Louisville vs. SMU

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

1. Louisville’s biggest win2026: Louisville 41, SMU 31by 10 points
2. SMU’s biggest win1984: SMU 41, Louisville 7by 34 points
3. Ranked showdown2026: Louisville 41, SMU 31No. 16 SMU at No. 23 Louisville

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

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.

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

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

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Louisville vs. Cincinnati46 meetings, Louisville 23–⁠22–⁠1
• Louisville vs. Memphis41 meetings, Louisville 24–⁠17
• Louisville vs. Kentucky34 meetings, Louisville 17–⁠17
• Louisville vs. Southern Miss26 meetings, Louisville 10–⁠15–⁠1
• SMU vs. TCU103 meetings, SMU 42–⁠54–⁠7
• SMU vs. Rice91 meetings, SMU 49–⁠41–⁠1
• SMU vs. Baylor83 meetings, SMU 36–⁠40–⁠7
• SMU vs. Texas A&M81 meetings, SMU 29–⁠45–⁠7