The 2017 season's largest margin: Louisville 56, Syracuse 10. A 46-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2017 — The Winning Chapter
Louisville's 2017 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Lamar JacksonQB3,660 passing yards
- Malik WilliamsRB531 rushing yards
- Reggie BonnafonRB459 rushing yards
- Dae WilliamsRB235 rushing yards
- Jaylen SmithWR980 receiving yards
- Dez FitzpatrickWR699 receiving yards
- Seth DawkinsWR642 receiving yards
- Dorian EtheridgeLB83 tackles
- Chucky WilliamsS80 tackles
- Stacy ThomasLB69 tackles
- James HearnsLB7 sacks
- Jonathan GreenardLB7 sacks
- Trevon YoungLB4.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2017.
The season's deepest loss: Louisville 21, Clemson 47. A 26-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Louisville fell to Mississippi State 27-31 in the postseason.
"Go Cards"
2017 is a middle chapter for Louisville — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.