Louisville Record vs Ranked Teams
Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.
- Overall record
- 26-76-1
- Win percentage
- 25.7%
- Current streak
- 1W
AP-ranked opponent summary
All Top 25
26-76-1
103 games · 25.7%
Against Top 10
8-32
40 games · 20%
Against Top 5
5-18
23 games · 21.7%
Streaks
1W
Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 3
Record by site
| Site | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12-23-1 | 36 | 34.7% |
| Road | 8-46 | 54 | 14.8% |
| Neutral | 6-7 | 13 | 46.2% |
Record by decade
| Decade | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 6-10 | 16 | 37.5% |
| 2010s | 6-15 | 21 | 28.6% |
| 2000s | 9-13 | 22 | 40.9% |
| 1990s | 4-17 | 21 | 19% |
| 1980s | 1-15 | 16 | 6.3% |
| 1970s | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1950s | 0-1-1 | 2 | 25% |
Record by season
| Season | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2024 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2023 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 2022 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 2021 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2020 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2019 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2018 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2017 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2016 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2015 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2014 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2013 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 2012 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 2011 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 2010 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2008 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2007 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2006 | 3-1 | 4 | 75% |
| 2005 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2004 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2003 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2002 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2001 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 2000 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1999 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1998 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1997 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1996 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1994 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1993 | 2-3 | 5 | 40% |
| 1992 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1991 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1990 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1989 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1987 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1986 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1985 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1984 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1983 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1982 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1981 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1980 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1979 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1978 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1977 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1976 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1959 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1950 | 0-0-1 | 1 | 50% |
Highest-ranked wins
Win over No. 2
Miami, 2025
24-21 · Road · Louisville was unranked
Win over No. 2
Florida State, 2016
63-20 · Home · Louisville was No. 10
Win over No. 3
West Virginia, 2006
44-34 · Home · Louisville was No. 5
Win over No. 4
Florida, 2012
33-23 · Neutral · Louisville was No. 22
Win over No. 4
Florida State, 2002
26-20 · Home · Louisville was unranked
Win over No. 9
Southern Miss, 1981
13-10 · Home · Louisville was unranked
Win over No. 10
Notre Dame, 2023
33-20 · Home · Louisville was No. 25
Win over No. 10
Wake Forest, 2022
48-21 · Home · Louisville was unranked
Win over No. 11
Clemson, 2024
33-21 · Road · Louisville was unranked
Win over No. 11
Boise State, 2004
44-40 · Home · Louisville was No. 7
All 103 qualifying games
| Season | Result | Opponent at game time | Team rank | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | W 24-21 | No. 2 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2025 | L 27-30 | No. 24 Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 2024 | W 33-21 | No. 11 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | L 45-52 | No. 6 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2024 | L 24-31 | No. 16 Notre Dame | No. 15 | Road |
| 2023 | L 28-42 | No. 24 USC | No. 16 | Neutral |
| 2023 | L 6-16 | No. 4 Florida State | No. 15 | Neutral |
| 2023 | W 23-0 | No. 20 Duke | No. 18 | Home |
| 2023 | W 33-20 | No. 10 Notre Dame | No. 25 | Home |
| 2022 | W 24-7 | No. 21 Cincinnati | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2022 | L 16-31 | No. 12 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2022 | W 48-21 | No. 10 Wake Forest | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 34-37 | No. 24 Wake Forest | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 7-12 | No. 4 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 20-23 | No. 21 Pittsburgh | No. 24 | Road |
| 2020 | L 34-47 | No. 17 Miami | No. 18 | Home |
| 2019 | L 10-45 | No. 3 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2019 | W 62-59 | No. 19 Wake Forest | Unranked | Road |
| 2018 | L 10-56 | No. 17 Kentucky | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | L 23-54 | No. 13 Syracuse | Unranked | Road |
| 2018 | L 16-77 | No. 2 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 27-31 | No. 24 Mississippi State | No. 17 | Neutral |
| 2017 | L 25-39 | No. 24 NC State | No. 17 | Road |
| 2017 | L 21-47 | No. 3 Clemson | No. 14 | Home |
| 2016 | L 9-29 | No. 19 LSU | No. 15 | Neutral |
| 2016 | L 36-42 | No. 5 Clemson | No. 3 | Road |
| 2016 | W 63-20 | No. 2 Florida State | No. 10 | Home |
| 2015 | W 27-21 | No. 25 Texas A&M | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2015 | L 21-41 | No. 11 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | L 17-20 | No. 11 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2015 | L 24-31 | No. 6 Auburn | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2014 | L 14-37 | No. 13 Georgia | No. 20 | Neutral |
| 2014 | L 31-42 | No. 2 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | W 36-9 | No. 24 Miami | No. 18 | Neutral |
| 2012 | W 33-23 | No. 4 Florida | No. 22 | Neutral |
| 2011 | W 38-35 | No. 24 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 2010 | L 28-35 | No. 25 Oregon State | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | L 10-41 | No. 5 Cincinnati | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | L 20-28 | No. 22 Cincinnati | Unranked | Home |
| 2008 | L 7-41 | No. 25 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | W 24-20 | No. 14 South Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | L 31-38 | No. 6 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 2007 | W 28-24 | No. 15 Cincinnati | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | W 24-13 | No. 16 Wake Forest | No. 6 | Road |
| 2006 | L 25-28 | No. 15 Rutgers | No. 3 | Road |
| 2006 | W 44-34 | No. 3 West Virginia | No. 5 | Home |
| 2006 | W 31-7 | No. 17 Miami | No. 12 | Home |
| 2005 | L 24-35 | No. 5 Virginia Tech | No. 16 | Road |
| 2004 | W 44-40 | No. 11 Boise State | No. 7 | Home |
| 2004 | L 38-41 | No. 3 Miami | No. 18 | Road |
| 2003 | L 28-49 | No. 14 Miami (OH) | Unranked | Home |
| 2003 | L 28-31 | No. 13 TCU | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | L 15-38 | No. 16 Marshall | No. 17 | Road |
| 2002 | W 26-20 | No. 4 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | L 33-36 | No. 24 Colorado State | Unranked | Road |
| 2001 | W 28-10 | No. 19 BYU | No. 23 | Road |
| 2000 | L 17-22 | No. 23 Colorado State | No. 22 | Neutral |
| 2000 | W 49-28 | No. 13 Southern Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 0-31 | No. 2 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1999 | L 27-30 | No. 18 Southern Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 1998 | L 22-28 | No. 22 Tulane | Unranked | Road |
| 1997 | L 21-57 | No. 1 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 10-28 | No. 8 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | L 7-24 | No. 7 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | L 10-26 | No. 9 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 1994 | W 35-14 | No. 18 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 1994 | L 16-30 | No. 20 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | W 18-7 | No. 25 Michigan State | No. 25 | Neutral |
| 1993 | L 7-42 | No. 11 Texas A&M | No. 20 | Road |
| 1993 | L 10-45 | No. 7 Tennessee | No. 13 | Road |
| 1993 | L 34-36 | No. 24 West Virginia | No. 17 | Road |
| 1993 | W 35-17 | No. 23 Arizona State | Unranked | Home |
| 1992 | L 18-40 | No. 5 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 1992 | L 17-31 | No. 20 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1992 | L 9-15 | No. 17 Syracuse | Unranked | Home |
| 1992 | L 19-20 | No. 17 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 15-40 | No. 1 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 1991 | L 15-23 | No. 19 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 11-28 | No. 11 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1990 | W 34-7 | No. 25 Alabama | No. 18 | Neutral |
| 1989 | L 21-30 | No. 9 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1987 | L 10-41 | No. 18 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 9-32 | No. 4 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 18-54 | No. 20 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 1985 | L 7-45 | No. 15 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | L 23-38 | No. 6 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 1984 | L 7-41 | No. 13 SMU | Unranked | Home |
| 1983 | L 14-42 | No. 10 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 6-24 | No. 15 SMU | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 14-49 | No. 9 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 14-63 | No. 1 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 6-28 | No. 17 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 1981 | W 13-10 | No. 9 Southern Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 1981 | L 0-17 | No. 19 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 23-41 | No. 8 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 0-52 | No. 9 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 0-27 | No. 9 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | L 17-24 | No. 18 Maryland | Unranked | Home |
| 1977 | L 6-55 | No. 2 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1976 | L 3-24 | No. 17 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1976 | L 6-27 | No. 2 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 7-39 | No. 16 North Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1950 | T 13-13 | No. 14 Miami | Unranked | Home |
Methodology and coverage
A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.
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