Louisville CardinalsLouisville
vs 
North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth Carolina
Kenan Stadium
Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| North Carolina | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
Average points per quarter, 2026 season
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 8.2 | 7.6 | 13.2 | 9.6 | 38.6 |
| North Carolina | 9.5 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 24.1 |
| Louisville | Qtr | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 8.2 | Q1 | 9.5 |
| 7.6 | Q2 | 6.5 |
| 13.2 | Q3 | 5.8 |
| 9.6 | Q4 | 2.3 |
| 38.6 | Game | 24.1 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
Rivalry highlights
Series record
5-3
Louisville first, 8 meetings since 1988
Series leader
Louisville
Louisville lead 5-3 in 8 meetings since 1988
Widest recent margin
55 points
North Carolina 14-69 Louisville, 2005
Tightest recent margin
5 points
North Carolina 34-39 Louisville, 2012
Highest recent total
83 points
North Carolina 14-69 Louisville, 2005
Key players by position
| Louisville | Pos | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
 Lincoln Kienholz | QB | Billy Edwards Jr. |
 Isaac Brown | RB | Benjamin Hall |
 Tre Richardson | WR | Jordan Shipp |
 Jaleel Skinner | TE | Jelani Thurman |
 Clev Lubin | DL | Xavier Lewis |
 T.J. Capers | LB | Derek McDonald |
 Kaleb Beasley | DB | Greg Smith |
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Head to head
Full rivalry page Louisville 5 8 meetings since 1988 3 North Carolina
Louisville lead 5-3 in 8 meetings since 1988 Series leader: Louisville.
Team stats, this game
LouisvilleNorth CarolinaTeam stats, 2026 season
LouisvilleNorth Carolina 38.63rd Points per game 14th24.0
29.216th Points allowed 5th19.5
486.02nd Total yards per game 15th345.8
7.52nd Yards per play 10th6.0
198.64th Rush yards per game 14th135.5
287.47th Pass yards per game 15th210.3
23.47th First downs per game 12th20.3
45.6%7th Third-down rate 11th40.9%
+44th Turnover margin 11th-1
82nd Takeaways 11th5
814th Sacks 10th10
1012th Sacks allowed 5th8
82.414th Penalty yards per game 1st28.8
28:5311th Time of possession 17th27:26
Rank within each team's conference. 2026 season totals to date from CollegeFootballData.
Win probability
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Current drive Game leaders
LOU UNC Box score
Louisville: last 15 games
8-7 in the last 15 · 30.9 scored · 24.9 allowed
WON 34-27 scored 34 · allowed 27 See game LOST 27-30 scored 27 · allowed 30 See game WON 24-21 scored 24 · allowed 21 See game WON 38-24 scored 38 · allowed 24 See game WON 28-16 scored 28 · allowed 16 See game LOST 26-29 scored 26 · allowed 29 See game LOST 19-20 scored 19 · allowed 20 See game LOST 6-38 scored 6 · allowed 38 See game WON 41-0 scored 41 · allowed 0 See game WON 27-22 scored 27 · allowed 22 See game LOST 38-41 scored 38 · allowed 41 See game WON 59-13 scored 59 · allowed 13 See game WON 41-31 scored 41 · allowed 31 See game LOST 27-30 scored 27 · allowed 30 See game LOST 28-31 scored 28 · allowed 31 See game
North Carolina: last 15 games
6-9 in the last 15 · 20.9 scored · 21.6 allowed
WON 20-3 scored 20 · allowed 3 See game WON 41-6 scored 41 · allowed 6 See game LOST 9-34 scored 9 · allowed 34 See game LOST 10-38 scored 10 · allowed 38 See game LOST 18-21 scored 18 · allowed 21 See game LOST 16-17 scored 16 · allowed 17 See game WON 27-10 scored 27 · allowed 10 See game WON 20-15 scored 20 · allowed 15 See game LOST 12-28 scored 12 · allowed 28 See game LOST 25-32 scored 25 · allowed 32 See game LOST 19-42 scored 19 · allowed 42 See game WON 15-10 scored 15 · allowed 10 See game WON 35-3 scored 35 · allowed 3 See game LOST 20-28 scored 20 · allowed 28 See game LOST 26-37 scored 26 · allowed 37 See game
The matchup
| Louisville | Split | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | 2026 record | 2-2 |
| 1-2 | Conference | 0-1 |
| 193 | Points for | 96 |
| 146 | Points against | 78 |
| L2 | Form | L2 |
Recent meetings
2017
Louisville 47 : 35 North Carolina
47 : 35 North Carolina 2012
North Carolina 34 : 39 Louisville
34 : 39 Louisville 2011
Louisville 7 : 14 North Carolina
7 : 14 North Carolina 2005
North Carolina 14 : 69 Louisville
14 : 69 Louisville 2004
Louisville 34 : 0 North Carolina
34 : 0 North Carolina 1996
Louisville 10 : 28 North Carolina
10 : 28 North Carolina How to watch
TVNot announced yet
Make your pick
vs
Louisville · QB Lincoln Kienholz Pass yards
1394
Pass TD
9
Comp-Att
96-139
INT
1
Brown rush
367 yds
Richardson rec
445 yds
North Carolina · QB Billy Edwards Pass yards
819
Pass TD
6
Comp-Att
61-106
INT
3
Hall rush
251 yds
Shipp rec
273 yds
Mason Fields QB 3 Lincoln Kienholz QB 10 
Briggs Cherry QB 11 
Davin Wydner QB 17 
Ryan Zimmerman QB 1 Isaac Brown RB 5 
Keyjuan Brown RB 22 
Lekhy Thompkins RB 24 
Marquise Davis RB 32 
Braxton Jennings RB 
Elizjah Lewis WR Marlon Harbin WR 0 Tre Richardson WR Marlon Harbin WR 2 
TreyShun Hurry WR 7 
Lawayne McCoy WR 14 
Kris Hughes WR 42 
Rhys Dorsey WR 49 
DeVaun Jones WR 81 
Jakob Dixon WR 82 
Terrence McWilliams Jr. WR 83 
DJ Williams WR 84 
Payton Cook WR 86 
Jackson Voth WR 88 
Montavin Quisenberry WR 89 
Gavin Waddell WR 15 
Julius Miles TE 18 Jaleel Skinner TE 44 
Travis Egan TE 80 
Brody Foley TE 85 
Justyn Reid TE 87 
Dylan Mesman TE 90 
Hamilton Atkins TE 
Max Merz OL 53 
Lance Robinson OL 55 
Jimmy Williams III OL 56 
Eryx Daugherty OL 57 
Naeer Jackson OL 58 
Evan Wibberley OL 61 
Gradey Anthony OL 65 
Ellis McAdoo OL 66 
Johnnie Brown III OL 67 
James Glover-Tyson OL 70 
Anwar O'Neal OL 71 
Cason Henry OL 72 
Sam Secrest OL 73 
Ben Corhei OL 74 
Jarvis Strickland OL 75 
Cameron Gorin OL 76 
Tyler Folmar OL 78 
Charlie Edgeworth OL 
Bryten Close OT 
Keon Webb DL 2 
Demeco Kennedy DL 3 
Tyler Thompson DL 17 
AJ Green DL 19 
Micah Carter DL 40 
Eric Hazzard DL 50 Clev Lubin DL 59 Reece Sellers DL 62 
Chris Jones Jr. DL 90 
Daylen Russell DL 93 
Bailey Abercrombie DL 94 
Dillon Smith DL 95 
Joshua Donald DL 96 
Tommy Ziesmer DL 97 
Maurice Davis DL 98 
Sam Dawson DL 99 
Jerod Smith II DL 6 
Stanquan Clark LB 11 T.J. Capers LB 12 
Kalib Perry LB 23 
Benjamin Perry LB 30 
Taj Powell LB 34 
Brady Ballart LB 36 
Jacob Smith LB 38 
Cameron White LB 41 
Caleb Matelau LB 43 
Trent Carter LB 
Jordan Gervais DB 4 
Jabari Mack DB 4 
T.J. Banks DB 5 
Koen Entringer DB 9 
Antonio Watts DB 10 Kaleb Beasley DB 13 
Tayon Holloway DB 20 
Antonio Harris DB 21 
Jaydin Broadnax DB 25 
Brycen Scott DB 27 
Myles Norwood DB 28 
Santana Wilson DB 29 
Blake Ruffin DB 31 
Micah Rice DB 33 
Kris Brunson DB 37 
Anderson Mitchell DB 47 Garion McPherson DB 12 
DJ Waller Jr. CB 26 
Jordan Vann S 
Garth White PK 
Bode Shoaps PK 35 
Carson Hilbert PK 98 
Nick Keller PK 48 
Jacob Baker P 90 
Adam Winkenhofer P 91 Niall Hayes P 
Drew Kegebein LS 39 
Hayden Travelstead LS 47 
Ryan Manis LS 3 
Travis Burgess QB 8 
Miles O'Neill QB 9 Billy Edwards Jr. QB 10 
Au'Tori Newkirk QB 15 
DJ Mazzone QB 18 
Andres Miyares Jr. QB 0 
Demon June RB 5 
Kaleb Jackson RB 7 Benjamin Hall RB 20 
Crew Davis RB 23 
Charleston French RB 26 
JoJo Troupe RB 27 
Jaylen McGill RB 47 
Henry Martello FB 1 Jordan Shipp WR 2 
Trech Kekahuna WR 4 
Mason Humphrey WR 6 
Dayton Sneed WR 11 
Nathan Leacock WR 14 
C.J. Sadler WR 16 
Zamaurious Robertson WR 17 
Nyqir Helton WR 24 
Jaden Jefferson WR 81 
Kymistrii Young WR 82 
Keeyun Chapman WR 83 
Carnell Warren WR 86 
Madrid Tucker WR 19 
Jaxxon Warren TE 45 Jelani Thurman TE 80 
Jordan Washington TE 84 
Shamar Easter TE 85 
Dream Rashad TE 87 
Carson Sneed TE 88 
Deems May TE 51 
Peter Pesansky OL 52 
Rowan Byrne OL 54 
Jonah Rodriguez OL 55 
Brandon Homady OL 56 
Christo Kelly OL 57 
Will Conroy OL 60 
Cristian Alvarez OL 65 
Zion Smith OL 66 
Jordan Hall OL 67 
Dujuan Davis OL 68 
Aidan Banfield OL 70 
Byron Nelson OL 71 
Jacqawn McRoy OL 72 
Eidan Buchanan OL 73 
J.B. Shabazz OL 74 
Nick Fiumara OL 75 
Andrew Threatt OL 77 
Trey Blue OL 79 
Anthony Hall OL 0 
Isaiah Johnson DL 5 
Donovan Hoilette Jr. DL 9 
Melkart Abou Jaoude DL 11 
Jaylen Harvey DL 14 
Tarvorise Brown DL 25 
Joseph Mupoyi DL 29 
Zavion Griffin-Haynes DL 56 
Viliami Moala DL 88 
Vodney Cleveland DL 89 
Emmanuel Nwaiwu DL 90 Xavier Lewis DL 91 
Leroy Jackson DL 92 
Jimmy-Phrisco Alo-Suliafu DL 93 
Trashawn Ruffin DL 94 
David Jackson III DL 96 
Nicco Maggio DL 97 
Trey Giddens DL 8 
Jonathan Agumadu LB 10 
Peyton Seelmann LB 12 
Calvin Thomas LB 15 Derek McDonald LB 26 
DQ Forkpa LB 33 
Tyler Houser LB 35 
Ashton Blatt LB 36 
Jayden Griffin-Haynes LB 42 
Jordan Avinger LB 43 
Lantz Pascal LB 44 
Jake Bauer LB 54 
Timir Hickman-Collins LB 95 
Daniel Anderson LB 1 Greg Smith DB 2 
Kaleb Cost DB 3 
Ade Willie DB 4 
Jalon Thompson DB 6 
Tre Miller DB 7 
Peyton Waters DB 16 
Coleman Bryson DB 17 
Jakob Weatherspoon DB 18 
Jaiden Patterson DB 19 
Reggie Love II DB 20 
Xavier Jackson DB 21 
Kenton Dopson III DB 23 
Khristian Dunbar-Hawkins DB 24 
Javion Butts DB 27 
Graham Reintjes DB 28 
Jamarrion Gordon DB 30 
Jaziel Hart DB 31 
Julian Peterson DB 32 
Jermaine Anderson DB 34 
David Davis DB 38 
Julian Burns DB 90 
Rece Verhoff PK 92 
Aeron Burrell PK 97 
David Green PK 91 
Adam Mccann-Gibbs P 93 
Jacob Horvath P 40 
Roman Wazni LS 48 
Gannon Burt LS
Travis Burgess QB 8 Miles O'Neill QB 9 Billy Edwards Jr. QB 10 Au'Tori Newkirk QB 15 DJ Mazzone QB 18 Andres Miyares Jr. QB 0 Demon June RB 5 Kaleb Jackson RB 7 Benjamin Hall RB 20 Crew Davis RB 23 Charleston French RB 26 JoJo Troupe RB 27 Jaylen McGill RB 47 Henry Martello FB 1 Jordan Shipp WR 2 Trech Kekahuna WR 4 Mason Humphrey WR 6 Dayton Sneed WR 11 Nathan Leacock WR 14 C.J. Sadler WR 16 Zamaurious Robertson WR 17 Nyqir Helton WR 24 Jaden Jefferson WR 81 Kymistrii Young WR 82 Keeyun Chapman WR 83 Carnell Warren WR 86 Madrid Tucker WR 19 Jaxxon Warren TE 45 Jelani Thurman TE 80 Jordan Washington TE 84 Shamar Easter TE 85 Dream Rashad TE 87 Carson Sneed TE 88 Deems May TE 51 Peter Pesansky OL 52 Rowan Byrne OL 54 Jonah Rodriguez OL 55 Brandon Homady OL 56 Christo Kelly OL 57 Will Conroy OL 60 Cristian Alvarez OL 65 Zion Smith OL 66 Jordan Hall OL 67 Dujuan Davis OL 68 Aidan Banfield OL 70 Byron Nelson OL 71 Jacqawn McRoy OL 72 Eidan Buchanan OL 73 J.B. Shabazz OL 74 Nick Fiumara OL 75 Andrew Threatt OL 77 Trey Blue OL 79 Anthony Hall OL 0 Isaiah Johnson DL 5 Donovan Hoilette Jr. DL 9 Melkart Abou Jaoude DL 11 Jaylen Harvey DL 14 Tarvorise Brown DL 25 Joseph Mupoyi DL 29 Zavion Griffin-Haynes DL 56 Viliami Moala DL 88 Vodney Cleveland DL 89 Emmanuel Nwaiwu DL 90 Xavier Lewis DL 91 Leroy Jackson DL 92 Jimmy-Phrisco Alo-Suliafu DL 93 Trashawn Ruffin DL 94 David Jackson III DL 96 Nicco Maggio DL 97 Trey Giddens DL 8 Jonathan Agumadu LB 10 Peyton Seelmann LB 12 Calvin Thomas LB 15 Derek McDonald LB 26 DQ Forkpa LB 33 Tyler Houser LB 35 Ashton Blatt LB 36 Jayden Griffin-Haynes LB 42 Jordan Avinger LB 43 Lantz Pascal LB 44 Jake Bauer LB 54 Timir Hickman-Collins LB 95 Daniel Anderson LB 1 Greg Smith DB 2 Kaleb Cost DB 3 Ade Willie DB 4 Jalon Thompson DB 6 Tre Miller DB 7 Peyton Waters DB 16 Coleman Bryson DB 17 Jakob Weatherspoon DB 18 Jaiden Patterson DB 19 Reggie Love II DB 20 Xavier Jackson DB 21 Kenton Dopson III DB 23 Khristian Dunbar-Hawkins DB 24 Javion Butts DB 27 Graham Reintjes DB 28 Jamarrion Gordon DB 30 Jaziel Hart DB 31 Julian Peterson DB 32 Jermaine Anderson DB 34 David Davis DB 38 Julian Burns DB 90 Rece Verhoff PK 92 Aeron Burrell PK 97 David Green PK 91 Adam Mccann-Gibbs P 93 Jacob Horvath P 40 Roman Wazni LS 48 Gannon Burt LS 
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How to watch Louisville vs North Carolina
Louisville Cardinals vs North Carolina Tar Heels, TBD at Kenan Stadium on November 14, 2026.
- TV Kickoff is TBD. The network has not been announced yet, usually 6 to 12 days before kickoff.
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Louisville vs North Carolina: preview and how to watch
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