Louisville vs. Miami
Louisville and Miami have 17 meetings on file, the first in 1949; Miami leads the series 11–5–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–5. The winner takes home the Schnellenberger Trophy, played for since 2023. Louisville has held it since the 2025 game. Share
2027 at Miami. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Louisville wins
- 5
- Miami wins
- 11
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1949
- Longest streak
- 7 Miami
- Current streak
- 1 Louisville
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 5–5
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 0–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 0–5 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 2–2 |
- Both ranked
- 3 meetings: Louisville 1, Miami 2
- Average margin
- 16.6 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Louisville
- 2–6 Louisville’s record at home
- At Miami
- 5–2–1 Miami’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 Louisville first
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Schnellenberger Trophy
- Played for since
- 2023
- Held by
- Louisville since the 2025 game
- Games for it on file
- 3 Louisville 2, Miami 1
Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting since 2023 (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). The rivalry’s article counts the games for it: Louisville leads, 2–1. From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Schnellenberger Trophy.
Games that tell the story
- Louisville’s biggest win2013: Louisville 36, Miami 9by 27 points
- Miami’s biggest win1985: Miami 45, Louisville 7by 38 points
- Ranked showdown2004: Miami 41, Louisville 38No. 18 Louisville at No. 3 Miami
- Ranked showdown2006: Louisville 31, Miami 7No. 17 Miami at No. 12 Louisville
- Ranked showdown2020: Miami 47, Louisville 34No. 17 Miami at No. 18 Louisville
Coach against coach
| Years | Louisville | Series | Miami |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–1983 | Bob Weber | 0–3 | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 2023–2025 | Jeff Brohm | 2–1 | Mario Cristobal |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Louisville’s side (Weber 0–3 against Schnellenberger). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Teddy Bridgewater Louisville | 35 of 45, 447 yards, 3 TD | 2013 Passing | |
| Xavier Restrepo Miami | 8 catches, 193 yards, 1 TD | 2023 Receiving |
Named most valuable
| Teddy Bridgewater | 2013 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
From the newspapers

1950 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 11, 1950
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2020.
| 2025 | ESPN | 3.4 million viewers |
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA). Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Oct 17, 2025 | Louisville 24, 2Miami 21 | at Miami | ||
| Oct 19, 2024 | 6Miami 52, Louisville 45 | at Louisville | ||
| Nov 18, 2023 | 9Louisville 38, Miami 31 | at Miami | ||
| Sep 19, 2020 | 17Miami 47, 18Louisville 34 | at Louisville | ||
| Nov 9, 2019 | Miami 52, Louisville 27 | at Miami | ||
| Sep 1, 2014 | Louisville 31, Miami 13 | at Louisville | ||
| Dec 28, 2013 | 18Louisville 36, Miami 9 | Neutral site | Russell Athletic Bowl | |
| Sep 16, 2006 | 12Louisville 31, 17Miami 7 | at Louisville | ||
| Oct 14, 2004 | 3Miami 41, 18Louisville 38 | at Miami | ||
| Oct 26, 1985 | 15Miami 45, Louisville 7 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 3, 1984 | 6Miami 38, Louisville 23 | at Louisville | ||
| Oct 8, 1983 | 12Miami 42, Louisville 14 | at Miami | ||
| Oct 2, 1982 | 17Miami 28, Louisville 6 | at Louisville | ||
| Sep 6, 1980 | Miami 24, Louisville 10 | at Louisville | ||
| Sep 15, 1979 | Miami 24, Louisville 12 | at Miami | ||
| Nov 10, 1950 | 9Miami 13, Louisville 13 | at Miami | ||
| Oct 8, 1949 | Miami 26, Louisville 0 | at Louisville |
Every game is listed as played on the field.