Louisville vs. Virginia
Louisville and Virginia have 14 meetings on file, the first in 1988; Louisville leads the series 8–6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Louisville 6–4. Share
2027 at Virginia; 2030 at Louisville. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Louisville wins
- 8
- Virginia wins
- 6
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1988
- Longest streak
- 3 Louisville
- Current streak
- 1 Virginia
- Last 10 meetings
- Louisville 6–4
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 8.1 points; 10 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Louisville
- 5–2 Louisville’s record at home
- At Virginia
- 4–3 Virginia’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Louisville’s biggest win2022: Louisville 34, Virginia 17by 17 points
- Virginia’s biggest win2018: Virginia 27, Louisville 3by 24 points
- Upset2014: Virginia 23, Louisville 21Virginia had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2025: Virginia 30, Louisville 27Virginia had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Louisville | Series | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2018 | Bobby Petrino | 2–1 | Bronco Mendenhall |
| 2019–2021 | Scott Satterfield | 1–2 | Bronco Mendenhall |
| 2023–2025 | Jeff Brohm | 2–1 | Tony Elliott |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Louisville’s side (Petrino 2–1 against Mendenhall). 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
| Brennan Armstrong Virginia | 40 of 60, 487 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT | 2021 Passing | |
| Malik Cunningham Louisville | 20 carries, 197 yards, 2 TD | 2020 Rushing | |
| Chris Bell Louisville | 12 catches, 170 yards, 2 TD | 2025 Receiving | |
| Micah Kiser Virginia | 14 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 for loss | 2016 Defense |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
On television
| 2025 | The CW | 0.6 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Oct 4, 2025 | 24Virginia 30, Louisville 27 | at Louisville | ||
| Oct 12, 2024 | Louisville 24, Virginia 20 | at Virginia | ||
| Nov 9, 2023 | 11Louisville 31, Virginia 24 | at Louisville | ||
| Oct 8, 2022 | Louisville 34, Virginia 17 | at Virginia | ||
| Oct 9, 2021 | Virginia 34, Louisville 33 | at Louisville | ||
| Nov 14, 2020 | Virginia 31, Louisville 17 | at Virginia | ||
| Oct 26, 2019 | Louisville 28, Virginia 21 | at Louisville | ||
| Sep 22, 2018 | Virginia 27, Louisville 3 | at Virginia | ||
| Nov 11, 2017 | Louisville 38, Virginia 21 | at Louisville | ||
| Oct 29, 2016 | 5Louisville 32, Virginia 25 | at Virginia | ||
| Nov 14, 2015 | Louisville 38, Virginia 31 | at Louisville | ||
| Sep 13, 2014 | Virginia 23, 21Louisville 21 | at Virginia | ||
| Oct 28, 1989 | Virginia 16, Louisville 15 | at Virginia | ||
| Oct 15, 1988 | Louisville 30, Virginia 28 | at Louisville |
Every game is listed as played on the field.