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2019 Louisville

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Scott Satterfield.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 2019, game by game: lost vs. No. 9 Notre Dame 17–35; won vs. Eastern Kentucky 42–0; won vs. Western Kentucky 38–21; lost at Florida State 24–35; won vs. Boston College 41–39; won at No. 19 Wake Forest 62–59; lost vs. No. 3 Clemson 10–45; won vs. Virginia 28–21; lost at Miami 27–52; won at NC State 34–20; won vs. Syracuse 56–34; lost at Kentucky 13–45; won vs. Mississippi State 38–28+42−35Lost 17–35 vs. No. 9 Notre Dame-18No. 9 Notre DameWon 42–0 vs. Eastern Kentucky+42Eastern KentuckyWon 38–21 vs. Western Kentucky+17Western KentuckyLost 24–35 at Florida State-11Florida StateWon 41–39 vs. Boston College+2Boston CollegeWon 62–59 at No. 19 Wake Forest+3No. 19 Wake ForestLost 10–45 vs. No. 3 Clemson-35No. 3 ClemsonWon 28–21 vs. Virginia+7VirginiaLost 27–52 at Miami-25MiamiWon 34–20 at NC State+14NC StateWon 56–34 vs. Syracuse+22SyracuseLost 13–45 at Kentucky-32KentuckyWon 38–28 vs. Mississippi State+10Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vs9Notre DameL 17–⁠3521%
Sep 7vsEastern KentuckyW 42–⁠069%
Sep 14vsWestern KentuckyW 38–⁠2148%
Sep 21atFlorida StateL 24–⁠3537%
Oct 5vsBoston CollegeW 41–⁠3946%
Oct 12at19Wake ForestW 62–⁠5922%
Oct 19vs3ClemsonL 10–⁠4514%
Oct 26vsVirginiaW 28–⁠2137%
Nov 9atMiamiL 27–⁠5231%
Nov 16atNC StateW 34–⁠2038%
Nov 23vsSyracuseW 56–⁠3455%
Nov 30atKentuckyL 13–⁠4535%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsMississippi StateMusic City BowlW 38–⁠2844%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Mississippi State 38–⁠28 in the Music City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
430–⁠434
Coach
Scott Satterfield
Elo
1535 +125 this season
SP+ rating
0.2 No. 61 of 130; offense No. 29, defense No. 98, special teams No. 90
SRS
2.4 No. 54 of 130 in FBS
Returning
82% of last season’s EPA, No. 17 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 69 roster talent No. 38 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Dwayne Ledford
Defensive coordinator
Bryan Brown
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense20th of 130
  • Defense107th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted16th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted107th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2043%1.5120th of 130
Defense0.2046%1.29107th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.20 off
0.17 def		44% off
46% def		—16th off
107th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.0own 2924% allowed
Defense4.2own 3022% caused

CORE rating 1.2, 55th of 130 (offense 9.3, defense 8.1).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsMalik Cunningham QB2,065 yds
Passing touchdownsMalik Cunningham QB22 TD
Rushing yardsJavian Hawkins RB1,525 yds
Rushing touchdownsJavian Hawkins RB9 TD
Receiving yardsChatarius Atwell WR1,276 yds
Receiving touchdownsChatarius Atwell WR12 TD
TacklesC.J. Avery LB93 tkl
SacksMonty Montgomery LB5 sacks
InterceptionsAnthony Johnson DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Ja’Darien Boykin WDE★★★★No. 338
Zach Williamson OT★★★No. 618
Zach Edwards ILB★★★No. 649
Jamel Starks ATH★★★No. 730
Dorian Jones ILB★★★No. 889

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.828
Running backs23.00.859
Offensive line43.00.846
Defensive line14.00.898
Linebackers33.00.865
Athletes and specialists23.00.851
Whole class133.10.856

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 1Mekhi Becton OTNew York Jets

Roster 108

The 2019 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson8–⁠014–⁠12
Virginia6–⁠29–⁠5
Louisville5–⁠38–⁠5
Virginia Tech5–⁠38–⁠5
Wake Forest5–⁠48–⁠5
Pittsburgh4–⁠48–⁠5
Boston College4–⁠46–⁠7
Miami4–⁠46–⁠7
Florida State4–⁠46–⁠7
North Carolina4–⁠57–⁠6
Duke3–⁠55–⁠7
Syracuse2–⁠65–⁠7
Georgia Tech2–⁠63–⁠9
NC State1–⁠74–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.