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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 Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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No. 16 Cardinals
7
3
15
10
35
Boilermakers
7
7
7
7
28
1
2
3
4
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No. 17 Cardinals
10
10
7
20
47
Tar Heels
7
7
14
7
35
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2
3
4
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No. 3 Tigers
7
12
14
14
47
No. 14 Cardinals
7
0
0
14
21
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2
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Golden Flashes
0
3
0
0
3
No. 19 Cardinals
21
7
14
0
42
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2
3
4
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Racers
3
0
7
0
10
No. 17 Cardinals
14
21
10
10
55
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2
3
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No. 17 Cardinals
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10
3
12
25
No. 24 Wolfpack
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17
7
15
39
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2
3
4
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Eagles
7
7
14
17
45
Cardinals
14
7
0
21
42
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2
3
4
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Cardinals
7
7
14
3
31
Seminoles
7
7
0
14
28
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2
3
4
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Cardinals
3
7
7
15
32
Demon Deacons
14
14
7
7
42
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2
3
4
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Cavaliers
7
7
0
7
21
Cardinals
7
10
14
7
38
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2
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Orange
3
0
0
7
10
Cardinals
7
28
14
7
56
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2
3
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Cardinals
17
14
3
10
44
Wildcats
7
3
0
7
17
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Cardinals
7
14
3
3
27
Bulldogs
14
3
0
14
31
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking 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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