Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 2 |
7:30 p.m. |
vs. Purdue* |
No. 16 |
Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN |
FOX |
W 35–28 |
37,394 |
September 9 |
12:00 p.m. |
at North Carolina |
No. 17 |
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
ESPN |
W 47–35 |
47,000 |
September 16 |
8:00 p.m. |
No. 3 Clemson |
No. 14 |
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY |
ABC |
L 21–47 |
55,588 |
September 23 |
12:00 p.m. |
Kent State* |
No. 19 |
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY |
ACCRSN |
W 42–3 |
47,812 |
September 30 |
3:30 p.m. |
Murray State* |
No. 17 |
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY |
ACCRSN |
W 55–10 |
47,826 |
October 5 |
8:00 p.m. |
at No. 24 NC State |
No. 17 |
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC |
ESPN |
L 25–39 |
56,107 |
October 14 |
12:20 p.m |
Boston College |
|
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY |
ACCN |
L 42–45 |
44,679 |
October 21 |
12:00 p.m. |
at Florida State |
|
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL |
ESPN |
W 31–28 |
72,764 |
October 28 |
12:20 p.m. |
at Wake Forest |
|
BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC |
ACCN |
L 32–42 |
29,593 |
November 11 |
3:30 p.m. |
Virginia |
|
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY |
ESPNU |
W 38–21 |
46,787 |
November 18 |
3:30 p.m. |
Syracuse |
|
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY |
ESPNU |
W 56–10 |
34,265 |
November 25 |
12:00 p.m. |
at Kentucky* |
|
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (Rivalry) |
SECN |
W 44–17 |
56,186 |
December 30 |
12:00 p.m. |
vs. No. 24 Mississippi State* |
|
EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL (TaxSlayer Bowl) |
ESPN |
L 27–31 |
41,310 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time All dates, times and TV are tentative and subject to change. |
Game summaries
vs Purdue
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 16 Cardinals |
7 |
3 |
15 |
10 |
35 |
Boilermakers |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
28 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–0–1 |
1987 |
T, 22–22 |
at North Carolina
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 17 Cardinals |
10 |
10 |
7 |
20 |
47 |
Tar Heels |
7 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
35 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–3 |
2012 |
W, 39–34 |
Clemson
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 3 Tigers |
7 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
47 |
No. 14 Cardinals |
7 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
28 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–3 |
2016 |
L, 36–42 |
Kent State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Flashes |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
No. 19 Cardinals |
21 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
42 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
8–9 |
1973 |
L, 3–10 |
Murray State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Racers |
3 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
No. 17 Cardinals |
14 |
21 |
10 |
10 |
55 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
13–6 |
2014 |
W, 66–21 |
at NC State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 17 Cardinals |
0 |
10 |
3 |
12 |
25 |
No. 24 Wolfpack |
0 |
17 |
7 |
15 |
39 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
6–1 |
2016 |
W, 54–13 |
Boston College
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Eagles |
7 |
7 |
14 |
17 |
45 |
Cardinals |
14 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
42 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
6–3 |
2016 |
W, 52–7 |
at Florida State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cardinals |
7 |
7 |
14 |
3 |
31 |
Seminoles |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
28 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–14 |
2016 |
W, 63–20 |
at Wake Forest
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cardinals |
3 |
7 |
7 |
15 |
32 |
Demon Deacons |
14 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
42 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–0 |
2016 |
W, 44–12 |
Virginia
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cavaliers |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
Cardinals |
7 |
10 |
14 |
7 |
38 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–2 |
2016 |
W, 32–25 |
Syracuse
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Orange |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
Cardinals |
7 |
28 |
14 |
7 |
56 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
9–6 |
2016 |
W, 62–28 |
at Kentucky
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cardinals |
17 |
14 |
3 |
10 |
44 |
Wildcats |
7 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
14–15 |
2016 |
L, 38–41 |
vs Mississippi State–Tax Slayer Bowl
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cardinals |
7 |
14 |
3 |
3 |
27 |
Bulldogs |
14 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
31 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–2 |
1976 |
L, 21–30 (MSU Later forfited) |
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place 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 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
RV |
RV |
NR |
Coaches |
17 |
16 |
14 |
20 |
18 |
17 |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
RV |
RV |
NR |
CFP |
Not released |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
Not released |
2018 NFL Draft
The Cardinals had four players selected in the 2018 NFL draft.
References
|
---|
Venues | |
---|
Bowls & rivalries | |
---|
Culture & lore | |
---|
People | |
---|
Seasons | |
---|