American college football season
The 2017 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the sport of American football during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cardinals competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and were led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Petrino , who began his second stint at Louisville in 2014 after eight years away. Home games were played at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the TaxSlayer Bowl where they lost to Mississippi State .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 7:30 p.m. vs. Purdue * No. 16 FOX W 35–2837,394 September 9 12:00 p.m. at North Carolina No. 17 ESPN W 47–3547,000 September 16 8:00 p.m. No. 3 Clemson No. 14 ABC L 21–4755,588 September 23 12:00 p.m. Kent State * No. 19 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ACCRSN W 42–347,812 September 30 3:30 p.m. Murray State * No. 17 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ACCRSN W 55–1047,826 8:00 p.m. at No. 24 NC State No. 17 ESPN L 25–3956,107 October 14 12:20 p.m Boston College Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ACCN L 42–4544,679 October 21 12:00 p.m. at Florida State ESPN W 31–2872,764 October 28 12:20 p.m. at Wake Forest ACCN L 32–4229,593 November 11 3:30 p.m. Virginia Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPNU W 38–2146,787 November 18 3:30 p.m. Syracuse Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPNU W 56–1034,265 November 25 12:00 p.m. at Kentucky * SECN W 44–1756,186 December 30 12:00 p.m. vs. No. 24 Mississippi State * ESPN L 27–3141,310 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
1 2 3 4 Total No. 16 Cardinals 7 3 15 10 35 Boilermakers 7 7 7 7 28
1 2 3 4 Total No. 17 Cardinals 10 10 7 20 47 Tar Heels 7 7 14 7 35
1 2 3 4 Total No. 3 Tigers 7 12 14 14 47 No. 14 Cardinals 7 0 0 14 21
1 2 3 4 Total Golden Flashes 0 3 0 0 3 No. 19 Cardinals 21 7 14 0 42
1 2 3 4 Total Racers 3 0 7 0 10 No. 17 Cardinals 14 21 10 10 55
1 2 3 4 Total No. 17 Cardinals 0 10 3 12 25 No. 24 Wolfpack 0 17 7 15 39
1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 7 7 14 17 45 Cardinals 14 7 0 21 42
1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 7 7 14 3 31 Seminoles 7 7 0 14 28
1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 3 7 7 15 32 Demon Deacons 14 14 7 7 42
1 2 3 4 Total Cavaliers 7 7 0 7 21 Cardinals 7 10 14 7 38
1 2 3 4 Total Orange 3 0 0 7 10 Cardinals 7 28 14 7 56
1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 17 14 3 10 44 Wildcats 7 3 0 7 17
vs Mississippi State–Tax Slayer Bowl[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 7 14 3 3 27 Bulldogs 14 3 0 14 31
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 16 17 14 19 17 17 RV — — — — — — RV RV — Coaches 17 16 14 20 18 17 RV — — — — — — RV RV — CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
The Cardinals had four players selected in the 2018 NFL draft.
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