The Louisville Cardinals will play Austin Peay (FCS) on August 31, their first game of the 2024 college football schedule — see below for the full slate.

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2024 Louisville Game and TV Schedule

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Louisville 2024 Strength of Schedule

• Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total last year (70), the Cardinals have the 67th-ranked schedule in college football.
• According to its opponents’ projected win total this season (68), Louisville has the 50th-ranked schedule in college football.
• The Cardinals are playing the 91st-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year).
• In 2024, Louisville’s schedule will include eight games against teams which had winning records a year ago, including two games against teams that had nine or more wins and three games against squads with three or fewer wins in 2023.
• The Cardinals will see eight teams on their schedule this season that made a bowl game in 2023.

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Louisville Stat Insights (2023)

• The Cardinals ranked 42nd in total offense last year (415.1 yards per game), but they played really well on the defensive side of the ball, ranking 21st-best in FBS with 415.1 yards allowed per game.
• Louisville owned the 44th-ranked scoring offense last season (30.7 points per game), and it was less effective defensively, ranking 99th-worst with 21.3 points allowed per game.
• Offensively, the Cardinals ranked 57th in FBS with 236.6 passing yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 57th in passing yards allowed per contest (217.3).
• Defensively, Louisville was a top-25 unit in terms of rushing yards last season, ranking ninth-best by allowing only 99.7 rushing yards per game. It ranked 38th on offense (178.5 rushing yards per game).
• The Cardinals ranked 83rd in third-down percentage last season (36.9%), but they played really well on the defensive side of the ball, ranking eighth-best in FBS with a 29.7% third-down conversion rate allowed.
• With 20 forced turnovers (37th in FBS) against 19 turnovers committed (77th in FBS) last season, Louisville’s +1 turnover margin ranked 58th in college football.

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