Game notes: Louisville at North Carolina
Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Kenan Stadium.The game page.
Visitors
Home
28 notes · built Oct 19, 9:50 AM ET
The matchup
- Louisville (4–3, 3–2 in conference) at North Carolina (4–2, 2–1 in conference), Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Kenan Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their ninth meeting; Louisville leads the series 5–3.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 9, 2017: Louisville 47, North Carolina 35.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1988: Louisville 38, North Carolina 34.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- North Carolina is 2–3 at home against Louisville.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2017: Louisville 47–35 (at North Carolina); 2012: Louisville 39–34 (at Louisville); 2011: North Carolina 14–7 (at North Carolina); 2005: Louisville 69–14 (at Louisville); 2004: Louisville 34–0 (at North Carolina).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Louisville
- Louisville is 4–3 (3–2 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 38–41 vs. No. 9 Ole Miss; W 59–13 vs. Villanova; W 41–31 vs. No. 16 SMU; L 27–30 vs. Wake Forest; L 28–31 at NC State; W 44–20 vs. Florida State; W 34–26 at Syracuse.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Louisville is No. 23 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jeff Brohm is two wins from 100 as a head coach (98 so far).resultsA sitting FBS head coach within two wins of a multiple of 50 career wins, counting the head-coaching seasons on file.
- Jeff Brohm is 32–15 in his fourth season at Louisville and 98–59 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jeff Brohm faces North Carolina as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Lincoln Kienholz (QB): 1,844 passing yards, 10 TD, No. 7 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaac Brown (RB): 568 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- T.J. Capers (LB): 53 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaac Brown needs 99 yards to pass Howard Stevens (2,723, 1971–72) for sixth on Louisville’s career rushing yards list. He has 2,625 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Isaac Brown needs 3 rushing touchdowns to pass Ken Porco (24, 1957–59) for 10th on Louisville’s career rushing touchdowns list. He has 22 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2008, Louisville lost to No. 22 Cincinnati 28–20.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
North Carolina
- North Carolina is 4–2 (2–1 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 15–10 vs. TCU; W 35–3 vs. East Tennessee State; L 20–28 at Clemson; L 26–37 vs. No. 3 Notre Dame; W 21–17 at No. 25 Pittsburgh; W 24–20 at Duke.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- North Carolina is No. 74 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Bill Belichick is 8–10 in his second season at North Carolina.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Bill Belichick faces Louisville as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Billy Edwards (QB): 1,259 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jordan Shipp (WR): 33 catches, 441 yards, 1 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Derek McDonald (LB): 55 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2009, North Carolina beat No. 12 Miami 33–24.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Jeff Brohm and Bill Belichick as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
No picks and no odds. Found something wrong? Tell us with how you know.