Game notes: Pittsburgh at Louisville
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The matchup
- Pittsburgh (5–2, 2–2 in conference) at Louisville (4–3, 3–2 in conference), Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, L&N Federal Credit Union 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 23rd meeting; the series is even at 11–11.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 27, 2025: Louisville 34, Pittsburgh 27.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1976: Pittsburgh 27, Louisville 6.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Louisville is 5–3 at home against Pittsburgh.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Louisville 34–27 (at Pittsburgh); 2024: Louisville 37–9 (at Louisville); 2023: Pittsburgh 38–21 (at Pittsburgh); 2022: Louisville 24–10 (at Louisville); 2020: Pittsburgh 23–20 (at Pittsburgh).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh is 5–2 (2–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 59–14 vs. Miami (OH); W 12–7 vs. UCF; W 27–13 vs. Syracuse; W 59–0 vs. Bucknell; W 35–33 at Virginia Tech; L 17–21 vs. North Carolina; L 21–27 at Boston College.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Pittsburgh has lost two straight, since beating Virginia Tech 35–33 (Oct. 2, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Pittsburgh is No. 54 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Pat Narduzzi is 85–63 in his 12th season at Pittsburgh.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Pat Narduzzi is 3–3 against Louisville.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Mason Heintschel (QB): 1,304 passing yards, 14 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Damon Ferguson Jr. (RB): 438 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cruce Brookins (DB): 46 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2002, Pittsburgh lost to No. 1 Miami 28–21.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.
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 is 2–1 against Pittsburgh.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 1981, Louisville beat No. 9 Southern Miss 13–10.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
- Jeff Brohm is 2–1 against Pat Narduzzi’s teams as a head coach.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).
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