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2026 · TraditionalLouisville · 5 of 9
494.5
Yards / game
447.4
3.14
Points / drive
2.48
5.2
TDs / game
4.0
45.5
3rd-down %
47.4
68.2
RZ TD %
57.7
0.8
Turnover margin
-0.2
2.0
Sacks / game
2.4
4.3
TFL / game
6.6
12.3
Havoc / game
13.6
42.3 / 57.7
Pass / Rush split
47.1 / 52.9
2026 · Situational matchup
When Louisville has the ball
Louisville's early-down offense ranks 3rd of 138. Syracuse's early-down defense ranks 117th of 138.
Louisville's passing-down offense ranks 12th of 138. Syracuse's passing-down defense ranks 28th of 138.
Louisville's third-down offense ranks 25th of 138. Syracuse's third-down defense ranks 10th of 138.
Louisville's red-zone offense ranks 80th of 138. Syracuse's red-zone defense ranks 114th of 138.
When Syracuse has the ball
Syracuse's early-down offense ranks 76th of 138. Louisville's early-down defense ranks 133rd of 138.
Syracuse's passing-down offense ranks 63rd of 138. Louisville's passing-down defense ranks 122nd of 138.
Syracuse's third-down offense ranks 32nd of 138. Louisville's third-down defense ranks 49th of 138.
Syracuse's red-zone offense ranks 123rd of 138. Louisville's red-zone defense ranks 65th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(0.215 last 3 vs 0.229 season)
Defense formabout the same(0.106 last 3 vs 0.090 season)
Offense formabout the same(0.076 last 3 vs 0.076 season)
▼Defense form0.077 last 3 vs -0.093 season (+0.170)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingLincoln Kienholz — 1534 yd, 9 TD
RushingIsaac Brown — 557 yd, 4 TD
ReceivingTre Richardson — 445 yd, 2 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingSteve Angeli — 731 yd, 4 TD
RushingTylik Hill — 405 yd, 1 TD
ReceivingUmari Hatcher — 560 yd, 6 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Louisville offense
3rdof 1380.253284 plays
vs
Syracuse defense · allowed
117thof 1380.074Louisville defense · allowed
133rdof 1380.152vs
Syracuse offense
76thof 1380.009275 plays
Passing downs
Louisville offense
12thof 1380.336114 plays
vs
Syracuse defense · allowed
28thof 138-0.166118 plays
Louisville defense · allowed
122ndof 1380.226147 plays
vs
Syracuse offense
63rdof 1380.061138 plays
Third down
Louisville offense
25thof 1380.30467 plays
vs
Syracuse defense · allowed
10thof 138-0.29459 plays · small sample
Louisville defense · allowed
49thof 138-0.06589 plays
vs
Syracuse offense
32ndof 1380.26878 plays
Red zone
Louisville offense
80thof 138-0.03163 plays
vs
Syracuse defense · allowed
114thof 1380.17539 plays · small sample
Louisville defense · allowed
65thof 138-0.07555 plays · small sample
vs
Syracuse offense
123rdof 138-0.30672 plays
Field advancement
Louisville offense
25thof 13856.7%vs
Syracuse defense · allowed
49thof 13839.5%Louisville defense · allowed
106thof 13848.8%vs
Syracuse offense
34thof 13855.3%Away
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Louisville Offense vs Syracuse DefenseLouisville · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.22#26
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#580.05
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.205#13
351 plays
EPA/Play
#71-0.013
allowed · 268 plays
0.275#13
151 plays
EPA/Pass
#24-0.181
allowed · 125 plays
0.151#21
200 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1200.134
allowed · 143 plays
51.0%#24
351 plays
Success Rate
#9747.4%
allowed · 268 plays
52.3%#23
Pass Success Rate
#4640.4%
allowed
50.0%#50
Rush Success Rate
#10749.4%
allowed
56.7%#25
Available Yards %
#4939.5%
allowed
70.8#74
Net Field Position
#10069.9
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.253#3
284 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1170.074
allowed
7.9#125
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#198.0
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Louisville Defense vs Syracuse OffenseSyracuse · 9 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.05#90
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#520.09
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.093#119
allowed · 415 plays
EPA/Play
#580.048
356 plays
0.142#112
allowed · 190 plays
EPA/Pass
#560.047
172 plays
0.051#98
allowed · 225 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#600.049
184 plays
46.5%#86
allowed · 415 plays
Success Rate
#8945.5%
356 plays
44.6%#90
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#5845.9%
46.6%#70
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#10545.1%
48.8%#106
allowed
Available Yards %
#3455.3%
71.9#63
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#4969.3
0.152#133
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#760.009
275 plays
6.6#111
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#877.2
2026 · Situational EPALouisville · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.212
353 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.056
363 plays
0.084
398 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.018
280 plays
-0.031
63 plays
Red Zone · Off
-0.306
72 plays
-0.075
55 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.175
39 plays · small sample
0.304
67 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.268
78 plays
-0.065
89 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.294
59 plays · small sample