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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

+6.1#30
Efficiency margin
+11.5#15
28.5
Offense (pts/100)
35.0
22.3
Defense (pts/100)
23.5
63.3
Pace (plays/g)
75.6
5.79
Yards / play
6.58
4.83
Yards / play allowed
5.42
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

30.2
Points / game
37.2
21.1
Points allowed
20.1
389
Yards / game
498
300
Yards allowed
333
191
Pass yds allowed
183
110
Rush yds allowed
150
1.33
Turnovers / game
1.00
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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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 DateResultSiteWon
20212021-09-06Louisville 2443 Ole MissneutralOle Miss

Louisville leaders 2025 season

PassingMiller Moss QB #7228/356, 2526 YDS, 14 TD, 7 INT
Deuce Adams QB #815/21, 112 YDS
RushingIsaac Brown RB #191 CAR, 782 YDS, 5 TD
Keyjuan Brown RB #581 CAR, 592 YDS, 6 TD
Braxton Jennings RB #3237 CAR, 200 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingChris Bell WR #072 REC, 917 YDS, 6 TD
Caullin Lacy WR #554 REC, 547 YDS, 2 TD
Dacari Collins WR #313 REC, 219 YDS, 1 TD
Jaleel Skinner TE #1820 REC, 199 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesTJ Quinn LB #3487
D'Angelo Hutchinson DB #2179
JoJo Evans Jr. DB #2756
SacksClev Lubin DL #507
Wesley Bailey EDGE #236
AJ Green DL #174
InterceptionsAntonio Watts DB #93
TJ Quinn LB #342
Tayon Holloway DB #132

Ole Miss leaders 2025 season

PassingTrinidad Chambliss QB #6218/333, 3016 YDS, 18 TD, 3 INT
Austin Simmons QB #1341/70, 680 YDS, 4 TD, 5 INT
RushingKewan Lacy RB #5258 CAR, 1279 YDS, 20 TD
Trinidad Chambliss QB #6118 CAR, 470 YDS, 6 TD
Logan Diggs RB #2225 CAR, 168 YDS, 3 TD
ReceivingHarrison Wallace III WR #246 REC, 719 YDS, 3 TD
Deuce Alexander WR #134 REC, 577 YDS, 2 TD
Cayden Lee WR #1933 REC, 537 YDS, 3 TD
De'Zhaun Stribling WR #138 REC, 533 YDS, 5 TD
Defense
TacklesTJ Dottery LB #677
Suntarine Perkins LB #464
Wydett Williams Jr. S #1655
SacksPrincewill Umanmielen DE #16.5
Will Echoles DT #524.5
Kam Franklin DE #53.5
InterceptionsWydett Williams Jr. S #163
Zxavian Harris DT #511
Suntarine Perkins LB #41
Player production is per game from the 2025 season, for players on the current roster.