ACC · Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville Football History
Championships, records and rivalries
Program history
LOU history
Louisville's football story includes major bowl wins, a move into the ACC, and its long-running home at the stadium now called L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium.
LOU history
Major bowl breakthroughs
Louisville beat Wake Forest 24–13 in the Orange Bowl following the 2006 season and Florida 33–23 in the Sugar Bowl following the 2012 season. Those wins marked two of the Cardinals' best-known national-stage moments.
The program's 2025 team went 9–4 under Jeff Brohm. The 2026 group opened with a three-point loss to Ole Miss in Nashville before wins over Villanova and SMU.
LOU history
An ACC home in Louisville
The Cardinals joined the ACC in 2014, giving the program a new conference slate and regular trips across the eastern United States. Its home ground is L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium in Louisville.
The 2026 home slate includes Villanova, SMU, Wake Forest, Florida State, Stanford, and Pittsburgh. The schedule page keeps those fixtures distinct from the program's earlier bowl history.
LOU history
The Kentucky finale
Louisville's regular-season meeting with in-state rival Kentucky is scheduled for November 28 in Lexington. Kickoff had not been announced in the reviewed schedule.
The 2026 season also includes the ACC road trips to NC State, Syracuse, Georgia Tech, and North Carolina, a different geographic mix from the older Big East years.
FAQ
LOU history questions
What were Louisville's Orange Bowl and Sugar Bowl results?
Louisville beat Wake Forest 24–13 in the Orange Bowl and Florida 33–23 in the Sugar Bowl.
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