The 2017 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the sport of American football during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and were led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Petrino, who began his second stint at Louisville in 2014 after eight years away. Home games were played at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. The team finished the season with an 8–5 overall record and a 4–4 record against opponents in ACC. The Cardinals were in a three-way tie for third place in the Atlantic Division and were invited to the TaxSlayer Bowl, where they lost 31–27 to Mississippi State.
Schedule
Game summaries
vs Purdue
At North Carolina
Clemson
Kent State
Murray State
At NC State
Boston College
At Florida State
At Wake Forest
Virginia
Syracuse
At Kentucky
vs Mississippi State–Tax Slayer Bowl
Rankings
Roster
2018 NFL draft
The Cardinals had four players selected in the 2018 NFL draft.
Player Team Round Pick # Position Jaire Alexander Green Bay Packers 1st 18th CB Lamar Jackson Baltimore Ravens 1st 32nd QB Geron Christian Washington Redskins 3rd 74th OT Trevon Young Los Angeles Rams 6th 205th DE
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