ACC

Louisville Cardinals

Louisville, Kentucky

Season

Louisville

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 193 146

Points / Game 38.6 29.2

Total Offense

Total Yards 2,430 2,115

Plays 323 365

Yards / Play 7.52 5.79

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 177 199

Rushing Yards 993 781

Yards / Attempt 5.61 3.92

Rushing Touchdowns 15 8

Passing

Pass Completions 101 102

Pass Attempts 146 166

Completion % 69.2% 61.4%

Net Passing Yards 1,437 1,334

Yards / Attempt 9.84 8.04

Passing Touchdowns 10 8

Interceptions Thrown 1 4

First Downs

First Downs 117 112

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 26 26

3rd Down Attempts 57 71

3rd Down % 45.6% 36.6%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 0 5

4th Down Attempts 3 9

4th Down % 0.0% 55.6%

Turnovers

Turnovers 4 8

Fumbles Lost 3 4

Interceptions Thrown 1 4

Fumbles Recovered 3 3

Defense

Sacks 8 10

Tackles for Loss 18 32

Interceptions 4 1

Interception Return Yards 0 1

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 0

Penalties

Penalties 39 38

Penalty Yards 412 355

Possession

Possession Time 144:25 155:35

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 14 4

Kick Return Yards 265 68

Yards / Return 18.93 17.00

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 6 4

Punt Return Yards 46 19

Yards / Return 7.67 4.75

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.24

Success Rate 49.7%

PPA 0.326

Explosiveness 1.377

Opportunities 34

Drives 62

Plays 324

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 20.5%

Power Success 63.6%

Line Yards 2.87

Second-Level Yards 1.26

Open-Field Yards 2.59

Line Yards Total 476

Second-Level Yards Total 209

Open-Field Yards Total 430

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 48.8%

PPA 0.182

Explosiveness 1.118

Play Rate 51.2%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 50.6%

PPA 0.461

Explosiveness 1.611

Play Rate 47.5%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 55.9%

Standard Downs PPA 0.285

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.181

Standard Downs Rate 72.8%

Passing Downs Success Rate 33.0%

Passing Downs PPA 0.437

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.271

Passing Downs Rate 27.2%

Field Position

Average Start 70.5

Average Predicted Points 1.360

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 16.7%

Front Seven Havoc 12.3%

Defensive Back Havoc 4.3%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.774

Adjusted Success Rate 10.7%

Adjusted PPA 0.243

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.181

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.792

Adjusted Stuff Rate 2.3%

Adjusted Power Success 18.2%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 4.1%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.44

Success Rate Allowed 40.1%

PPA Allowed 0.143

Explosiveness Allowed 1.280

Opportunities Faced 36

Drives Faced 62

Plays Faced 372

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 11.6%

Power Success Allowed 57.6%

Line Yards Allowed 2.94

Second-Level Yards Allowed 0.87

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.64

Line Yards Total Allowed 559

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 166

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 39.5%

PPA Allowed -0.044

Explosiveness Allowed 0.666

Play Rate Faced 51.1%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 41.7%

PPA Allowed 0.453

Explosiveness Allowed 1.961

Play Rate Faced 45.2%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 43.1%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.029

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.003

Standard Downs Rate Faced 68.5%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 33.3%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.390

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 2.060

Passing Downs Rate Faced 31.5%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 71.7

Average Predicted Points -1.241

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 13.2%

Front Seven Havoc 6.5%

Defensive Back Havoc 6.7%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.420

Adjusted Success Rate 9.5%

Adjusted PPA 0.206

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.039

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.269

Adjusted Stuff Rate -6.6%

Adjusted Power Success 4.5%

Adjusted Havoc -4.8%