Louisville vs. Murray State
Louisville and Murray State have 9 meetings on file, the first in 1980; Louisville leads the series 7–2 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Louisville 7–2, and Louisville has won the last 7. Share
2028 at Louisville. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Louisville wins
- 7
- Murray State wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1980
- Longest streak
- 7 Louisville
- Current streak
- 7 Louisville
- Last 10 meetings
- Louisville 7–2
- Most recent
- 2023
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 3–0 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–0 |
- Average margin
- 35.6 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Louisville
- 7–2 Louisville’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Louisville’s biggest win1990: Louisville 68, Murray State 0by 68 points
- Murray State’s biggest win1980: Murray State 13, Louisville 9by 4 points
- Upset1980: Murray State 13, Louisville 9Murray State had a 9% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1984: Murray State 26, Louisville 23Murray State had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
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
| Brian Brohm Louisville | 16 of 21, 375 yards, 4 TD | 2007 Passing |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
| Sep 7, 2023 | Louisville 56, Murray State 0 | at Louisville | ||
| Sep 30, 2017 | 17Louisville 55, Murray State 10 | at Louisville | ||
| Sep 6, 2014 | 25Louisville 66, Murray State 21 | at Louisville | ||
| Sep 1, 2011 | Louisville 21, Murray State 9 | at Louisville | ||
| Aug 30, 2007 | 10Louisville 73, Murray State 10 | at Louisville | ||
| Sep 8, 1990 | Louisville 68, Murray State 0 | at Louisville | ||
| Sep 26, 1987 | Louisville 34, Murray State 10 | at Louisville | ||
| Sep 1, 1984 | Murray State 26, Louisville 23 | at Louisville | ||
| Sep 20, 1980 | Murray State 13, Louisville 9 | at Louisville |
Every game is listed as played on the field.