Teams / ACC / Louisville
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75
at its 5-year level
Career63since 1936
Peak892006
Last 578seasons
#28 nationally · 3-3 (2-2 conf)
Résumé #49 · better than its record
Schedule so far #21
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Louisville Cardinals
ACC · Louisville, KY · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium · Head coach Jeff Brohm
Rival
Kentucky · also Florida State
Established rivalry
17-17 all time (34 meetings since 1915)
Series tied
Last: won 41-0 (2025) · Louisville has won 2 straight
Holds it
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
1Heisman
2AP top-10
3All-Americans
97NFL picks
50.4%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1949. Every season →
Chemistry
56
59Foundation
52Gel
gel counts 45% so far
at its usual level
early · #77 of 138
HC year4
Ret. starters36%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 3-3 | ACC | — | #28 | 75 | Jeff Brohm |
| 2025 | 9-4 | ACC | — | #32 | 75 | Jeff Brohm |
| 2024 | 9-4 | ACC | — | #13 | 82 | Jeff Brohm |
| 2023 | 10-4 | ACC | #19 | #18 | 79 | Jeff Brohm |
| 2022 | 8-5 | ACC | — | #21 | 77 | Scott Satterfield; Deion Branch |
| 2021 | 6-7 | ACC | — | #31 | 75 | Scott Satterfield |
| 2020 | 4-7 | ACC | — | — | — | Scott Satterfield |
| 2019 | 8-5 | ACC | — | #59 | 64 | Scott Satterfield |
| 2018 | 2-10 | ACC | — | #112 | 51 | Bobby Petrino; Lorenzo Ward |
| 2017 | 8-5 | ACC | — | #21 | 78 | Bobby Petrino |
| 2016 | 9-4 | ACC | #21 | #11 | 83 | Bobby Petrino |
| 2015 | 8-5 | ACC | — | #41 | 73 | Bobby Petrino |
| 2014 | 9-4 | ACC | #24 | #26 | 76 | Bobby Petrino |
| 2013 | 12-1 | American Athletic | #15 | #26 | 76 | Charlie Strong |
| 2012 | 11-2 | Big East | #13 | #47 | 70 | Charlie Strong |
| 2011 | 7-6 | Big East | — | #55 | 66 | Charlie Strong |
| 2010 | 7-6 | Big East | — | #47 | 68 | Charlie Strong |
| 2009 | 4-8 | Big East | — | #87 | 58 | Steve Kragthorpe |
| 2008 | 5-7 | Big East | — | #89 | 55 | Steve Kragthorpe |
| 2007 | 6-6 | Big East | — | #47 | 70 | Steve Kragthorpe |
| 2006 | 12-1 | Big East | #6 | #4 | 89 | Bobby Petrino |
| 2005 | 9-3 | Big East | #19 | #14 | 79 | Bobby Petrino |
| 2004 | 11-1 | Conference USA | #6 | #6 | 88 | Bobby Petrino |
| 2003 | 9-4 | Conference USA | — | #59 | 64 | Bobby Petrino |
| 2002 | 7-6 | Conference USA | — | #58 | 66 | John Smith |
| 2001 | 11-2 | Conference USA | #23 | #28 | 75 | John Smith |
| 2000 | 9-3 | Conference USA | — | #42 | 70 | John Smith |
| 1999 | 7-5 | Conference USA | — | #32 | 72 | John Smith |
| 1998 | 7-5 | Conference USA | — | #64 | 62 | John Smith |
| 1997 | 1-10 | Conference USA | — | #103 | 50 | Ron Cooper |
| 1996 | 5-6 | Conference USA | — | #55 | 64 | Ron Cooper |
| 1995 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #42 | 68 | Ron Cooper |
| 1994 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #70 | 61 | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 1993 | 9-3 | FBS Independents | #24 | #21 | 76 | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 1992 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #50 | 65 | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 1991 | 2-9 | FBS Independents | — | #96 | 47 | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 1990 | 10-1-1 | FBS Independents | #14 | #38 | 71 | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 1989 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #48 | 67 | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 1988 | 8-3 | FBS Independents | — | #61 | 63 | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 1987 | 3-7-1 | FBS Independents | — | #89 | 52 | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 1986 | 3-8 | FBS Independents | — | #90 | 50 | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 1985 | 2-9 | FBS Independents | — | #102 | 30 | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 1984 | 2-9 | FBS Independents | — | #92 | 46 | Bob Weber |
| 1983 | 3-8 | FBS Independents | — | #90 | 51 | Bob Weber |
| 1982 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #85 | 53 | Bob Weber |
| 1981 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #74 | 61 | Bob Weber |
| 1980 | 5-6 | FBS Independents | — | #50 | 67 | Bob Weber |
| 1979 | 4-6-1 | FBS Independents | — | #71 | 61 | Vince Gibson |
| 1978 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #70 | 61 | Vince Gibson |
| 1977 | 7-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #65 | 64 | Vince Gibson |
| 1976 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #77 | 59 | Vince Gibson |
| 1975 | 1-10 | FBS Independents | — | #113 | 32 | Vince Gibson |
| 1974 | 4-7 | Missouri Valley | — | #90 | 53 | Tom Alley |
| 1973 | 5-6 | Missouri Valley | — | #83 | 55 | Tom Alley |
| 1972 | 9-1 | Missouri Valley | #18 | #34 | 71 | Lee Corso |
| 1971 | 6-3-1 | Missouri Valley | — | #63 | 61 | Lee Corso |
| 1970 | 8-3-1 | Missouri Valley | — | #71 | 58 | Lee Corso |
| 1969 | 5-4-1 | Missouri Valley | — | #99 | 50 | Lee Corso |
| 1968 | 5-5 | Missouri Valley | — | #100 | 36 | Frank Camp |
| 1967 | 5-5 | Missouri Valley | — | #60 | 63 | Frank Camp |
| 1966 | 6-4 | Missouri Valley | — | #68 | 60 | Frank Camp |
| 1965 | 6-4 | Missouri Valley | — | #84 | 55 | Frank Camp |
| 1964 | 1-9 | Missouri Valley | — | #106 | 21 | Frank Camp |
| 1963 | 3-7 | Missouri Valley | — | #98 | 40 | Frank Camp |
| 1962 | 6-4 | FBS Independents | — | #69 | 60 | Frank Camp |
| 1961 | 1-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1960 | 1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1959 | 1-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1958 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1957 | 2-0 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1956 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1954 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1953 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1951 | 3-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1950 | 0-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1949 | 1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.