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Louisville Cardinals 2026 advanced stats
- Louisville Cardinals (ACC) are 5-3 in 2026.
- SP+ power rating 12.2 (25th in FBS): offense 37.7 (6th), defense 25.4 (61st).
- Offense ranks 9th in EPA per play (+0.30); defense ranks 57th (+0.09 allowed), FBS games with garbage time excluded.
- Schedule so far ranks 46th toughest by opponent SP+.
Offense and defense, with FBS rank
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| EPA per play | +0.309th | +0.0957th |
| Success rate | 48.3%18th | 41.8%64th |
| Explosiveness | 1.443rd | 1.2784th |
| Standard-downs success rate | 54.2%5th | 45.1%45th |
| Passing-downs success rate | 32.1%59th | 31.3%69th |
| 3rd-down conversion rate | 45.1%28th | 32.7%18th |
| EPA per rush | +0.256th | −0.0233rd |
| Rushing success rate | 50.4%9th | 43.9%86th |
| Stuff rate | 23.7%123rd | 12.6%129th |
| Line yards per carry | 2.79100th | 3.0278th |
| Second-level yards per carry | 1.2712th | 0.9645th |
| Open-field yards per carry | 3.391st | 0.7730th |
| Power success rate | 72.7%59th | 72.0%76th |
| Rushing explosiveness | 1.283rd | 0.737th |
| EPA per pass | +0.3521st | +0.31108th |
| Passing success rate | 46.5%28th | 41.5%67th |
| Passing explosiveness | 1.6148th | 1.87137th |
| Sack rate | 6.9%85th | 6.7%62nd |
| Turnovers per game | 1.037th | 1.913th |
Schedule (FBS opponents)
- Week 1 at Ole Miss · L 38–41
- Week 3 vs. SMU · W 41–31
- Week 4 vs. Wake Forest · L 27–30
- Week 5 at NC State · L 28–31 · ▲ Misleading Final
- Week 6 vs. Florida State · W 44–20
- Week 7 at Syracuse · W 34–26
- Week 9 vs. Stanford · W 52–24
- Week 10 at Georgia Tech
- Week 11 at North Carolina
- Week 12 vs. Pittsburgh
- Week 13 at Kentucky