Louisville
Louisville Cardinals (8-4)
ACC (7-2)
Live ELO
27
since
SUN, NOV 1st

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
8-4

Home
5-1

Road
3-2

Neutral
0-1

Conf
7-2
Non
Conf
1-2
Post
Season
0-0
Predicted Rankings / Strength of Schedule (SOS)

ELO
29
(1624.8)
SOS
ELO
28
(1541.8)
Non-Conf SOS
ELO
2
(1626.2)
SOS
Opp Win Percent
33
(0.5758)
Non-Conf SOS
Opp Win Percent
5
(0.7576)
Predicted Quadrant Records (ELO)

Quadrant 1
2-1

Quadrant 2
1-2

Quadrant 3
1-0

Quadrant 4
4-1

Schedule

  • Liberty Mutual Music City Kickoff
  • +
    SEP
    6
    SUN
    VS
    # 12
    Ole Miss
    (6-2) ELO: 8
    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: 8
  •  
  • +
    SEP
    11
    FRI

    Villanova
    (5-4) 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

    SMU
    (6-2) ELO: 22
    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: 22
  • +
    SEP
    26
    SAT
    # 14
    Wake Forest
    (7-1) ELO: 28
    Louisville, KY
    L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    L   27 - 30
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Wake Forest 3 21 3 3 30
    Louisville 7 14 6 0 27
    Location: Louisville, KY
    Stadium: L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 28
  • +
    OCT
    3
    SAT
    AT

    North Carolina State
    (4-4) ELO: 61
    Raleigh, NC
    Carter-Finley Stadium
    L   28 - 31
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Louisville 0 7 14 7 28
    North Carolina State 3 10 15 3 31
    Location: Raleigh, NC
    Stadium: Carter-Finley Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 61
  • +
    OCT
    9
    FRI

    Florida State
    (3-5) ELO: 76
    Louisville, KY
    L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    W   44 - 20
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Florida State 14 0 0 6 20
    Louisville 0 14 14 16 44
    Location: Louisville, KY
    Stadium: L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 76
  • +
    OCT
    17
    SAT
    AT

    Syracuse
    (4-4) ELO: 67
    Syracuse, NY
    JMA Wireless Dome
    W   34 - 26
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Louisville 14 14 0 6 34
    Syracuse 10 13 0 3 26
    Location: Syracuse, NY
    Stadium: JMA Wireless Dome
    Opponent ELO: 67
  • +
    OCT
    31
    SAT

    Stanford
    (4-5) ELO: 90
    Louisville, KY
    L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    W   52 - 24
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Stanford 0 17 7 0 24
    Louisville 7 17 21 7 52
    Location: Louisville, KY
    Stadium: L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 90
  • NOV
    7
    SAT
    AT

    Georgia Tech
    (2-6) ELO: 96
    Atlanta, GA
    Bobby Dodd Stadium
    TV: ACC Network
    W   33 - 23
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Louisville 0
    Georgia Tech 0
    Location: Atlanta, GA
    Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 96
  • NOV
    14
    SAT
    AT

    North Carolina
    (4-4) ELO: 68
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Kenan Stadium
    W   31 - 24
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Louisville 0
    North Carolina 0
    Location: Chapel Hill, NC
    Stadium: Kenan Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 68
  • NOV
    21
    SAT

    Pittsburgh
    (6-3) ELO: 54
    Louisville, KY
    L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    W   34 - 23
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Pittsburgh 0
    Louisville 0
    Location: Louisville, KY
    Stadium: L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 54
  • NOV
    28
    SAT
    AT
    # 8
    Kentucky
    (7-1) ELO: 21
    Lexington, KY
    Kroger Field
    L   26 - 28
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Louisville 0
    Kentucky 0
    Location: Lexington, KY
    Stadium: Kroger Field
    Opponent ELO: 21