The 2025 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Jeff Brohm and played home games at the L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium located in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Cardinals began the season 4–0 for the first time since 2023. The win streak was capped by a comeback win over Pittsburgh where the Cards went down by 17, tied the game up, and then fell back down by 10. Louisville outscored Pitt 17–0 in the second half.

Louisville fell to 4–1 after an overtime loss to Virginia 30–27. The Louisville defense held the Virginia offense to 10 points in regulation, but gave up two touchdowns on offense from a pick-6 and a scoop-and-score. This was Louisville's first overtime game since a win over Cincinnati in 2013.

Unranked Louisville went on the road and upset undefeated #2 Miami, snapping a 10-game home winning streak and giving the Canes their first home loss since Louisville beat them in 2023. Louisville's defense held Miami to 63 rushing yards and forced 4 interceptions from Carson Beck, including a game sealing pick in the final minute by T.J. Capers. Chris Bell finished with 136 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Cards won their first ever road game over a top 5 opponent.

After starting the season 7–1, Louisville lost 3 straight to Cal, Clemson, and at SMU. The Cards limped into their final game against rival Kentucky with multiple players out including WR Chris Bell and RBs Isaac Brown, Duke Watson, and Keyjuan Brown. Despite being shorthanded, the Cards dominated the Wildcats in a shutout and won 41–0. Walk-on freshman RB Braxton Jennings and redshirt freshman RB Shaun Boykins Jr. combined for 42 carries and 258 yards, and a touchdown.

Louisille was selected to play in the 2025 Boca Raton Bowl against Toldeo. Louisville won the game 27–22 to finish the season 9–4 marking the third straight season with at least 9 wins.

The Louisville Cardinals drew an average home attendance of 50,292.

Offseason

Personnel In June, Louisville hired Vince Marrow in an off-field role as the Executive Director of Player Personnel and Recruiting. The position is expected to handle roster management, recruiting, and the transfer portal. Marrow was hired away from rival Kentucky where he was a long time assistant coach and recruiter. In his time at Kentucky, he was regarded as one of the top recruiters in the country.

Players leaving for NFL Louisville had three players chosen in the 2025 NFL draft.

NFL draftees 2 40 Tyler Shough QB New Orleans Saints 3 66 Ashton Gillotte DE Kansas City Chiefs 4 131 Quincy Riley CB New Orleans Saints

Undrafted free agents

Ja'Corey Brooks WR Washington Commanders Mark Redman TE Los Angeles Rams Corey Thornton DB Carolina Panthers Thor Griffith DT Seattle Seahawks

Preseason

The Atlantic Coast Conference preseason poll was released on July 30. Louisville was predicted to finish fifth in the conference.

Preseason ACC awards First Team

Position Player Class Offense RBIsaac BrownSo.WRChris BellJr.

Award watch lists Dodd TrophyJeff BrohmHC – Maxwell AwardIsaac Brown RBSo.Butkus Award Stanquan ClarkLB Jr.Paul Hornung Award Isaac BrownRBSo. Wuerffel TrophyClev LubinDLJr. Patrick Mannelly Award Shai KochavLS Sr.Walter Camp AwardIsaac BrownRBSo.Doak Walker AwardIsaac BrownRBSo. Duke WatsonBiletnikoff Award Chris BellWRSr.Rimington Trophy Pete NygraCJr.Comeback Player of the Year AwardCaullin LacyWRSr. Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardMiller MossQBSr.Davey O'Brien AwardMiller MossQBSr.

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries vs. Eastern Kentucky

Statistics EKULOU First downs 10 28 Total yards 150 542 Rushes–yards 39–74 30–229 Passing yards 76 313 Passing: comp–att–int 5–14–0 25–37–3 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 29:35 30:25 Team Category Player Statistics Eastern Kentucky Passing Myles Burkett 5–14, 76 yards Rushing Brayden Latham 10 carries, 25 yards Receiving Marcus Calwise Jr. 1 reception, 29 yards Louisville Passing Miller Moss 17–25, 223 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Isaac Brown 6 carries, 126 yards, 2 TD Receiving Chris Bell 5 receptions, 63 yards

vs. James Madison

Statistics JMULOU First downs 19 12 Total yards 263 264 Rushes–yards 47–126 30–113 Passing yards 137 151 Passing: comp–att–int 18–31–1 13–23–0 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 37:18 22:42 Team Category Player Statistics James Madison Passing Alonza Barnett 15–25, 102 yards, TD Rushing Matthew Sluka 21 carries, 83 yards, TD Receiving Landon Ellis 3 receptions, 55 yards Louisville Passing Miller Moss 13–23, 151 yards, TD Rushing Isaac Brown 12 carries, 104 yards, TD Receiving Chris Bell 4 receptions, 83 yards, TD

vs. Bowling Green

Statistics BGSULOU First downs 14 21 Total yards 326 468 Rushes–yards 29–195 29–155 Passing yards 131 313 Passing: comp–att–int 11–21–2 24–32–0 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 25:45 34:15 Team Category Player Statistics Bowling Green Passing Drew Pyne 11–21, 131 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Lucien Anderson III 4 carries, 79 yards, TD Receiving Jacob Harris 3 receptions, 46 yards, TD Louisville Passing Miller Moss 23–31, 316 yards Rushing Keyjuan Brown 11 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD Receiving Caullin Lacy 8 receptions, 96 yards

at Pittsburgh

Statistics LOU PITT First downs 23 14 Total yards 392 339 Rushes–yards 34–53 23–80 Passing yards 339 259 Passing: comp–att–int 33–51–1 17–32–3 Turnovers 1 5 Time of possession 39:22 20:38 Team Category Player Statistics Louisville Passing Miller Moss 33–51, 339 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Duke Watson 14 carries, 47 yards Receiving Chris Bell 10 receptions, 135 yards, TD Pittsburgh Passing Eli Holstein 14–26, 228 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Ja'Kyrian Turner 6 carries, 36 yards Receiving Cataurus Hicks 4 receptions, 113 yards, TD

vs. No. 24 Virginia

Statistics UVA LOU First downs 14 26 Total yards 237 383 Rushes–yards 32–88 27–55 Passing yards 149 329 Passing: comp–att–int 19–31–0 34–48–1 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 27:41 32:19 Team Category Player Statistics Virginia Passing Chandler Morris 19–31, 149 yards, TD Rushing J'Mari Taylor 16 carries, 68 yards, TD Receiving Cam Ross 4 receptions, 48 yards, TD Louisville Passing Miller Moss 34–48, 329 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Isaac Brown 13 carries, 66 yards Receiving Chris Bell 12 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD

at No. 2 Miami (FL)

Statistics LOU MIA First downs 21 15 Total yards 367 334 Rushes–yards 31–119 24–63 Passing yards 248 271 Passing: comp–att–int 23–37–0 25–35–4 Turnovers 1 4 Time of possession 31:16 28:44 Team Category Player Statistics Louisville Passing Miller Moss 23–37, 248 yards, 2 TD Rushing Isaac Brown 15 carries, 113 yards Receiving Chris Bell 9 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD Miami (FL) Passing Carson Beck 25–35, 271 yards, 4 INT Rushing Mark Fletcher Jr. 8 carries, 18 yards, TD Receiving Malachi Toney 9 receptions, 135 yards

vs. Boston College

Statistics BC LOU First downs 20 16 Total yards 360 504 Rushes–yards 36–116 31–317 Passing yards 244 187 Passing: comp–att–int 23–46–2 15–28–1 Turnovers 3 3 Time of possession 35:44 24:16 Team Category Player Statistics Boston College Passing Grayson James 23–46, 244 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jordan McDonald 19 carries, 80 yards Receiving Kaelan Chudzinski 4 receptions, 80 yards, TD Louisville Passing Miller Moss 15–28, 187 yards, TD, INT Rushing Isaac Brown 14 carries, 205 yards, TD Receiving Chris Bell 4 receptions, 49 yards

at Virginia Tech

Statistics LOU VT First downs 18 16 Total yards 371 240 Rushes–yards 34–235 40–164 Passing yards 136 76 Passing: comp–att–int 19–28–1 11–24–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 30:22 29:38 Team Category Player Statistics Louisville Passing Miller Moss 19–28, 136 yards, TD, INT Rushing Isaac Brown 16 carries, 130 yards, TD Receiving Chris Bell 8 receptions, 56 yards Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 11–24, 76 yards, TD Rushing Kyron Drones 14 carries, 85 yards, TD Receiving Ayden Greene 1 reception, 17 yards

vs. California

Statistics CAL LOU First downs 21 16 Total yards 427 351 Rushes–yards 25–77 30–148 Passing yards 350 203 Passing: comp–att–int 31–49–0 20–39–1 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 29:52 30:08 Team Category Player Statistics California Passing Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele 30–47, 323 yards, 2 TD Rushing Kendrick Raphael 19 carries, 83 yards, TD Receiving Jacob De Jesus 16 receptions, 158 yards, TD Louisville Passing Miller Moss 20–39, 203 yards, INT Rushing Keyjuan Brown 14 carries, 136 yards Receiving Caullin Lacy 4 receptions, 60 yards

vs. Clemson

Statistics CLEM LOU First downs 19 16 Total yards 308 385 Rushes–yards 30–121 30–171 Passing yards 187 214 Passing: comp–att–int 22–34–0 20–29–0 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 30:55 29:05 Team Category Player Statistics Clemson Passing Cade Klubnik 22–34, 187 yards Rushing Adam Randall 15 carries, 105 yards, 2 TD Receiving T. J. Moore 6 receptions, 68 yards Louisville Passing Miller Moss 19–27, 212 yards Rushing Keyjuan Brown 15 carries, 135 yards Receiving Chris Bell 5 receptions, 79 yards

at SMU

Statistics LOU SMU First downs 12 28 Total yards 228 485 Rushes–yards 29–128 36–178 Passing yards 100 307 Passing: comp–att–int 14–20–1 30–38–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 24:04 35:56 Team Category Player Statistics Louisville Passing Deuce Adams 12–17, 94 yards Rushing Shaun Boykins Jr. 8 carries, 52 yards Receiving Chris Bell 5 receptions, 46 yards SMU Passing Kevin Jennings 29–37, 303 yards, 3 TD Rushing TJ Harden 18 carries, 90 yards Receiving Jordan Hudson 8 receptions, 96 yards, TD

vs. Kentucky

Statistics UKLOU First downs 10 26 Total yards 140 440 Rushes–yards 26–40 50–258 Passing yards 100 182 Passing: comp–att–int 13–26–2 12–21–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 23:32 36:28 Team Category Player Statistics Kentucky Passing Cutter Boley 13–26, 100 yards, 2 INT Rushing Dante Dowdell 6 carries, 27 yards Receiving Hardley Gilmore IV 1 reception, 26 yards Louisville Passing Miller Moss 12–20, 182 yards, 3 TD Rushing Braxton Jennings 20 carries, 113 yards Receiving Jacob Stewart 1 reception, 43 yards, TD

vs. Toledo (Boca Raton Bowl)

Statistics TOLLOU First downs 20 23 Total yards 336 333 Rushes–yards 40–169 36–180 Passing yards 167 153 Passing: comp–att–int 17–28–0 16–24–0 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 31:46 28:14 Team Category Player Statistics Toledo Passing Kalieb Osborne 17–28, 167 yards, TD Rushing Kalieb Osborne 18 carries, 77 yards Receiving Junior Vandeross III 7 receptions, 61 yards Louisville Passing Miller Moss 16–24, 153 yards, 2 TD Rushing Keyjuan Brown 15 carries, 112 yards Receiving Caullin Lacy 6 receptions, 88 yards

Awards and honors All-ACCPlayerPositionTeam Chris Bell WR First Team Rene Konga DT Second Team Isaac Brown RB Third Team Caullin Lacy AP Clev Lubin DE TJ Quinn LB Cooper Ranvier K Caullin Lacy WR Honorable Mention Lance Robinson OG Pete Nygra C Antonio Watts LB Tayon Holloway CB Source:

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