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2024 Louisville

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Jeff Brohm.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 2024, game by game: won vs. Austin Peay 62–0; won vs. Jacksonville State 49–14; won vs. Georgia Tech 31–19; lost at No. 16 Notre Dame 24–31; lost vs. SMU 27–34; won at Virginia 24–20; lost vs. No. 6 Miami 45–52; won at Boston College 31–27; won at No. 11 Clemson 33–21; lost at Stanford 35–38; won vs. Pittsburgh 37–9; won at Kentucky 41–14; won vs. Washington 35–34+62−7Won 62–0 vs. Austin Peay+62Austin PeayWon 49–14 vs. Jacksonville State+35Jacksonville St…Won 31–19 vs. Georgia Tech+12Georgia TechLost 24–31 at No. 16 Notre Dame-7No. 16 Notre DameLost 27–34 vs. SMU-7SMUWon 24–20 at Virginia+4VirginiaLost 45–52 vs. No. 6 Miami-7No. 6 MiamiWon 31–27 at Boston College+4Boston CollegeWon 33–21 at No. 11 Clemson+12No. 11 ClemsonLost 35–38 at Stanford-3StanfordWon 37–9 vs. Pittsburgh+28PittsburghWon 41–14 at Kentucky+27KentuckyWon 35–34 vs. Washington+1Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsAustin PeayW 62–⁠078%
Sep 7vsJacksonville StateW 49–⁠1472%
Sep 21vsGeorgia TechW 31–⁠1965%
Sep 28at16Notre DameL 24–⁠3132%
Oct 5vsSMUL 27–⁠3454%
Oct 12atVirginiaW 24–⁠2054%
Oct 19vs6MiamiL 45–⁠5253%
Oct 25atBoston CollegeW 31–⁠2754%
Nov 2at11ClemsonW 33–⁠2127%
Nov 16atStanfordL 35–⁠3880%
Nov 23vsPittsburghW 37–⁠968%
Nov 30atKentuckyW 41–⁠1465%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsWashingtonSun BowlW 35–⁠3454%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington 35–⁠34 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 22
  2. Wk 3: 19
  3. Wk 4: 19
  4. Wk 5: 15
  5. Wk 6: 22
  6. Wk 11: 25
  7. Wk 12: 22
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
474–⁠313
Coach
Jeff Brohm
Elo
1658 +90 this season
SP+ rating
13.6 No. 21 of 134; offense No. 7, defense No. 40, special teams No. 100
SRS
15.4 No. 13 of 134 in FBS
Returning
15% of last season’s EPA, No. 126 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 58 roster talent No. 36 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brian Brohm
Defensive coordinators
Ron English and Mark Hagen
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5 or 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense16th of 134
  • Defense68th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted8th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted51st of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2345%1.3716th of 134
Defense0.1140%1.3668th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.24 off
0.08 def		47% off
38% def		—8th off
51st 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
Offense4.3own 3013% allowed
Defense4.1own 2716% caused

CORE rating 16.3, 18th of 134 (offense 13.7, defense -2.6).

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 yardsTyler Shough QB3,195 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Shough QB23 TD
Rushing yardsIsaac Brown RB1,173 yds
Rushing touchdownsIsaac Brown RB11 TD
Receiving yardsJa’Corey Brooks WR1,013 yds
Receiving touchdownsJa’Corey Brooks WR9 TD
TacklesT.J. Quinn LB82 tkl
SacksAshton Gillotte DL4.5 sacks
InterceptionsCorey Thornton DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Duke Watson RB★★★★No. 382
Dylan Mesman TE★★★★No. 434
Isaac Brown RB★★★No. 526
JoJo Stone WR★★★No. 542
Deuce Adams QB★★★No. 631

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.881
Running backs23.50.893
Receivers33.30.882
Offensive line43.00.860
Defensive line23.00.874
Linebackers13.00.860
Defensive backs23.00.863
Athletes and specialists13.00.848
Whole class163.10.871

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 2Tyler Shough QBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 3Ashton Gillotte DEKansas City Chiefs
Rd 4Quincy Riley CBNew Orleans Saints

Roster 117

The 2024 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 72 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 28

The 2024 portal
Caullin Lacy WR★★★★from South Alabama
Ja’Corey Brooks WR★★★★from Alabama
Mark Redman TE★★★★from San Diego State
Tamarion McDonald S★★★★from Tennessee
Jaleel Skinner TE★★★from Miami
Thor Griffith DL★★★from Harvard
Antonio Meeks WR★★★from Tuskegee
Daeh McCullough S★★★from Oklahoma
Donald Chaney Jr. RB★★★from Miami
Jonathan Mendoza OT★★★from Yale
Tahveon Nicholson CB★★★from Illinois
Vic Cutler OL★★★from Ohio State

And 16 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 29

Tyler Baron DE★★★★to Miami
Peny Boone RB★★★★to UCF
Kevin Coleman WR★★★to Mississippi State
Ahmari Huggins-Bruce WR★★★to South Carolina
Jaylin Alderman LB★★★to Miami
Jeffery Clark DL★★★to Arizona State
Luke Burgess OT★★★to App State
Marcus Washington Jr. CB★★★to Syracuse
Marquis Groves-Killebrew CB★★★to Arizona
Jermayne Lole DL★★★to Texas
Josh Minkins S★★★to Cincinnati
Kameron Wilson LB★★★to Cincinnati

And 17 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2024 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU8–⁠011–⁠312
Clemson7–⁠110–⁠414
Miami6–⁠210–⁠318
Syracuse5–⁠310–⁠320
Louisville5–⁠39–⁠4
Duke5–⁠39–⁠4
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠6
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Virginia Tech4–⁠46–⁠7
Pittsburgh3–⁠57–⁠6
NC State3–⁠56–⁠7
North Carolina3–⁠56–⁠7
Virginia3–⁠55–⁠7
California2–⁠66–⁠7
Wake Forest2–⁠64–⁠8
Stanford2–⁠63–⁠9
Florida State1–⁠72–⁠10

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