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Louisville

Cardinals0-04th in ACC
L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium · Louisville, KY · 60,000
Rank —
28
Rating
63.9
TeamBlue-chip roster
OffenseLoaded at the skill spots
DefenseExperienced secondary

The season ahead

12 games scheduled

Schedule

12 games
WkOpponentWin probDateProjectedGame page
1
vs#14Ole MissN
16%
Sep 621-34p›
2
vsVillanova
100%
Sep 1146-11p›
3
vs#18SMU
40%
Sep 1927-30p›
4
vs#46Wake Forest
73%
Sep 2632-23p›
5
at#34NC State
48%
Oct 328-29p›
6
vs#30Florida State
50%
Oct 929-29p›
7
at#71Syracuse
74%
Oct 1733-24p›
9
vs#96Stanford
93%
Oct 3137-17p›
10
at#38Georgia Tech
49%
Nov 728-29p›
11
at#61North Carolina
64%
Nov 1429-24p›
12
vs#33Pittsburgh
62%
Nov 2131-27p›
13
at#67KentuckyGovernor's Cup (Kentucky)
73%
Nov 2831-23p›

Profile

Team DNA

rank of 138
Personnel
#2974
Talent
#1080
Position groups2025 player ratings
QB72nd
RB20th
WR19th
TE32nd
OL52nd
DL9th
LB63rd
DB26th

Starting eleven

11 personnel
11 of 11 named10 ratedavg 60.21 top-252025 ratings
X92.9
T. Richardson
WR · SR2nd
LT68.8
E. Wibberley
OL · SR75th
LG56.0
C. Henry
OL · SR119th
C42.7
A. O'Neal
OL · SR168th
RG38.7
L. Robinson
OL · SR186th
RT—
E. Daugherty
OL · JR
TE61.4
B. Foley
TE · SR37th
SL45.1
K. Hughes
WR · JR464th
Z65.7
L. McCoy
WR · JR78th
QB57.4
L. Kienholz
QB · JR80th
RB73.6
I. Brown
RB · JR42nd

Roster

Core lineup

2025 ratings
Offense
QB
Lincoln KienholzJR
57.4
80th QB
RB
Isaac BrownJR
73.6
42nd RB
WR
Tre RichardsonSR
92.9
2nd WR
WR
Lawayne McCoyJR
65.7
78th WR
TE
Brody FoleySR
61.4
37th TE
Defense
LB
Jacob SmithSO
67.9
178th LB
LB
T.J. CapersJR
67.6
184th LB
DB
Antonio WattsSR
91.0
9th DB
DB
Tayon HollowaySR
81.0
82nd DB
DB
Koen EntringerJR
75.0
153rd DB

Injury report

3 out · 2 starters
out
Isaac Brownstarter
08-06
out
K. HughesWR
08-11
out
M. QuisenberryWR
08-14
questionable
M. DavisRB
08-14
probable
Lincoln KienholzQBstarter
07-29
probable
Evan WibberleyCENTER
08-17

Ahead

From the full-season Monte Carlo

Playoff impact

1%–12% playoff odds, on these results

Ranked by how far the result is likely to move their playoff odds. A close game against a good team moves more than a near-certain win, even when losing that one would hurt more.

W3
vs#18SMU
1% lose12% win
±4.0
likely move
in odds
40% to win
W6
vs#30Florida State
2% lose9% win
±2.6
likely move
in odds
49% to win
W10
at#38Georgia Tech
2% lose9% win
±2.5
likely move
in odds
49% to win
W12
vs#33Pittsburgh
2% lose8% win
±2.3
likely move
in odds
61% to win
W5
at#34NC State
3% lose9% win
±2.3
likely move
in odds
48% to win
W11
at#61North Carolina
2% lose8% win
±1.7
likely move
in odds
63% to win
W4
vs#46Wake Forest
2% lose7% win
±1.7
likely move
in odds
71% to win
W7
at#71Syracuse
2% lose7% win
±1.6
likely move
in odds
73% to win