Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° |
Lester Larson (Independent) (1912–1913) |
1912 | Louisville | 3–1 | | | | | |
1913 | Louisville | 5–1 | | | | | |
Bruce Baker (Independent) (1914) |
1914 | Louisville | 1–4 | | | | | |
Will Duffy (Independent) (1915–1916) |
1915 | Louisville | 1–5–1 | | | | | |
1916 | Louisville | 2–3–1 | | | | | |
1917–20 | No team | | | | | | |
Bill Duncan (Independent) (1921–1922) |
1921 | Louisville | 2–2–1 | | | | | |
1922 | Louisville | 2–7 | | | | | |
Fred Enke (Independent) (1923–1924) |
1923 | Louisville | 5–3 | | | | | |
1924 | Louisville | 3–5–1 | | | | | |
Tom King (Independent) (1925–1930) |
1925 | Louisville | 8–0 | | | | | |
Tom King (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1926–1930) |
1926 | Louisville | 6–2 | 2–1 | T–11th | | | |
1927 | Louisville | 4–4 | 2–2 | T–9th | | | |
1928 | Louisville | 1–7 | 0–4 | 29th | | | |
1929 | Louisville | 3–5 | 1–3 | T–22nd | | | |
1930 | Louisville | 5–3 | 2–2 | T–13th | | | |
Jack McGrath (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1931) |
1931 | Louisville | 0–8 | 0–5 | 32nd | | | |
C. V. Money (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1932) |
1932 | Louisville | 0–9 | 0–5 | 27th | | | |
Ben Cregor (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1933–1935) |
1933 | Louisville | 1–7 | 1–6 | 28th | | | |
1934 | Louisville | 2–5 | 2–3 | T–20th | | | |
1935 | Louisville | 1–6–1 | 1–4 | T–26th | | | |
Laurie Apitz (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1936–1941) |
1936 | Louisville | 4–4 | 2–3 | T–20th | | | |
1937 | Louisville | 2–5–1 | 1–3–1 | T–23rd | | | |
1938 | Louisville | 2–6 | 0–3 | T–29th | | | |
1939 | Louisville | 5–2–1 | 1–1–1 | T–14th | | | |
1940 | Louisville | 3–5–1 | 0–2 | T–28th | | | |
1941 | Louisville | 4–4 | 1–1 | T–14th | | | |
Laurie Apitz (Independent) (1942) |
1942 | Louisville | 2–3 | | | | | |
1943–45 | No team | | | | | | |
Frank Camp (Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1946–1947) |
1946 | Louisville | 6–2 | 2–2 | 4th | | | |
1947 | Louisville | 7–0–1 | 2–0 | T–1st | | | |
Frank Camp (Ohio Valley Conference) (1948) |
1948 | Louisville | 5–5 | 1–1 | T–3rd | | | |
Frank Camp (Independent) (1949–1963) |
1949 | Louisville | 8–3 | | | | | |
1950 | Louisville | 3–6–1 | | | | | |
1951 | Louisville | 5–4 | | | | | |
1952 | Louisville | 3–5 | | | | | |
1953 | Louisville | 1–7 | | | | | |
1954 | Louisville | 3–6 | | | | | |
1955 | Louisville | 7–2 | | | | | |
1956 | Louisville | 6–3 | | | | | |
1957 | Louisville | 9–1 | | | W Sun | | |
1958 | Louisville | 4–4 | | | | | |
1959 | Louisville | 6–4 | | | | | |
1960 | Louisville | 7–2 | | | | | |
1961 | Louisville | 6–3 | | | | | |
1962 | Louisville | 6–4 | | | | | |
1963 | Louisville | 3–7 | | | | | |
Frank Camp (Missouri Valley Conference) (1964–1968) |
1964 | Louisville | 1–9 | 1–3 | T–4th | | | |
1965 | Louisville | 6–4 | 3–1 | 2nd | | | |
1966 | Louisville | 6–4 | 1–3 | T–4th | | | |
1967 | Louisville | 5–5 | 1–3 | 4th | | | |
1968 | Louisville | 5–5 | 2–3 | T–4th | | | |
Lee Corso (Missouri Valley Conference) (1969–1972) |
1969 | Louisville | 5–4–1 | 2–3 | T–3rd | | | |
1970 | Louisville | 8–3–1 | 4–0 | 1st | T Pasadena | | |
1971 | Louisville | 6–3–1 | 3–2 | T–2nd | | | |
1972 | Louisville | 9–1 | 4–1 | T–1st | | 16 | 18 |
T. W. Alley (Missouri Valley Conference) (1973–1974) |
1973 | Louisville | 5–6 | 3–2 | T–3rd | | | |
1974 | Louisville | 3–7 | 3–2 | 2nd | | | |
Vince Gibson (Independent) (1975–1979) |
1975 | Louisville | 2–9 | | | | | |
1976 | Louisville | 5–6 | | | | | |
1977 | Louisville | 7–4–1 | | | L Independence | | |
1978 | Louisville | 7–4 | | | | | |
1979 | Louisville | 4–6–1 | | | | | |
Bob Weber (Independent) (1980–1984) |
1980 | Louisville | 5–6 | | | | | |
1981 | Louisville | 5–6 | | | | | |
1982 | Louisville | 5–6 | | | | | |
1983 | Louisville | 3–8 | | | | | |
1984 | Louisville | 2–9 | | | | | |
Howard Schnellenberger (Independent) (1985–1994) |
1985 | Louisville | 2–9 | | | | | |
1986 | Louisville | 3–8 | | | | | |
1987 | Louisville | 3–7–1 | | | | | |
1988 | Louisville | 8–3 | | | | | |
1989 | Louisville | 6–5 | | | | | |
1990 | Louisville | 10–1–1 | | | W Fiesta | 12 | 14 |
1991 | Louisville | 2–9 | | | | | |
1992 | Louisville | 5–6 | | | | | |
1993 | Louisville | 9–3 | | | W Liberty | 23 | 24 |
1994 | Louisville | 6–5 | | | | | |
Ron Cooper (Independent) (1995) |
1995 | Louisville | 7–4 | | | | | |
Ron Cooper (Conference USA) (1996–1997) |
1996 | Louisville | 5–6 | 2–3 | T–3rd | | | |
1997 | Louisville | 1–10 | 0–6 | 7th | | | |
John L. Smith (Conference USA) (1998–2002) |
1998 | Louisville | 7–5 | 4–2 | 3rd | L Motor City | | |
1999 | Louisville | 7–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | L Humanitarian | | |
2000 | Louisville | 9–3 | 6–1 | 1st | L Liberty | | |
2001 | Louisville | 11–2 | 6–1 | 1st | W Liberty | 16 | 17 |
2002 | Louisville | 7–6 | 5–3 | 3rd | L GMAC | | |
Bobby Petrino (Conference USA) (2003–2004) |
2003 | Louisville | 9–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | L GMAC | | |
2004 | Louisville | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | W Liberty | 7 | 6 |
Bobby Petrino (Big East Conference) (2005–2006) |
2005 | Louisville | 9–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | L Gator | 20 | 19 |
2006 | Louisville | 12–1 | 6–1 | 1st | W Orange† | 7 | 6 |
Steve Kragthorpe (Big East Conference) (2007–2009) |
2007 | Louisville | 6–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | | | |
2008 | Louisville | 5–7 | 1–6 | 8th | | | |
2009 | Louisville | 4–8 | 1–6 | 7th | | | |
Charlie Strong (Big East Conference) (2010–2012) |
2010 | Louisville | 7–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | W Beef 'O' Brady's | | |
2011 | Louisville | 7–6 | 5–2 | T–1st | L Belk | | |
2012 | Louisville | 11–2 | 5–2 | T–1st | W Sugar† | 13 | 13 |
Charlie Strong (American Athletic Conference) (2013) |
2013 | Louisville | 12–1 | 7–1 | 2nd | W Russell Athletic | 15 | 15 |
Bobby Petrino (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2014–2018) |
2014 | Louisville | 9–4 | 5–3 | 3rd (Atlantic) | L Belk | 24 | 24 |
2015 | Louisville | 8–5 | 5–3 | 3rd (Atlantic) | W Music City | | |
2016 | Louisville | 9–4 | 7–1 | T–1st (Atlantic) | L Citrus | 20 | 21 |
2017 | Louisville | 8–5 | 4–4 | T–3rd (Atlantic) | L TaxSlayer | | |
2018 | Louisville[n 1] | 2–10[n 1] | 0–8[n 1] | 7th (Atlantic) | | | |
Scott Satterfield (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2019–2022) |
2019 | Louisville | 8–5 | 5–3 | 2nd (Atlantic) | W Music City | | |
2020 | Louisville | 4–7 | 3–7 | 12th | | | |
2021 | Louisville | 6–7 | 4–4 | T–4th (Atlantic) | L First Responder | | |
2022 | Louisville[n 2] | 8–5[n 2] | 4–4 | T–3rd (Atlantic) | W Fenway | | |
Jeff Brohm (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2023–present) |
2023 | Louisville | 10–4 | 7–1 | 2nd | L Holiday | 18 | 19 |
Total: | 550–496–17 | |
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
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