2026 Louisville Cardinals football team

2026 Louisville Cardinals football
2026 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Brohm (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brian Brohm (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinators	Mark Ivey (1st season); Steve Ellis (1st season);
Home stadium	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
Uniform

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Boston College	0	–	0	0	–	0
California	0	–	0	0	–	0
Clemson	0	–	0	0	–	0
Duke	0	–	0	0	–	0
Florida State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
Louisville	0	–	0	0	–	0
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	0	–	0
NC State	0	–	0	0	–	0
North Carolina	0	–	0	0	–	0
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	0	–	0
SMU	0	–	0	0	–	0
Stanford	0	–	0	0	–	0
Syracuse	0	–	0	0	–	0
Virginia	0	–	0	0	–	0
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 5, 2026
As of March 23, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2026 Louisville Cardinals football team will represent the University of Louisville as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals will be led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Brohm and play home games at the L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium located in Louisville, Kentucky.

Offseason

Personnel

On December 15, 2025, tight ends coach Ryan Wallace left the program to take the same posisiton at Oregon State.^[1]

On December 30, 2025, it was reported that defensice coordinator Ron English and defensive line coach Mark Hagen would not be returning. English was said to be stepping away for a year to watch his son play football while Hagen's contract ended after the 2025 season.^[2]

Long time Louisville assistant coach and recruiter Pete Nochta was hired away from Louisville by rival Kentucky.^[3] Louisville bolstered its recruiting staff with the additions of Nate Dennison and former Kentucky general manager Chase Heuke.

Players leaving for NFL

Louisville had TBD players chosen in the 2026 NFL draft.

NFL draftees

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team

Undrafted free agents

Transfer portal

As of February 7, 2025, 31 players have entered the NCAA transfer portal during or after the 2025 season.

Departures

Position	Player	Destination
Offense
QB	Brady Allen	Indiana State
QB	Deuce Adams	Wisconsin
QB	Mason Mims	ETSU
RB	Duke Watson	UCF
RB	Shaun Boykins Jr.	Delaware State
RB	Jamarice Wilder	Southern Miss
TE	Nate Kurisky	Duke
TE	Grant Houser	Colorado State
TE	Davon Mitchell
WR	Kris Hughes	Withdrawn
WR	Bobby Golden
WR	Antonio Meeks	Wake Forest
WR	Brock Coffman	Kentucky
WR	Eli Adams	Wisconsin
OL	Carter Guillaume	Oregon State
OL	Jordan Church	Texas Tech
OL	Ransom McDermott	Temple
OL	Fred Johnson	Connecticut
OL	James Glover-Tyson

Position	Player	Destination
Defense
DE	CJ May	Missouri
DE	Maurice Davis
DE	Justin Beadles	California
DL	Jerry Lawson	Oklahoma State
DL	Xavier Porter	ETSU
DL	Selah Brown	Bowling Green
DL	Kendrick Gilbert	Ball State
CB	Rae'mon Mosby	ECU
CB	Jaden Minkins	Stephen F. Austin
CB	Justin Agu	Tulane
S	Corey Gordon Jr.	Kansas
S	Daeh McCullough
S	Dylan Rowsey	Murray State

Position	Player	Destination
Special Teams
K	Cooper Ranvier	Tennessee
P	Carter Schwartz	Arizona

Incoming

Position	Player	Year	Prev. School
Offense
QB	Lincoln Kienholz	Junior	Ohio State
QB	Davin Wydner	Junior	West Georgia
RB	Marquise Davis	Freshman	Missouri
TE	Brody Foley	Senior	Tulsa
TE	Justyn Reid	Junior	Tulane
WR	Montavin Quisenberry	Freshman	Kentucky
WR	Tre Richardson	Junior	Vanderbilt
WR	Jackson Voth	Freshman	Drake
WR	Lawayne McCoy	Sophomore	Florida State
OT	Anwar O'neal	Junior	Delaware
OT	Cason Henry	Senior	South Carolina
OL	Johnnie Brown	Senior	Georgia Southern
OL	Eryx Daugherty	Junior	Boston College
OL	Evan Wibberley	Junior	Kentucky

Position	Player	Year	Prev. School
Defense
DL	Tommy Ziesmer	Junior	Eastern Kentucky
DL	Daylen Russell	Freshman	Miami (FL)
DL	Demeco Kennedy	Sophomore	Purdue
DL	Jacob Smith	Sophomore	Kentucky
DL	Jerrod Smith	Junior	Kentucky
DL	Joshua Donald	Senior	Houston
LB	Benjamin Perry	Senior	UCLA
CB	DJ Waller	Junior	Kentucky
CB	Santana Wilson	Freshman	Texas
CB	Kaleb Beasley	Sophomore	Tennessee
CB	Brycen Scott	Junior	Elon
S	Koen Entringer	Senior	Iowa
S	Travaris Banks	Sophomore	Ole Miss
EDGE	Tyler Thompson	Sophomore	North Carolina

Position	Player	Year	Prev. School
Special Teams
P	Jacob Baker	Junior	Eastern Kentucky
LS	Ryan Manis	Sophomore	Liberty

Preseason

The Atlantic Coast Conference preseason poll was released on July 29. Louisville was predicted to finish TBD in the conference.^[4]

Preseason ACC awards

First Team

Position	Player	Class
Offense

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year	Source
Lott Trophy
Dodd Trophy
Maxwell Award
Outland Trophy
Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Butkus Award
Paul Hornung Award
Wuerffel Trophy
Patrick Mannelly Award
Walter Camp Award
Doak Walker Award
Biletnikoff Award
John Mackey Award
Rimington Trophy
Bednarik Award
Rotary Lombardi Award
Comeback Player of the Year Award
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award
Shaun Alexander Freshman Player of the Year Award

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
September 6	7:30 p.m.	vs. Ole Miss*	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN (Music City Kickoff)	ABC
September 11	TBD	Villanova*	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY
September 19	TBD	SMU	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY
September 26	TBD	Wake Forest	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY
October 3	TBD	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC
October 9	TBD	Florida State	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY
October 17	TBD	at Syracuse	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
October 31	TBD	Stanford	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY
November 7	TBD	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA
November 14	TBD	at North Carolina	Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, NC
November 21	TBD	Pittsburgh	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY
November 28	TBD	at Kentucky*	Kroger Field Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup)
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

Game summaries

vs. Ole Miss

Louisville Cardinals (0–0) vs. Ole Miss Rebels (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	0	0	0	0	0
Ole Miss	0	0	0	0	0

at Nissan Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

Date: September 6
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
TV: ABC

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	LOU	MISS
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ole Miss	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Villanova (FCS)

Louisville Cardinals (0–0) vs. Villanova Wilcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Villanova	0	0	0	0	0
Louisville	0	0	0	0	0

at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky

Date: September 11

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	VILL	LOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Villanova	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Louisville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. SMU

Louisville Cardinals (0–0) vs. SMU Mustangs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
SMU	0	0	0	0	0
Louisville	0	0	0	0	0

at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky

Date: September 19

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SMU	LOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Louisville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Wake Forest

Louisville Cardinals (0–0) vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wake Forest	0	0	0	0	0
Louisville	0	0	0	0	0

at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky

Date: September 26

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WF	LOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wake Forest	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Louisville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at NC State

Louisville Cardinals (0–0) at NC State Wolfpack (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	0	0	0	0	0
NC State	0	0	0	0	0

at Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina

Date: October 3

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	LOU	NCSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
NC State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Florida State

Louisville Cardinals (0–0) vs. Florida State Seminoles (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida State	0	0	0	0	0
Louisville	0	0	0	0	0

at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky

Date: October 9

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FSU	LOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Louisville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Syracuse

Louisville Cardinals (0–0) at Syracuse Orange (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	0	0	0	0	0
Syracuse	0	0	0	0	0

at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, New York

Date: October 17

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	LOU	SYR
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Syracuse	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Stanford

Louisville Cardinals (0–0) vs. Stanford Cardinal (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Stanford	0	0	0	0	0
Louisville	0	0	0	0	0

at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky

Date: October 31

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	STAN	LOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Louisville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Georgia Tech

Louisville Cardinals (0–0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	0	0	0	0	0
Georgia Tech	0	0	0	0	0

at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

Date: November 6

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	LOU	GT
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at North Carolina

Louisville Cardinals (0–0) at North Carolina Tar Heels (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	0	0	0	0	0
North Carolina	0	0	0	0	0

at Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Date: November 14

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	LOU	UNC
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Pittsburgh

Louisville Cardinals (0–0) vs. Pittsburgh Panthers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0
Louisville	0	0	0	0	0

at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky

Date: November 21

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PITT	LOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Pittsburgh	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Louisville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Kentucky (rivalry)

Louisville Cardinals (0–0) at Kentucky Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	0	0	0	0	0
Kentucky	0	0	0	0	0

at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

Date: October 3

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	LOU	UK
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP
Coaches
CFP	Not released																Not released

References

^ Cubit, Alexias (December 15, 2025). "Louisville football, Jeff Brohm searching for new tight ends coach". Courier Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
^ Cubit, Alexias (December 30, 2025). "Ron English not returning as Louisville defensive coordinator". Courier Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
^ Roush, Nick (December 4, 2025). "UofL Director of Recruiting Pete Nochta Expected to Join Will Stein's Staff at Kentucky". On3. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
^ "Clemson Picked as Preseason Favorite in 2025 ACC Football Media Poll". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 30, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
^ Hall, Caleb (February 28, 2024). "Louisville Football 2025 Schedule: Known & Confirmed Opponents". Big Red Louie. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
^ "2025 Louisville Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.

[1] Cubit, Alexias (December 15, 2025). "Louisville football, Jeff Brohm searching for new tight ends coach". Courier Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2026.

[2] Cubit, Alexias (December 30, 2025). "Ron English not returning as Louisville defensive coordinator". Courier Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2026.

[3] Roush, Nick (December 4, 2025). "UofL Director of Recruiting Pete Nochta Expected to Join Will Stein's Staff at Kentucky". On3. Retrieved December 5, 2025.

[4] "Clemson Picked as Preseason Favorite in 2025 ACC Football Media Poll". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 30, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.

[5] Hall, Caleb (February 28, 2024). "Louisville Football 2025 Schedule: Known & Confirmed Opponents". Big Red Louie. Retrieved December 22, 2024.

[6] "2025 Louisville Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.

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