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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.

2017 Louisville Cardinals football

TaxSlayer Bowl, L 27–31 vs. Mississippi State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Record	8–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Petrino (8th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Lonnie Galloway (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mike Summers (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Peter Sirmon (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No.4Clemson xy$^	7	–	1	12	–	2
No.23NC State	6	–	2	9	–	4
Boston College	4	–	4	7	–	6
Louisville	4	–	4	8	–	5
Wake Forest	4	–	4	8	–	5
Florida State	3	–	5	7	–	6
Syracuse	2	–	6	4	–	8
Coastal Division
No.13Miami (FL)xy	7	–	1	10	–	3
No.24Virginia Tech	5	–	3	9	–	4
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	5	–	6
Duke	3	–	5	7	–	6
Pittsburgh	3	–	5	5	–	7
Virginia	3	–	5	6	–	7
North Carolina	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Miami 3
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 p.m.	vs. Purdue*	No. 16	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN (Ally Classic)	FOX	W 35–28	37,394
September 9	12:00 p.m.	atNorth 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 (College GameDay)	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.	atFlorida State		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	W 31–28	72,764
October 28	12:20 p.m.	atWake 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.	atKentucky*		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 the game All times are in Eastern time

	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

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position
Jaire Alexander	Green Bay Packers	1st	18th	CB
Lamar Jackson	Baltimore Ravens	1st	32nd	QB
Geron Christian	Washington Redskins	3rd	74th	OT
Trevon Young	Los Angeles Rams	6th	205th	DE

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Cardinals	7	3	15	10	35
Boilermakers	7	7	7	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Cardinals	10	10	7	20	47
Tar Heels	7	7	14	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Tigers	7	12	14	14	47
No. 14 Cardinals	7	0	0	14	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	3	0	0	3
No. 19 Cardinals	21	7	14	0	42

2017 Louisville Cardinals football team

Schedule

Game summaries

vs Purdue

At North Carolina

Clemson

Kent State

Murray State

At NC State

Boston College

At Florida State

At Wake Forest

Virginia

Syracuse

At Kentucky

vs Mississippi State–Tax Slayer Bowl

Rankings

Roster

2018 NFL Draft

References

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