2025 Louisville Cardinals football team

2025 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CFP	No. 20
Record	7–3 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Brohm (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Brohm (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinators	Ron English (4th season) Mark Hagen (3rd season)
Home stadium	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 Georgia Tech		6	–	1					9	–	1
No. 19 Virginia		6	–	1					9	–	2
No. 22 Pittsburgh		5	–	1					7	–	3
SMU		5	–	1					7	–	3
No. 15 Miami (FL)		4	–	2					8	–	2
Duke		4	–	2					5	–	5
No. 20 Louisville		4	–	3					7	–	3
Wake Forest		4	–	3					7	–	3
Clemson		4	–	4					5	–	5
California		3	–	3					6	–	4
Virginia Tech		2	–	4					3	–	7
NC State		2	–	4					5	–	5
North Carolina		2	–	4					4	–	6
Stanford		2	–	5					3	–	7
Florida State		2	–	5					5	–	5
Syracuse		1	–	6					3	–	7
Boston College		0	–	7					1	–	10
Championship: December 6, 2025
As of November 17, 2025 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Louisville Cardinals football team represent the University of Louisville as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals are led by third-year head coach Jeff Brohm and play home games at the L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium located in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Cardinals began the season 4–0 for the first time since 2023. The win streak was capped by a comeback win over Pittsburgh where the Cards went down by 17, tied the game up, and then fell back down by 10. Louisville outscored Pitt 17–0 in the second half. ^[1]

Louisville fell to 4–1 after an overtime loss to Virginia 30–27. The Louisville defense held the Virginia offense to 10 points in regulation, but gave up two touchdowns on offense from a pick-6 and a scoop-and-score. This was Louisvilles first overtime game since a win over Cincinnati in 2013. ^[2]

Unranked Louisville went on the road and upset undefeated #2 Miami, snapping a 10-game home winning streak and giving the Canes their first home loss since Louisville beat them in 2023. Louisville's defense held Miami to 63 rushing yards and forced 4 interceptions from Carson Beck, including a game sealing pick in the final minute by T.J. Capers. Chris Bell finished with 136 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Cards won their first ever road game over a top 5 opponent. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Offseason

Personnel

In June, Louisville hired Vince Marrow in an off-field role as the Executive Director of Player Personnel and Recruiting. The position is expected to handle roster management, recruiting, and the transfer portal. Marrow was hired away from rival Kentucky where he was a long time assistant coach and recruiter. In his time at Kentucky, he was regarded as one of the top recruiters in the country. ^{[6] [7]}

Players leaving for NFL

Louisville had three players chosen in the 2025 NFL draft.

NFL draftees

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
2	40	Tyler Shough	QB	New Orleans Saints
3	66	Ashton Gillotte	DE	Kansas City Chiefs
4	131	Quincy Riley	CB	New Orleans Saints

Undrafted free agents

Player	Position	NFL team
Ja'Corey Brooks	WR	Washington Commanders
Mark Redman	TE	Los Angeles Rams
Corey Thornton	DB	Carolina Panthers
Thor Griffith	DT	Seattle Seahawks

Preseason

Main article: 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference football season § Preseason media polls

The Atlantic Coast Conference preseason poll was released on July 30. Louisville was predicted to finish fifth in the conference. ^[8]

Preseason ACC awards

First Team

Position	Player	Class
Offense
RB	Isaac Brown	So.
WR	Chris Bell	Jr.

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year	Source
Dodd Trophy	Jeff Brohm	HC	–	[9]
Maxwell Award	Isaac Brown	RB	So.	[10]
Butkus Award	Stanquan Clark	LB	Jr.	[11]
Paul Hornung Award	Isaac Brown	RB	So.	[12]
Wuerffel Trophy	Clev Lubin	DL	Jr.	[13]
Patrick Mannelly Award	Shai Kochav	LS	Sr.
Walter Camp Award	Isaac Brown	RB	So.	[14]
Doak Walker Award	Isaac Brown	RB	So.	[15]
	Duke Watson
Biletnikoff Award	Chris Bell	WR	Sr.	[16]
Rimington Trophy	Pete Nygra	C	Jr.	[17]
Comeback Player of the Year Award	Caullin Lacy	WR	Sr.	[18]
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award	Miller Moss	QB	Sr.	[19]
Davey O'Brien Award	Miller Moss	QB	Sr.	[20]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	3:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky *		L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCN	W 51–17	50,536
September 5	7:30 p.m.	James Madison *		L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN2	W 28–14	48,717
September 20	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green *		L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCN	W 40–17	49,482
September 27	12:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh		Acrisure Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN2	W 34–27	45,301
October 4	3:30 p.m.	No. 24 Virginia		L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN2	L 27–30 OT	50,032
October 17	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Miami (FL)		Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–21	66,573
October 25	7:30 p.m.	Boston College	No. 19	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCN	W 38–24	50,320
November 1	3:00 p.m.	at Virginia Tech	No. 16	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	The CW	W 28–16	54,030
November 8	7:00 p.m.	California	No. 15	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN2	L 26–29 OT	51,381
November 14	7:30 p.m.	Clemson	No. 20	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN	L 19–20	51,234
November 22	12:00 p.m.	at SMU		Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPN2
November 29	12:00 p.m.	Kentucky *		L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup)	ACCN
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 4) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2025 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Chris Bell Sr RB 1 Isaac Brown So WR 2 TreyShun Hurry Jr WR 3 Dacari Collins  Sr WR 5 Caullin Lacy  Sr QB 7 Miller Moss  Sr QB 10 Mason Mims Fr QB 12 Brady Allen  Jr QB 13 Deuce Adams  Fr WR 14 Kris Hughes  So WR 15 Antonio Meeks Sr QB 17 Travis Egan  So WR 18 Sam Young  Jr QB 20 Ryan Zimmerman  Fr RB 22 Keyjuan Brown  So RB 26 Duke Watson So RB 33 Jamarice Wilder Fr WR 42 Emmanuel Ulnfin Fr RB 43 Shammai Gates  Fr WR 44 Eli Adams  Fr RB 46 Braxton Jennings Fr WR 47 Jaedon King  Jr WR 49 DeVuan Jones Fr OL 50 Pete Nygra  Sr OL 51 Michael Flores  Sr OL 52 Fred Johnson  Fr OL 53 Lance Robinson  Sr OL 55 Jimmy Williams III  Fr OL 56 Carter Guillaume Fr OL 57 Naeer Jackson  Jr OL 59 Victor Cutler  Sr OL 60 Rasheed Miller  Sr OL 61 Gradey Anthony Fr OL 65 Ellis McAdoo  Fr OL 66 Makylan Pounders  Sr OL 67 James Glover-Tyson So OL 70 Trevonte Sylvester  Sr OL 71 Mahamane Moussa  Sr OL 72 Sam Secrest  Jr OL 74 Jordan Church  So QB 75 Tyler Folmar Fr OL 75 Cameron Gorin Fr OL 77 Ransom McDermott  Fr WR 80 Brock Coffman Fr WR 81 Bobby Golden  Jr WR 82 Terrance McWilliams  Jr TE 83 Grant Houser Fr TE 84 Davon Mitchell  Fr TE 85 Nate Kurisky  Jr TE 86 Jacob Stewart Sr TE 87 Dylan Mesman  Fr TE 88 Jaleel Skinner Jr WR 89 Shaun Boykins  Fr TE 90 Hamilton Atkins  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 4 Jabari Mack  Sr LB 6 Stanquan Clark Jr DB 7 Rodney Johnson  Sr LB 9 Antonio Watts  Jr DL 10 CJ May Fr LB 11 T. J. Capers  So LB 12 Kalib Perry  Sr DB 13 Justin Agu  Jr DL 17 Adonijah Green  So DL 19 Justin Beadles  Sr DB 20 Antonio Harris Fr DB 21 D'Angelo Hutchinson Sr DL 23 Wesley Bailey  Sr DB 24 Corey Gordon  Jr DB 25 Darius Thomas  Jr DB 27 JoJo Evans  Sr DB 28 Daeh McCullough  So DB 29 Blake Ruffin  Sr DB 30 Rae'mon Mosby  Fr DB 31 Micah Rice Fr DB 33 Nigel Williams  Sr LB 34 T. J. Quinn  Sr DB 36 Destin Cheirs  Fr LB 38 Cameron White Fr DL 40 Eric Hazzard Fr LB 41 Caleb Matelau Fr DB 42 Jaden Minkins  So LB 43 Trent Carter  Fr DL 44 Selah Brown  Jr DL 45 Denzel Lowry  Sr LB 46 Brady McEnaney  Fr DB 48 Anderson Mitchell  Fr DB 49 Eli Limouris  Fr DL 50 Clev Lubin  Jr LB 54 Jaxon Panariello  So DL 58 Xavier Porter  Fr DL 62 Chris Jones  Fr DL 90 Rene Konga  Sr DL 91 Kendrick Gilbert  So DL 92 Micah Carter  So DL 93 Bailey Abercrombie Fr DL 94 Dillon Smith Fr DL 95 Jerry Lawson  Jr DL 97 Maurice Davis  Fr DL 99 Jordan Guerad  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 32 Hayden Travelstead  So K 35 Carson Hilbert Fr K 36 Cooper Ranvier  Fr P 39 Carter Schwartz  So LS 48 Shai Kochav  Sr P 90 Adam Winkenhofer  Fr K 93 David Chapeau  Sr K 98 Nick Keller  Jr	Head coach Jeff Brohm Coordinators/assistant coaches Brian Brohm – Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Mark Hagen – Co-defensive coordinator/Defensive linemen Ron English – Co-defensive coordinator/Secondary Chris Barclay – Running backs Deion Branch – Wide receivers Steve Ellis – Cornerbacks Mark Ivey – Linebackers Karl Maslowski – Special teams coordinator/Linebackers Richard Owens – Offensive lineman Ryan Wallace – Tight ends/special teams Domenic Reno – Director, strength and conditioning Brison Manor – Assistant, strength and conditioning Geoff Stanford – Assistant, strength and conditioning Will Bramel – Graduate assistant Brentton Ervin – Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 08/06/25

Game summaries

vs. Eastern Kentucky (FCS)

See also: 2025 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Louisville Cardinals (0–0) vs. Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eastern Kentucky	0	7	0	10	17
Louisville	21	20	7	3	51

at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 3:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 50,536
• Referee: Justin Elliot
• TV announcers (ACCN): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Rodney McLeod (analyst) and Victoria Arlen (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (9:48) LOU – Isaac Brown 31-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:07; Louisville 7–0) (7:49) LOU – Caullin Lacy 93-yard punt return (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Louisville 14–0) (0:44) LOU – Miller Moss 8-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:28; Louisville 21–0) Second quarter (11:05) LOU – Isaac Brown 68-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:52; Louisville 28–0) (8:26) LOU – Duke Watson 30-yard pass from Miller Moss (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 1 play, 30 yards, 0:09; Louisville 35–0) (2:58) LOU – Keyjuan Brown 1-yard run (Cooper Ranvier PAT failed) (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:02; Louisville 41–0) (0:50) EKU – Vito Tisdale 29-yard interception return (Buzz Flabiano kick) (Louisville 41–7) Third quarter (8:26) LOU – Kris Hughes 30-yard pass from Brady Allen (Nick Keller kick) (Drive: 1 play, 30 yards, 0:09; Louisville 48–7) Fourth quarter (14:18) EKU – Brady Hensley 1-yard run (Buzz Flabiano kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:32; Louisville 48–14) (8:23) LOU – Cooper Ranvier 23-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:55; Louisville 51–14) (1:06) EKU – Buzz Flabiano 38-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 7:10; Louisville 51–17)

Statistics	EKU	LOU
First downs	10	28
Total yards	150	542
Rushes–yards	39–74	30–229
Passing yards	76	313
Passing: comp–att–int	5–14–0	25–37–3
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	29:35	30:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Kentucky	Passing	Myles Burkett	5–14, 76 yards
	Rushing	Brayden Latham	10 carries, 25 yards
	Receiving	Marcus Calwise Jr.	1 reception, 29 yards
Louisville	Passing	Miller Moss	17–25, 223 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Isaac Brown	6 carries, 126 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Chris Bell	5 receptions, 63 yards

vs. James Madison

See also: 2025 James Madison Dukes football team

Louisville Cardinals (1–0) vs. James Madison Dukes (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
James Madison	7	0	7	0	14
Louisville	0	6	8	14	28

at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky

• Date: September 5
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 48,717
• Referee: Mike Roche
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (4:01) JMU – Lacota Dippre 3-yard pass from Alonza Barnett (Morgan Suarez kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 39 yards, 5:35; James Madison 7–0) Second quarter (5:21) LOU – Cooper Ranvier 22-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 5:58; James Madison 7–3) (0:09) LOU – Cooper Ranvier 38-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 1:33; James Madison 7–6) Third quarter (10:10) JMU – Matthew Sluka 8-yard run (Morgan Suarez kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:50; James Madison 14–6) (8:37) LOU – Chris Bell 64-yard pass from Miller Moss (Miller Moss run) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:33; Tied 14–14) Fourth quarter (13:05) LOU – AJ Green 0-yard fumble recovery (Cooper Ranvier PAT failed) (Louisville 20–14) (3:31) LOU – Isaac Brown 78-yard run (Dacari Collins pass from Miller Moss) (Drive: 2 plays, 81 yards, 0:54; Louisville 28–14)

Statistics	JMU	LOU
First downs	19	12
Total yards	263	264
Rushes–yards	47–126	30–113
Passing yards	137	151
Passing: comp–att–int	18–31–1	13–23–0
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	37:18	22:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
James Madison	Passing	Alonza Barnett	15–25, 102 yards, TD
	Rushing	Matthew Sluka	21 carries, 83 yards, TD
	Receiving	Landon Ellis	3 receptions, 55 yards
Louisville	Passing	Miller Moss	13–23, 151 yards, TD
	Rushing	Isaac Brown	12 carries, 104 yards, TD
	Receiving	Chris Bell	4 receptions, 83 yards, TD

vs. Bowling Green

See also: 2025 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Louisville Cardinals (2–0) vs. Bowling Green Falcons (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bowling Green	3	0	0	14	17
Louisville	7	14	9	10	40

at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NW at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 49,482
• Referee: Darryl DeBerry
• TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst) and Kendra Douglas (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (6:44) BGSU – Jackson Kleather 49-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:07; Bowling Green 3–0) (2:03) LOU – Keyjuan Brown 2-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 4:41; Louisville 7–3) Second quarter (10:27) LOU – Keyjuan Brown 1-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:20; Louisville 14–3) (8:13) LOU – Caullin Lacy 75-yard punt return (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Louisville 21–3) Third quarter (10:34) LOU – Cooper Ranvier 24-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:26; Louisville 24–3) (7:21) LOU – Cooper Ranvier 40-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:07; Louisville 27–3) (2:24) LOU – Nick Keller 57-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 4:10; Louisville 30–3) Fourth quarter (12:53) LOU – Cooper Ranvier 48-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:57; Louisville 33–3) (12:37) BGSU – Lucien Anderson III 75-yard run (Jackson Kleather kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:16; Louisville 33–10) (6:50) LOU – Braxton Jennings 3-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:47; Louisville 40–10) (4:16) BGSU – Jacob Harris 38-yard pass from Drew Pyne (Jackson Kleather kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:34; Louisville 40–17)

Statistics	BGSU	LOU
First downs	14	21
Total yards	326	468
Rushes–yards	29–195	29–155
Passing yards	131	313
Passing: comp–att–int	11–21–2	24–32–0
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	25:45	34:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bowling Green	Passing	Drew Pyne	11–21, 131 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Lucien Anderson III	4 carries, 79 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jacob Harris	3 receptions, 46 yards, TD
Louisville	Passing	Miller Moss	23–31, 316 yards
	Rushing	Keyjuan Brown	11 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Caullin Lacy	8 receptions, 96 yards

at Pittsburgh

See also: 2025 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Louisville Cardinals (3–0) at Pittsburgh Panthers (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	0	17	3	14	34
Pittsburgh	17	10	0	0	27

at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
• Game attendance: 45,301
• Referee: Justin Elliott
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (11:34) PITT – Trey Butkowski 30-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:21; Pittsburgh 3–0) (9:53) PITT – Cataurus Hicks 39-yard pass from Eli Holstein (Trey Butkowski kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:28; Pittsburgh 10–0) (1:41) PITT – Rasheem Biles 75-yard interception return (Trey Butkowski kick) (Pittsburgh 17–0) Second quarter (12:32) LOU – Miller Moss 1-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:31; Pittsburgh 17–7) (5:03) LOU – Cooper Ranvier 35-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 6:11; Pittsburgh 17–10) (3:42) LOU – Chris Bell 25-yard pass from Miller Moss (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:06; Tied 17–17) (1:42) PITT – Trey Butkowski 37-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 2:00; Pittsburgh 20–17) (0:19) PITT – Raphael Williams Jr. 38-yard pass from Eli Holstein (Trey Butkowski kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 0:32; Pittsburgh 27–17) Third quarter (11:44) LOU – Nick Keller 57-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:16; Pittsburgh 27–20) Fourth quarter (10:49) LOU – Jaleel Skinner 12-yard pass from Miller Moss (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:34; Tied 27–27) (7:03) LOU – Nate Kurisky 9-yard pass from Miller Moss (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:58; Louisville 34–27)

Statistics	LOU	PITT
First downs	23	14
Total yards	392	339
Rushes–yards	34–53	23–80
Passing yards	339	259
Passing: comp–att–int	33–51–1	17–32–3
Turnovers	1	5
Time of possession	39:22	20:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisville	Passing	Miller Moss	33–51, 339 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Duke Watson	14 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Chris Bell	10 receptions, 135 yards, TD
Pittsburgh	Passing	Eli Holstein	14–26, 228 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ja'Kryian Turner	6 carries, 36 yards
	Receiving	Cataurus Hicks	4 receptions, 113 yards, TD

vs. No. 24 Virginia

See also: 2025 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Louisville Cardinals (4–0) vs. No. 24 Virginia Cavaliers (4–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 24 Virginia	7	7	10	0	6	30
Louisville	7	7	0	10	3	27

at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 50,032
• Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (6:12) UVA – Donavon Platt 62-yard fumble return (Will Bettridge kick) (Virginia 7–0) (0:00) LOU – Miller Moss 1-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:11; Tied 7–7) Second quarter (6:56) UVA – Cam Ross 19-yard pass from Chandler Morris (Will Bettridge kick) (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:04; Virginia 14–7) (3:26) LOU – Chris Bell 15-yard pass from Miller Moss (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:30; Tied 14–14) Third quarter (6:25) UVA – Donavon Platt 47-yard interception return (Will Bettridge kick) (Virginia 21–14) (0:30) UVA – Will Bettridge 46-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 1:13; Virginia 24–14) Fourth quarter (9:41) LOU – Chris Bell 13-yard pass from Miller Moss (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:48; Virginia 24–21) (1:08) LOU – Cooper Ranvier 50-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 3:23; Tied 24–24) Overtime LOU – Cooper Ranvier 24-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards; Louisville 27–24) UVA – J'Mari Taylor 2-yard run (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards; Virginia 30–27)

Statistics	UVA	LOU
First downs	14	26
Total yards	237	383
Rushes–yards	32–88	27–55
Passing yards	149	329
Passing: comp–att–int	19–31–0	34–48–1
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	27:41	32:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia	Passing	Chandler Morris	19–31, 149 yards, TD
	Rushing	J'Mari Taylor	16 carries, 68 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cam Ross	4 receptions, 48 yards, TD
Louisville	Passing	Miller Moss	34–48, 329 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Isaac Brown	13 carries, 66 yards
	Receiving	Chris Bell	12 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD

at No. 2 Miami (FL)

See also: 2025 Miami Hurricanes football team and Louisville–Miami football rivalry

Louisville Cardinals (4–1) at No. 2 Miami Hurricanes (5–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	14	0	3	7	24
No. 2 Miami (FL)	7	3	3	8	21

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

• Date: October 17
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 66,573
• Referee: Adam Savoie
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (8:55) LOU – Miller Moss 1-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:05; Louisville 7–0) (5:09) LOU – Chris Bell 35-yard pass from Miller Moss (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 2:06; Louisville 14–0) (2:19) MIA – Mark Fletcher Jr. 2-yard run (Carter Davis kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:50; Louisville 14–7) Second quarter (1:56) MIA – Carter Davis 27-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:34; Louisville 14–10) Third quarter (10:58) LOU – Cooper Ranvier 48-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:22; Louisville 17–10) (1:51) MIA – Carter Davis 41-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:52; Louisville 17–13) Fourth quarter (13:27) LOU – Chris Bell 36-yard pass from Miller Moss (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:24; Louisville 24–13) (7:37) MIA – Malachi Toney 12-yard run (CJ Daniels pass from Malachi Toney) (Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:05; Louisville 24–21)

Statistics	LOU	MIA
First downs	21	15
Total yards	367	334
Rushes–yards	31–119	24–63
Passing yards	248	271
Passing: comp–att–int	23–37–0	25–35–4
Turnovers	1	4
Time of possession	31:16	28:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisville	Passing	Miller Moss	23–37, 248 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Isaac Brown	15 carries, 113 yards
	Receiving	Chris Bell	9 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD
Miami (FL)	Passing	Carson Beck	25–35, 271 yards, 4 INT
	Rushing	Mark Fletcher Jr.	8 carries, 18 yards, TD
	Receiving	Malachi Toney	9 receptions, 135 yards

vs. Boston College

See also: 2025 Boston College Eagles football team

No. 19 Louisville Cardinals (5–1) vs. Boston College Eagles (1–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	3	7	7	7	24
No. 19 Louisville	7	14	7	10	38

at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: NE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 50,320
• Referee: Riley Johnson
• TV announcers (ACCN): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Rodney McLeod (analyst), and Victoria Arlen (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (6:36) BC – Luca Lombardo 38-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 55 yards, 8:24; Boston College 3–0) (4:49) LOU – Miller Moss 1-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:47; Louisville 7–3) Second quarter (14:56) BC – Lewis Bond 6-yard pass from Grayson James (Luca Lombardo kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:53; Boston College 10–7) (1:42) LOU – Miller Moss 9-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:10; Louisville 14–10) (1:02) LOU – Isaac Brown 62-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:09; Louisville 21–10) Third quarter (14:08) BC – Kaelan Chudzinski 23-yard pass from Grayson James (Luca Lombardo kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:42; Louisville 21–17) (7:34) LOU – Caullin Lacy 22-yard pass from Miller Moss (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:16; Louisville 28–17) Fourth quarter (8:13) LOU – Cooper Ranvier 41-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:21; Louisville 31–17) (6:17) BC – Jeremiah Franklin 21-yard pass from Grayson James (Luca Lombardo kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:48; Louisville 31–24) (1:49) LOU – Keyjuan Brown 67-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:10; Louisville 38–24)

Statistics	BC	LOU
First downs	20	16
Total yards	360	504
Rushes–yards	36–116	31–317
Passing yards	244	187
Passing: comp–att–int	23–46–2	15–28–1
Turnovers	3	3
Time of possession	35:44	24:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boston College	Passing	Grayson James	23–46, 244 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jordan McDonald	19 carries, 80 yards
	Receiving	Kaelan Chudzinski	4 receptions, 80 yards, TD
Louisville	Passing	Miller Moss	15–28, 187 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Isaac Brown	14 carries, 205 yards, TD
	Receiving	Chris Bell	4 receptions, 49 yards

at Virginia Tech

See also: 2025 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

No. 16 Louisville Cardinals (6–1) at Virginia Tech Hokies (3–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Louisville	7	0	14	7	28
Virginia Tech	9	7	0	0	16

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 3:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: W at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 54,030
• Referee: Derryl DeBerry
• TV announcers (The CW): Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Will Blackmon (analyst), and Wes Bryant (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (12:58) LOU – Isaac Brown 52-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:42; Louisville 7–0) (1:57) VT – Kyron Drones 3-yard run (John Love kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 4:56; Tied 7–7) (0:52) VT – Team safety (Virginia Tech 9–7) Second quarter (8:25) VT – Cameron Seldon 5-yard pass from Kyron Drones (John Love kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:40; Virginia Tech 16–7) Third quarter (9:07) LOU – Caullin Lacy 24-yard pass from Miller Moss (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:55; Virginia Tech 16–14) (5:01) LOU – Keyjuan Brown 2-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:41; Louisville 21–16) Fourth quarter (2:16) LOU – Keyjuan Brown 24-yard run (Cooper Ranvier kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:41; Louisville 28–16)

Statistics	LOU	VT
First downs	18	16
Total yards	371	240
Rushes–yards	34–235	40–164
Passing yards	136	76
Passing: comp–att–int	19–28–1	11–24–0
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	30:22	29:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisville	Passing	Miller Moss	19–28, 136 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Isaac Brown	16 carries, 130 yards, TD
	Receiving	Chris Bell	8 receptions, 56 yards
Virginia Tech	Passing	Kyron Drones	11–24, 76 yards, TD
	Rushing	Kyron Drones	14 carries, 85 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ayden Greene	1 reception, 17 yards

vs. California

See also: 2025 California Golden Bears football team

No. 15 Louisville Cardinals (7–1) vs. California Golden Bears (5–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
California	7	10	6	0	6	29
No. 15 Louisville	7	6	7	3	3	26

at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: NW at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h)
• Game attendance: 51,381
• Referee: Jon Noll
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CAL	LOU
First downs	21	16
Total yards	427	351
Rushes–yards	25–77	30–148
Passing yards	350	203
Passing: comp–att–int	31–49–0	20–39–1
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	29:52	30:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing	Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele	30–47, 323 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kendrick Raphael	19 carries, 83 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jacob De Jesus	16 receptions, 158 yards, TD
Louisville	Passing	Miller Moss	20–39, 203 yards, INT
	Rushing	Keyjuan Brown	14 carries, 136 yards
	Receiving	Caullin Lacy	4 receptions, 60 yards

vs. Clemson

See also: 2025 Clemson Tigers football team

No. 20 Louisville Cardinals (7–2) vs. Clemson Tigers (4–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Clemson	3	7	3	7	20
No. 20 Louisville	3	6	10	0	19

at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky

• Date: November 14
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: SW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 51,234
• Referee: Mike Roche
• TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (08:38) CLEM – Nolan Hauser 27 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:22; CLEM 3–0) (00:45) LOU – Cooper Ranvier 51 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:12; Tied 3–3) Second quarter (08:47) LOU – Miller Moss 4 yard rush, Ranvier kick missed (Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 1:14; LOU 9–3) (03:13) CLEM – Adam Randall 25-yard rush, Hauser kick (Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:07; CLEM 10–9) Third quarter (11:16) LOU – Nate Kurisky 2 yard pass from Caullin Lacy, Ranvier kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:44; LOU 16–10) (07:07) CLEM – Hauser 48 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 4:09; LOU 16–13) (01:32) LOU – Ranvier 39 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:35; LOU 19–13) Fourth quarter (07:16) CLEM – Randall 1-yard rush, Hauser kick (Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:08; CLEM 20–19)

Statistics	CLEM	LOU
First downs	19	16
Total yards	308	385
Rushes–yards	30–121	30–171
Passing yards	187	214
Passing: comp–att–int	22–34–0	20–29–0
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	30:55	29:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Clemson	Passing	Cade Klubnik	22–34, 187 yards
	Rushing	Adam Randall	15 carries, 105 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	T. J. Moore	6 receptions, 68 yards
Louisville	Passing	Miller Moss	19–27, 212 yards
	Rushing	Keyjuan Brown	15 carries, 135 yards
	Receiving	Chris Bell	5 receptions, 79 yards

at SMU

See also: 2025 SMU Mustangs football team

Louisville Cardinals (7–3) at SMU Mustangs (7–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	0	0	0	0	0
SMU	0	0	0	0	0

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• TV: ESPN2

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	LOU	SMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
SMU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Kentucky

See also: 2025 Kentucky Wildcats football team and Governor's Cup (Kentucky)

Louisville Cardinals (0–0) vs. Kentucky Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Kentucky	0	0	0	0	0
Louisville	0	0	0	0	0

at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky

• Date: November 29
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• TV: ACCN

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UK	LOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Louisville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	19	16	14	19	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	17	15	21	RV
CFP	Not released										15	20					Not released

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