Louisville vs. Pittsburgh

Louisville and Pittsburgh have 22 meetings on file, the first in 1976; the series is tied 11–⁠11 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Pittsburgh 6–⁠4, and Louisville has won the last 2.

Louisville wins
11
Pittsburgh wins
11
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1976
Longest streak
7 Louisville
Current streak
2 Louisville
Last 10 meetings
Pittsburgh 6–⁠4
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠1
1980s0–⁠3
1990s4–⁠0
2000s3–⁠2
2010s1–⁠3
2020s3–⁠2
Both ranked
1 meeting: Louisville 0, Pittsburgh 1
Average margin
18.5 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Louisville
5–⁠3 Louisville’s record at home
At Pittsburgh
8–⁠6 Pittsburgh’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Louisville’s biggest win2024: Louisville 37, Pittsburgh 9by 28 points
  2. Pittsburgh’s biggest win1982: Pittsburgh 63, Louisville 14by 49 points
  3. Upset2023: Pittsburgh 38, Louisville 21Pittsburgh had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Ranked showdown2020: Pittsburgh 23, Louisville 20No. 24 Louisville at No. 21 Pittsburgh

Coach against coach

YearsLouisvilleSeriesPittsburgh
2007–⁠2009Steve Kragthorpe1–⁠2Dave Wannstedt
2023–⁠2025Jeff Brohm2–⁠1Pat Narduzzi

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Louisville’s side (Kragthorpe 1–⁠2 against Wannstedt). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Louisville and Pittsburgh, 1976 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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

Rasheem Biles Pittsburgh12 tackles, 1 sack, 4 for loss, 1 INT, 1 TD2025 Defense
Jamari Staples Louisville9 catches, 194 yards, 1 TD2015 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

On television

2025ESPN20.6 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Nov 21, 2026Pittsburgh at Louisville upcomingat Louisville
Sep 27, 2025Louisville 34, Pittsburgh 27at Pittsburgh
Nov 23, 2024Louisville 37, Pittsburgh 9at Louisville
Oct 14, 2023Pittsburgh 38, 14Louisville 21at Pittsburgh
Oct 22, 2022Louisville 24, Pittsburgh 10at Louisville
Sep 26, 202021Pittsburgh 23, 24Louisville 20at Pittsburgh
Nov 21, 2015Pittsburgh 45, Louisville 34at Pittsburgh
Oct 13, 201218Louisville 45, Pittsburgh 35at Pittsburgh
Nov 12, 2011Pittsburgh 21, Louisville 14at Louisville
Oct 30, 2010Pittsburgh 20, Louisville 3at Pittsburgh
Oct 2, 2009Pittsburgh 35, Louisville 10at Louisville
Nov 8, 200825Pittsburgh 41, Louisville 7at Pittsburgh
Oct 27, 2007Louisville 24, Pittsburgh 17at Louisville
Nov 25, 20068Louisville 48, Pittsburgh 24at Pittsburgh
Nov 3, 200524Louisville 42, Pittsburgh 20at Louisville
Oct 1, 1994Louisville 33, Pittsburgh 29at Louisville
Oct 2, 199318Louisville 29, Pittsburgh 7at Pittsburgh
Nov 14, 1992Louisville 31, Pittsburgh 16at Pittsburgh
Oct 20, 1990Louisville 27, Pittsburgh 20at Pittsburgh
Oct 15, 1983Pittsburgh 55, Louisville 10at Louisville
Oct 30, 19821Pittsburgh 63, Louisville 14at Pittsburgh
Nov 8, 19809Pittsburgh 41, Louisville 23at Pittsburgh
Oct 9, 19762Pittsburgh 27, Louisville 6at Pittsburgh

Every game is listed as played on the field.