Predicted Rankings / Strength of Schedule (SOS)

ELO
12
(1724.9)
SOS
ELO
59
(1508.9)
Non-Conf SOS
ELO
15
(1567.1)
SOS
Opp Win Percent
85
(0.5152)
Non-Conf SOS
Opp Win Percent
21
(0.6667)
Predicted Quadrant Records (ELO)

Quadrant 1
2-1

Quadrant 2
2-0

Quadrant 3
2-0

Quadrant 4
5-0

Schedule

  • Liberty Mutual Music City Kickoff
  • +
    SEP
    6
    SUN
    VS
    # 8
    Ole Miss
    (3-0) ELO: 2
    Nashville, TN
    Nissan Stadium
    L   38 - 41
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Louisville 3 3 18 14 38
    Ole Miss 0 10 14 17 41
    Location: Nashville, TN
    Stadium: Nissan Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 2
  •  
  • +
    SEP
    11
    FRI

    Villanova
    (2-2) ELO: FCS
    Louisville, KY
    L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    W   59 - 13
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Villanova 3 7 3 0 13
    Louisville 17 14 14 14 59
    Location: Louisville, KY
    Stadium: L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    Opponent ELO: FCS
  • +
    SEP
    19
    SAT
    # 16
    SMU
    (2-1) ELO: 26
    Louisville, KY
    L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    W   41 - 31
    1 2 3 4 Total
    SMU 7 10 7 7 31
    Louisville 14 0 14 13 41
    Location: Louisville, KY
    Stadium: L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 26
  • SEP
    26
    SAT

    Wake Forest
    (2-1) ELO: 82
    Louisville, KY
    L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    TV: ESPN
    W   36 - 19
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Wake Forest 0
    Louisville 0
    Location: Louisville, KY
    Stadium: L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 82
  • OCT
    3
    SAT
    AT

    North Carolina State
    (1-2) ELO: 54
    Raleigh, NC
    Carter-Finley Stadium
    W   33 - 24
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Louisville 0
    North Carolina State 0
    Location: Raleigh, NC
    Stadium: Carter-Finley Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 54
  • OCT
    9
    FRI

    Florida State
    (1-2) ELO: 55
    Louisville, KY
    L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    TV: ESPN
    W   35 - 21
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Florida State 0
    Louisville 0
    Location: Louisville, KY
    Stadium: L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 55
  • OCT
    17
    SAT
    AT

    Syracuse
    (1-2) ELO: 98
    Syracuse, NY
    JMA Wireless Dome
    W   35 - 21
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Louisville 0
    Syracuse 0
    Location: Syracuse, NY
    Stadium: JMA Wireless Dome
    Opponent ELO: 98
  • OCT
    31
    SAT

    Stanford
    (1-2) ELO: 112
    Louisville, KY
    L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    W   40 - 14
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Stanford 0
    Louisville 0
    Location: Louisville, KY
    Stadium: L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 112
  • NOV
    7
    SAT
    AT

    Georgia Tech
    (1-2) ELO: 47
    Atlanta, GA
    Bobby Dodd Stadium
    W   30 - 24
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Louisville 0
    Georgia Tech 0
    Location: Atlanta, GA
    Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 47
  • NOV
    14
    SAT
    AT

    North Carolina
    (2-1) ELO: 56
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Kenan Stadium
    W   32 - 21
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Louisville 0
    North Carolina 0
    Location: Chapel Hill, NC
    Stadium: Kenan Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 56
  • NOV
    21
    SAT

    Pittsburgh
    (3-0) ELO: 39
    Louisville, KY
    L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    W   32 - 23
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Pittsburgh 0
    Louisville 0
    Location: Louisville, KY
    Stadium: L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 39
  • NOV
    28
    SAT
    AT

    Kentucky
    (2-1) ELO: 68
    Lexington, KY
    Kroger Field
    W   30 - 23
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Louisville 0
    Kentucky 0
    Location: Lexington, KY
    Stadium: Kroger Field
    Opponent ELO: 68