CFB Schedule college football
Wk 9 · 2026

Stanford Cardinal at Louisville Cardinals — Sat, Oct 31

Sat, Oct 31 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, Louisville
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ACC · no games yet

What is at stake

A ACC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Louisville is ranked #24 (AP Top 25 ยท 2026-08-17).

Efficiency · 2025 ratings

-5.3#94
Efficiency margin
+6.1#30
21.7
Offense (pts/100)
28.5
27.0
Defense (pts/100)
22.3
64.3
Pace (plays/g)
63.3
4.70
Yards / play
5.79
5.93
Yards / play allowed
4.83
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

18.8
Points / game
30.2
29.2
Points allowed
21.1
306
Yards / game
389
408
Yards allowed
300
289
Pass yds allowed
191
119
Rush yds allowed
110
1.42
Turnovers / game
1.33
From completed 2025 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Stanford form

L 20-49vs NDW 31-10vs CALL 15-20at UNCL 20-35vs PITTL 7-42at MIA
2025 season

Louisville form

W 41-0vs UKL 6-38at SMUL 19-20vs CLEML 26-29vs CALW 28-16at VT
2025 season

Stanford 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.

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.
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 · 4

OpponentStanfordLouisville
Georgia Tech
ACC
vs Wk 4 · scheduled previewat Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Wake Forest
ACC
at Wk 5 · scheduled previewvs Wk 4 · scheduled preview
NC State
ACC
vs Wk 8 · scheduled previewat Wk 5 · scheduled preview
SMU
ACC
vs Wk 13 · scheduled previewvs Wk 3 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Stanford leads the series 1–0 · Stanford won the last one
1 meeting in 2006–2026 · average margin 3.0 points toward Stanford
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20242024-11-16Louisville 3538 Stanfordat STANStanford

Stanford leaders 2025 season

PassingBen Gulbranson QB #15148/260, 1813 YDS, 9 TD, 10 INT
Elijah Brown QB #774/127, 829 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT
RushingMicah Ford RB #20145 CAR, 643 YDS, 4 TD
Cole Tabb RB #3114 CAR, 445 YDS, 3 TD
Sedrick Irvin RB #2641 CAR, 118 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingCJ Williams WR #359 REC, 749 YDS, 6 TD
Sam Roush TE #8649 REC, 545 YDS, 2 TD
Bryce Farrell WR #1129 REC, 455 YDS, 2 TD
Caden High WR #037 REC, 414 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesMatt Rose LB #35106
Scotty Edwards S #2154
Jahsiah Galvan LB #050
SacksClay Patterson DL #914
Ernest Cooper LB #443
Matt Rose LB #353
InterceptionsBrandon Nicholson CB #92
Collin Wright CB #61

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
Player production is per game from the 2025 season, for players on the current roster.