The 2023 Louisville Cardinals football team represented University of Louisville as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by first-year head coach Jeff Brohm and played home games at the L&N Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. The Louisville Cardinals football team drew an average home attendance of 51,252 in 2023.
This was the first season of the ACC without divisions. In this system, the two teams with the highest conference winning percentage are chosen to play in the ACC Championship Game.
The Cardinals began the season 6–0. This streak was capped off by a win at home in front of a record crowd over top 10 Notre Dame.
With a win over Miami on the road, Louisville clinched a spot in the 2024 ACC Championship Game. In its first appearance in program history, Louisville lost to Florida State 16–6.
The Cards ended the season in the 2023 Holiday Bowl against the USC Trojans, where they lost 28–42. Louisville finished the season with three straight loses to end the season with a 10–4 record.
Offseason
Players leaving for NFL
Louisville had three players chosen in the 2023 NFL draft. Three other players were signed as undrafted free agents.
NFL draftees
Undrafted free agents
Schedule
Louisville and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023. The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004 without division scheduling. The new format sets Louisville with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Cardinals three set conference opponents for the next four years are Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), and Virginia.
Roster
Game summaries
at Georgia Tech
vs. Murray State
vs. Indiana
vs. Boston College
at NC State
vs. No. 10 Notre Dame
at Pittsburgh
vs. No. 20 Duke
vs. Virginia Tech
vs. Virginia
at Miami (rivalry)
vs. Kentucky (rivalry)
vs. No. 4 Florida State (ACC Championship Game)
vs. USC (Holiday Bowl)
Rankings
Players drafted into the NFL
References
