Despite a present three-game losing streak, Louisville football nonetheless can attain 9 wins to finish the 2025 season. The Cardinals host Kentucky within the Governor’s Cup on Saturday and can play in a bowl sport to shut the yr.
UofL reached bowl eligibility for the fifth straight season and has gone 2-2 within the bowl video games. With one sport left within the common season, Louisville has been projected to play in a number of bowl video games — with the most typical being the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.
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Here are Louisville’s latest bowl projections after Week 13 of the school soccer season:
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
2:30 p.m. Dec. 19 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida (ESPN)
Pro Football Network: Louisville vs. East Carolina
In 2010, the Gasparilla Bowl was named the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl, and the Cardinals defeated Southern Miss, 31-28. Jeremy Wright scored on a 95-yard kickoff return, and quarterback Justin Burke went 20-for-32 passing for 178 yards and two touchdowns.
Louisville hasn’t performed East Carolina since 2004, when the Cardinals received 59-7 at house. UofL has a 6-4 lead over the Pirates.
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Wasabi Fenway Bowl
2:15 p.m. Dec. 27 at Fenway Park, Boston (ESPN)
Mark Schlabach: Louisville vs. South Florida
The Keg of Nails rivalry sport between UofL and Cincinnati was renewed three years in the past when the applications performed within the Fenway Bowl. Scott Satterfield left Louisville for Cincinnati, and Deion Branch, now UofL’s vast receivers coach, was named the interim head coach. Branch jokingly retired from head teaching on prime after the Cards earned a 24-7 win over the Bearcats. Maurice Turner had 160 yards on 31 carries. Jawhar Jordan scored twice, carrying the ball 9 instances for 115 yards.
Louisville and South Florida haven’t performed for the reason that 2022 season; the Cardinals received, 41-3. Louisville has a 7-5 all-time sequence lead over the Bulls.
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Go Bowling Military Bowl
11 a.m. Dec. 27 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland (ESPN)
The Athletic: Louisville vs. Navy
Louisville has by no means performed within the Military Bowl, which started in 2008, however Navy is one among three applications to have performed within the bowl 3 times. The Midshipmen are 2-1, with their most up-to-date look in 2017. Navy beat Virginia, 49-7.
UofL and Navy have solely performed twice (1993-94), with the Cardinals profitable each conferences.
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
2 p.m. Dec. 31 at Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas
College Football News: Louisville vs. Arizona State
Louisville might be again in El Paso this yr after beating Washington, 35-34, in final yr’s Sun Bowl. Harrison Bailey, who transferred to Florida through the offseason, was named the offensive MVP after he threw three touchdowns and handed for 164 yards. Antonio Watts had the game-winning move breakup when Washington tried a 2-point conversion. The Sun Bowl was additionally this system’s first bowl look in 1958. The Cards beat Drake, 34-20.
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Arizona State and Louisville performed one another 3 times within the Nineties however haven’t confronted each other for the reason that Cards received, 25-22, in 1994.
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
8 p.m. Jan. 2 at Bank of America Stadium; Charlotte, North Carolina (ESPN)
Kyle Bonagura: Louisville vs. Tennessee
Athlon Sports: Louisville vs. Missouri
Louisville might get to Charlotte in any case. Two media shops are projecting the Cardinals to make the Mayo Bowl to play both Tennessee or Missouri. They’ve by no means crushed both program, going 0-6 in opposition to the SEC groups. Louisville additionally doesn’t have a very good document within the Mayo Bowl. It was referred to as the Belk Bowl when the Cardinals misplaced to Georgia, 37-14, in 2014 and N.C. State, 31-24, in 2011.
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This article initially appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville football bowl projections range from Fenway to Mayo