ACC

Louisville Cardinals

Louisville, Kentucky

Season

Louisville

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 97 54

Points / Game 48.5 27.0

Total Offense

Total Yards 1,104 741

Plays 134 140

Yards / Play 8.24 5.29

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 77 69

Rushing Yards 422 227

Yards / Attempt 5.48 3.29

Rushing Touchdowns 7 2

Passing

Pass Completions 39 41

Pass Attempts 57 71

Completion % 68.4% 57.7%

Net Passing Yards 682 514

Yards / Attempt 11.96 7.24

Passing Touchdowns 5 4

Interceptions Thrown 0 1

First Downs

First Downs 49 39

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 12 10

3rd Down Attempts 24 30

3rd Down % 50.0% 33.3%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 0 1

4th Down Attempts 1 2

4th Down % 0.0% 50.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 0 3

Fumbles Lost 0 2

Interceptions Thrown 0 1

Fumbles Recovered 2 0

Defense

Sacks 1 3

Tackles for Loss 6 10

Interceptions 1 —

Interception Return Yards 0 —

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 —

Penalties

Penalties 16 13

Penalty Yards 172 124

Possession

Possession Time 60:07 59:53

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 7 2

Kick Return Yards 145 21

Yards / Return 20.71 10.50

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 4 2

Punt Return Yards 33 7

Yards / Return 8.25 3.50

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 5.36

Success Rate 54.5%

PPA 0.485

Explosiveness 1.340

Opportunities 14

Drives 26

Plays 134

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 16.4%

Power Success 75.0%

Line Yards 3.06

Second-Level Yards 1.25

Open-Field Yards 1.97

Line Yards Total 224

Second-Level Yards Total 91

Open-Field Yards Total 144

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 53.4%

PPA 0.300

Explosiveness 0.992

Play Rate 54.5%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 56.7%

PPA 0.727

Explosiveness 1.738

Play Rate 44.8%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 60.8%

Standard Downs PPA 0.423

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.141

Standard Downs Rate 72.4%

Passing Downs Success Rate 37.8%

Passing Downs PPA 0.647

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.178

Passing Downs Rate 27.6%

Field Position

Average Start 68.5

Average Predicted Points 1.516

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 10.4%

Front Seven Havoc 9.0%

Defensive Back Havoc 1.5%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.763

Adjusted Success Rate 16.0%

Adjusted PPA 0.405

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.145

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 2.252

Adjusted Stuff Rate 2.7%

Adjusted Power Success 11.2%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 12.4%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 4.00

Success Rate Allowed 37.3%

PPA Allowed 0.157

Explosiveness Allowed 1.285

Opportunities Faced 10

Drives Faced 25

Plays Faced 142

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 11.8%

Power Success Allowed 57.1%

Line Yards Allowed 2.55

Second-Level Yards Allowed 0.60

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.16

Line Yards Total Allowed 174

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 41

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 38.2%

PPA Allowed -0.017

Explosiveness Allowed 0.697

Play Rate Faced 47.9%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 36.2%

PPA Allowed 0.336

Explosiveness Allowed 1.951

Play Rate Faced 48.6%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 46.3%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.157

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.089

Standard Downs Rate Faced 66.9%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 19.1%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.157

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 2.241

Passing Downs Rate Faced 33.1%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 72.2

Average Predicted Points -1.141

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 14.8%

Front Seven Havoc 6.3%

Defensive Back Havoc 8.5%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.260

Adjusted Success Rate 5.2%

Adjusted PPA 0.059

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.015

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.497

Adjusted Stuff Rate -6.6%

Adjusted Power Success 17.1%

Adjusted Havoc -1.1%