Louisville vs. Rutgers
Louisville and Rutgers have 13 meetings on file, the first in 1976; Rutgers leads the series 7–6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Louisville 6–4, and Louisville has won the last 4. Share
- Louisville wins
- 6
- Rutgers wins
- 7
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1976
- Longest streak
- 4 Rutgers
- Current streak
- 4 Louisville
- Last 10 meetings
- Louisville 6–4
- Most recent
- 2013
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 2–3 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 4–0 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Louisville 0, Rutgers 1
- Average margin
- 22.2 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Louisville
- 4–3 Louisville’s record at home
- At Rutgers
- 4–2 Rutgers’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 win2005: Louisville 56, Rutgers 5by 51 points
- Rutgers’s biggest win2008: Rutgers 63, Louisville 14by 49 points
- Ranked showdown2006: Rutgers 28, Louisville 25No. 3 Louisville at No. 15 Rutgers
Coach against coach
| Years | Louisville | Series | Rutgers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2009 | Steve Kragthorpe | 1–2 | Greg Schiano |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Louisville’s side (Kragthorpe 1–2 against Schiano). 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
| Mike Teel Rutgers | 21 of 26, 447 yards, 7 TD | 2008 Passing | |
| Tim Brown Rutgers | 4 catches, 173 yards, 2 TD | 2008 Receiving | |
| Kenny Britt Rutgers | 12 catches, 173 yards, 2 TD | 2007 Receiving | |
| Joshua Tinch Louisville | 10 catches, 183 yards, 1 TD | 2005 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
| Oct 10, 2013 | 8Louisville 24, Rutgers 10 | at Louisville | ||
| Nov 29, 2012 | Louisville 20, Rutgers 17 | at Rutgers | ||
| Oct 21, 2011 | Louisville 16, Rutgers 14 | at Louisville | ||
| Nov 26, 2010 | Louisville 40, Rutgers 13 | at Rutgers | ||
| Nov 27, 2009 | Rutgers 34, Louisville 14 | at Louisville | ||
| Dec 4, 2008 | Rutgers 63, Louisville 14 | at Rutgers | ||
| Nov 29, 2007 | Louisville 41, Rutgers 38 | at Louisville | ||
| Nov 9, 2006 | 15Rutgers 28, 3Louisville 25 | at Rutgers | ||
| Nov 11, 2005 | 23Louisville 56, Rutgers 5 | at Louisville | ||
| Nov 1, 1986 | Rutgers 41, Louisville 0 | at Louisville | ||
| Oct 20, 1984 | Rutgers 38, Louisville 21 | at Rutgers | ||
| Nov 25, 1979 | Rutgers 31, Louisville 7 | at Louisville | ||
| Nov 6, 1976 | Rutgers 34, Louisville 0 | at Rutgers |
Every game is listed as played on the field.