Wk 1 · 2026
Louisville Cardinals vs Ole Miss Rebels — Sun, Sep 6
Sun, Sep 6 ·
Nissan Stadium, Nashville
· ABC
ACC · no games yet
vs
7:30pET
MISS -6.5 · total 55.5 DraftKings
SEC · no games yet
What is at stake
A neutral-site game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Liberty Mutual Music City Kickoff. Louisville is ranked #24 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17). Ole Miss is ranked #9 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Louisville form
W 41-0vs UKL 6-38at SMUL 19-20vs CLEML 26-29vs CALW 28-16at VT
2025 season
Ole Miss form
W 38-19at MSSTW 34-24vs FLAW 49-0vs CITW 30-14vs SCW 34-26at OU
2025 season
Louisville this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Ole Miss this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Ole Miss leads the series 1–0 · Ole Miss won the last one
1 meeting
in 2006–2026 · average margin
19.0 points toward Ole Miss
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2021-09-06 | Louisville 24 — 43 Ole Miss | neutral | Ole Miss |
Louisville leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Miller Moss QB #7 | 228/356, 2526 YDS, 14 TD, 7 INT |
| Deuce Adams QB #8 | 15/21, 112 YDS | |
| Rushing | Isaac Brown RB #1 | 91 CAR, 782 YDS, 5 TD |
| Keyjuan Brown RB #5 | 81 CAR, 592 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Braxton Jennings RB #32 | 37 CAR, 200 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Chris Bell WR #0 | 72 REC, 917 YDS, 6 TD |
| Caullin Lacy WR #5 | 54 REC, 547 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Dacari Collins WR #3 | 13 REC, 219 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jaleel Skinner TE #18 | 20 REC, 199 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | TJ Quinn LB #34 | 87 |
| D'Angelo Hutchinson DB #21 | 79 | |
| JoJo Evans Jr. DB #27 | 56 | |
| Sacks | Clev Lubin DL #50 | 7 |
| Wesley Bailey EDGE #23 | 6 | |
| AJ Green DL #17 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Antonio Watts DB #9 | 3 |
| TJ Quinn LB #34 | 2 | |
| Tayon Holloway DB #13 | 2 |
Ole Miss leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Trinidad Chambliss QB #6 | 218/333, 3016 YDS, 18 TD, 3 INT |
| Austin Simmons QB #13 | 41/70, 680 YDS, 4 TD, 5 INT | |
| Rushing | Kewan Lacy RB #5 | 258 CAR, 1279 YDS, 20 TD |
| Trinidad Chambliss QB #6 | 118 CAR, 470 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Logan Diggs RB #22 | 25 CAR, 168 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Harrison Wallace III WR #2 | 46 REC, 719 YDS, 3 TD |
| Deuce Alexander WR #1 | 34 REC, 577 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Cayden Lee WR #19 | 33 REC, 537 YDS, 3 TD | |
| De'Zhaun Stribling WR #1 | 38 REC, 533 YDS, 5 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | TJ Dottery LB #6 | 77 |
| Suntarine Perkins LB #4 | 64 | |
| Wydett Williams Jr. S #16 | 55 | |
| Sacks | Princewill Umanmielen DE #1 | 6.5 |
| Will Echoles DT #52 | 4.5 | |
| Kam Franklin DE #5 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Wydett Williams Jr. S #16 | 3 |
| Zxavian Harris DT #51 | 1 | |
| Suntarine Perkins LB #4 | 1 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.