The Louisville Cardinals were 8-4 in 2017. They fell to the Mississippi State Bulldogs, 31 to 27, in the TaxSlayer Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4 | 5-3 | 9-4 | |
5 | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
6 | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
7 | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
8 | 3-5 | 7-6 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 13 | 495 | 7,084 | 959 | 7.4 | 3,186 | 495 | 6.4 | 3,898 | 464 | 8.4 | 32 | 178 | 353 | 157 | 168 | 28 | 82 | 664 |
Team Rank | 14th | 3rd | 33rd | 3rd | 15th | 57th | 2nd | 17th | 26th | 17th | 99th | 54th | 4th | 14th | 16th | 20th | 84th | 66th | |
Opponent | 13 | 356 | 5,045 | 926 | 5.6 | 2,124 | 514 | 4.1 | 2,921 | 385 | 7.6 | 27 | 212 | 266 | 118 | 133 | 15 | 74 | 719 |
Opponent Rank | 73rd | 76th | 74th | 64th | 67th | 90th | 51st | 78th | 59th | 93rd | 55th | 98th | 76th | 81st | 88th | 16th | 66th | 45th | |
Net | +139 | +2,039 | +33 | +1.8 | +1,062 | -19 | +2.3 | +977 | +79 | +0.8 | +5 | -34 | +87 | +39 | +35 | +13 | +8 | -55 | |
Net Rank | 24th | 8th | 29th | 8th | 19th | 75th | 4th | 16th | 21st | 35th | 87th | 82nd | 10th | 28th | 25th | 5th | 82nd | 47th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |