Louisville — ACC
HC
Jeff Brohm · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium · Louisville, KY · 60,000 cap
PPA off / def
0.15 / 0.06
2025
Class rank
#48
class of 2026
Returning PPA
35%
returning production
| 1992 |
OSU W 20–19 | Columbus |
| 1991 |
OSU W 23–15 | Columbus |
2026 schedule
2025 results (9–4)
Statistical comps — 2025 Louisville's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (33 in / 39 out)
| Outgoing |
|---|
| Isaac Brown | RB | → uncommitted |
| Jordan Church | IOL | → Texas Tech |
| AJ Green | EDGE | → uncommitted |
| Jerry Lawson | DL | → Oklahoma State |
| Duke Watson | RB | → UCF |
| Justin Beadles | EDGE | → California |
| CJ May | EDGE | → Missouri |
| Micah Carter | EDGE | → uncommitted |
| + 31 more |
Origins
Schnellenberger arrived in 1985 saying Louisville was on a collision course with the national championship and the only variable was time. Jackson's 2016 Heisman season was the closest it came.
Founded 1798 · Claims descent from the oldest city-owned university in America · first football 1912 · defined by Lamar Jackson
All-time record
All-time
413–357–8
1914–2025
Win %
53.6%
81 seasons played
Winning seasons
39
48% of seasons
By level: ii/iii 1–7 (1914–1941) · FBS 412–350–8 (1949–2025)
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 2013 | 12 | 1 | American Athletic |
| 2006 | 12 | 1 | Big East |
| 2004 | 11 | 1 | Conference USA |
| 2012 | 11 | 2 | Big East |
| 2001 | 11 | 2 | Conference USA |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1914 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 340 | 50% |
50% | 13 of 136 | 7.0 | 14% |
| 2nd down | 241 | 45% |
45% | 25 of 136 | 4.7 | 8% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 51 | 59% |
59% | — | 7.2 | 16% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 36 | 14% |
36% | — | 6.6 | 11% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 65 | 14% |
14% | — | 5.4 | 8% |
| 4th down | 13 | 69% |
69% | — | 5.8 | 15% |
162 drives · 38% ended in points · 6.6 plays and 39.6 yards per drive · 0.78 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 9 | Boston College |
(01:58) Shotgun #22 K.Brown rush middle for 67 yards gain to the BC.00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01… |
67 | 7.00 |
| 2 | James Madison |
Isaac Brown run for 78 yds for a TD (Miller Moss pass to Dacari Collins for Two-Point Conv… |
78 | 6.66 |
| 1 | Eastern Kentucky |
Isaac Brown run for 68 yds for a TD (Cooper Ranvier KICK) |
68 | 6.47 |
| 14 | Kentucky |
(08:22) #7 M.Moss pass complete short middle to #86 J.Stewart caught at KEN26, for 43 yard… |
43 | 5.24 |
| 2 | James Madison |
Miller Moss pass complete to Chris Bell for 64 yds for a TD (M. Moss Run For Two-point Con… |
64 | 5.15 |
| 9 | Boston College |
(01:09) Shotgun #1 I.Brown rush right for 62 yards gain to the BC.00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:0… |
62 | 4.95 |
| 9 | Boston College |
(06:33) Shotgun #1 I.Brown rush left for 73 yards gain to the BC.02 (#16 I.Farris; #2 K.Pr… |
73 | 4.86 |
| 4 | Bowling Green |
Miller Moss pass complete to Dacari Collins for 36 yds to the BGSU 34 for a 1ST down |
36 | 4.21 |