The 2021 season's largest margin: Louisville 62, Duke 22. A 40-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2021 — The 2021 Season
Louisville's 2021 season (6-6) 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
- Malik CunninghamQB2,941 passing yards
- Jordan TravisQB1,539 passing yards
- Jalen MitchellRB722 rushing yards
- Trevion CooleyRB431 rushing yards
- Hassan HallRB272 rushing yards
- Marshon FordTE550 receiving yards
- Jordan WatkinsWR529 receiving yards
- Tyler HarrellWR523 receiving yards
- C.J. AveryLB97 tackles
- Qwynnterrio ColeDB87 tackles
- Kenderick Duncan Jr.DB76 tackles
- Yasir AbdullahLB10 sacks
- Ashton GillotteDL4 sacks
- Mason ReigerLB2 sacks
Season leaders, 2021.
The season's deepest loss: Louisville 21, Kentucky 52. A 31-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Louisville fell to Air Force 28-31 in the postseason.
"Go Cards"
2021 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.