Louisville·ACC

2023 — The Ten-Win Year

Louisville's 2023 season (10-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 10-4
Final result 10-win season Lost the Holiday Bowl
AP final #16 post-bowls
SP+ +6.8 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W @ Geor Tec 39-34 W vs Murr Sta 56-0 W @ Indiana 21-14 W vs Bost Col 56-28 W @ NC State 13-10 W vs ND 33-20 L @ Pittsb 21-38 W vs Duke 23-0 W vs Virg Tec 34-3 W vs Virginia 31-24 W @ Miami 38-31 L vs Kentucky 31-38 L @ FSU 6-16 L @ USC 28-42 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2023.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2023 season's largest margin: Louisville 56, Murray State 0. A 56-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Louisville 21, Pittsburgh 38. A 17-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Louisville fell to USC 28-42 in the postseason.

"Go Cards"
— Louisville fanbase voice · 2023· synthesized
What it meant

2023 is a middle chapter for Louisville — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.