When did Louisville football last win?

Louisville last won on Saturday, September 19, 2026, beating No. 16 SMU Mustangs 41–31 at home. That was 17 days ago.

Louisville is 2–3 (1–2 ACC) and 12th in the ACC. The full schedule, every result and each game's box score are below.

The longer waits

287days since its last bowl or playoff winLast bowl or playoff win: Bush's Boca Raton Bowl, December 23, 2025, against Toledo

Nonenational titles since 1998Counting national champions since the BCS began with the 1998 season.

Updated 2:55 AM ET.

1–2 ACC. Lost 2 straight

Last win: beat No. 16 SMU 41–31 on Sat, Sep 19

Next: Fri, Oct 9 vs Florida State, 7:00 PM EDT on ESPN

Louisville Cardinals schedule and results
Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	Sun, Sep 6	vs No. 9 Ole MissLiberty Mutual Music City Kickoff	L 38–41
2	Fri, Sep 11	vs Villanova	W 59–13
3	Sat, Sep 19	vs No. 16 SMU	W 41–31
4	Sat, Sep 26	vs Wake Forest	L 27–30
5	Sat, Oct 3	at NC State	L 28–31
6	Fri, Oct 9	vs Florida State	7:00 PM EDT on ESPN
7	Sat, Oct 17	at Syracuse	7:30 PM EDT on ACC Network
8	Open week
9	Sat, Oct 31	vs Stanford	12:00 AM EDT
10	Sat, Nov 7	at Georgia Tech	12:00 AM EST
11	Sat, Nov 14	at North Carolina	12:00 AM EST
12	Sat, Nov 21	vs No. 25 Pitt	12:00 AM EST
13	Sat, Nov 28	at Kentucky	12:00 AM EST

Louisville right now

Louisville lost to NC State 28–31 on Sat, Oct 3 and now stands at 2–3 (1–2 ACC), 12th in the ACC. Louisville's last win came 17 days ago against No. 16 SMU, with 2 straight losses since. Next, Louisville hosts Florida State on Fri, Oct 9 at 7:00 PM EDT on ESPN.

Every other time Louisville last won

When did Louisville last win at home?: September 19, 2026, 41–31 against No. 16 SMU (17 days ago)
When did Louisville last win on the road?: November 1, 2025, 28–16 against Virginia Tech (339 days ago)
When did Louisville last beat a ranked team?: September 19, 2026, 41–31 against No. 16 SMU (17 days ago)
When did Louisville last win a bowl or playoff game?: Bush's Boca Raton Bowl, December 23, 2025 (287 days ago)
When did Louisville last win a national title?: Not since at least 1998. This counts BCS and College Football Playoff champions, from the 1998 season on.
When did Louisville last beat Boston College?: October 25, 2025, 38–24 against Boston College (346 days ago)
When did Louisville last beat California?: Not since at least 2017.
When did Louisville last beat Clemson?: November 2, 2024, 33–21 against No. 11 Clemson (703 days ago)
When did Louisville last beat Duke?: October 28, 2023, 23–0 against No. 20 Duke (1,074 days ago)
When did Louisville last beat Florida State?: September 25, 2021, 31–23 against Florida State (1,837 days ago)
When did Louisville last beat Georgia Tech?: September 21, 2024, 31–19 against Georgia Tech (745 days ago)
When did Louisville last beat Miami?: October 17, 2025, 24–21 against No. 2 Miami (354 days ago)
When did Louisville last beat NC State?: September 29, 2023, 13–10 against NC State (1,103 days ago)
When did Louisville last beat North Carolina?: September 9, 2017, 47–35 against North Carolina (3,314 days ago)
When did Louisville last beat Pitt?: September 27, 2025, 34–27 against Pitt (374 days ago)
When did Louisville last beat SMU?: September 19, 2026, 41–31 against No. 16 SMU (17 days ago)
When did Louisville last beat Stanford?: Not since at least 2017.
When did Louisville last beat Syracuse?: November 13, 2021, 41–3 against Syracuse (1,788 days ago)
When did Louisville last beat Virginia?: October 12, 2024, 24–20 against Virginia (724 days ago)
When did Louisville last beat Virginia Tech?: November 1, 2025, 28–16 against Virginia Tech (339 days ago)
When did Louisville last beat Wake Forest?: October 29, 2022, 48–21 against No. 10 Wake Forest (1,438 days ago)
What is Louisville's current streak?: Lost 2 straight
What is Louisville's longest losing streak since 2017?: 10 games, ending September 2, 2019

Common questions

How many days since Louisville football last won?

As of October 6, 2026, it has been 17 days since Louisville last won. Louisville beat No. 16 SMU 41–31 on September 19, 2026.

What is Louisville's record this season?

Louisville is 2–3, 1–2 in ACC play, and 12th in the ACC. Lost 2 straight.

When does Louisville play next?

Louisville hosts Florida State on Fri, Oct 9 at 7:00 PM EDT on ESPN.

Against the conference

Since 2017, Louisville is 37–40 against the rest of the ACC as it stands today, across 77 meetings with 16 different opponents.

Louisville's best record is against Duke (2–0), and California has given it the most trouble (0–1).

Louisville Cardinals record against ACC opponents since 2017
Opponent	Record	Win rate
Boston College head to head	5–4	56%
Virginia head to head	5–4	56%
Florida State head to head	3–4	43%
NC State head to head	3–4	43%
Wake Forest head to head	3–4	43%
Clemson head to head	1–6	14%
Syracuse head to head	4–2	67%
Pitt head to head	3–2	60%
Miami head to head	2–3	40%
Georgia Tech head to head	2–2	50%
Virginia Tech head to head	2–1	67%
SMU head to head	1–2	33%
Duke head to head	2–0	100%
North Carolina head to head	1–0	100%
Stanford head to head	0–1	0%
California head to head	0–1	0%

Drought history

Regular season results for Louisville Cardinals from 2017 through 2026, conference championship games included, a combined record of 62–51.

Longest losing streak since 2017: 10 straight games, from September 22, 2018 to September 2, 2019.
Longest stretch between wins: 357 days, ending with a win over Eastern Kentucky on September 7, 2019.
The current drought stands at 17 days, 340 short of that mark.

Louisville Cardinals record by season
Season	Record
2026	2–3
2025	8–4
2024	8–4
2023	10–3
2022	7–5
2021	6–6
2020	4–7
2019	7–5
2018	2–10
2017	8–4

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