Sat, Oct 31, 3:15 PM ET· Cardinal Stadium
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2026 · TraditionalLouisville · 9 of 9
359.6
Yards / game
484.6
1.88
Points / drive
3.04
2.4
TDs / game
5.1
33.9
3rd-down %
45.6
58.3
RZ TD %
72.0
0.0
Turnover margin
0.9
0.8
Sacks / game
2.4
3.9
TFL / game
5.3
8.1
Havoc / game
13.9
53.9 / 46.1
Pass / Rush split
42.3 / 57.7
2026 · Situational matchup
When Stanford has the ball
Stanford's early-down offense ranks 93rd of 138. Louisville's early-down defense ranks 130th of 138.
Stanford's passing-down offense ranks 127th of 138. Louisville's passing-down defense ranks 121st of 138.
Stanford's third-down offense ranks 111th of 138. Louisville's third-down defense ranks 46th of 138.
Stanford's red-zone offense ranks 100th of 138. Louisville's red-zone defense ranks 25th of 138.
When Louisville has the ball
Louisville's early-down offense ranks 3rd of 138. Stanford's early-down defense ranks 125th of 138.
Louisville's passing-down offense ranks 5th of 138. Stanford's passing-down defense ranks 132nd of 138.
Louisville's third-down offense ranks 16th of 138. Stanford's third-down defense ranks 113th of 138.
Louisville's red-zone offense ranks 51st of 138. Stanford's red-zone defense ranks 135th 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(-0.179 last 3 vs -0.146 season)
▲Defense form0.075 last 3 vs 0.159 season (-0.084)
▲Offense form0.297 last 3 vs 0.233 season (+0.064)
Defense formabout the same(0.038 last 3 vs 0.073 season)
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2026 · Stat leaders
PassingDavis Warren — 1933 yd, 11 TD
RushingMicah Ford — 679 yd, 8 TD
ReceivingCaden High — 440 yd, 4 TD
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2026 · Stat leaders
PassingLincoln Kienholz — 1844 yd, 10 TD
RushingIsaac Brown — 568 yd, 4 TD
ReceivingLawayne McCoy — 513 yd, 4 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
Stanford offense
93rdof 138-0.032313 plays
vs
Louisville defense · allowed
130thof 1380.126Stanford defense · allowed
125thof 1380.103vs
Louisville offense
3rdof 1380.235332 plays
Passing downs
Stanford offense
127thof 138-0.193196 plays
vs
Louisville defense · allowed
121stof 1380.224170 plays
Stanford defense · allowed
132ndof 1380.290188 plays
vs
Louisville offense
5thof 1380.383140 plays
Third down
Stanford offense
111thof 138-0.146109 plays
vs
Louisville defense · allowed
46thof 138-0.075103 plays
Stanford defense · allowed
113thof 1380.196105 plays
vs
Louisville offense
16thof 1380.37380 plays
Red zone
Stanford offense
100thof 138-0.08860 plays
vs
Louisville defense · allowed
25thof 138-0.23970 plays
Stanford defense · allowed
135thof 1380.39983 plays
vs
Louisville offense
51stof 1380.06269 plays
Field advancement
Stanford offense
118thof 13839.5%vs
Louisville defense · allowed
108thof 13848.9%Stanford defense · allowed
122ndof 13852.2%vs
Louisville offense
36thof 13854.0%Away
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Stanford Offense vs Louisville DefenseLouisville · 8 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)
-0.24#116
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#670.01
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.039#91
409 plays
EPA/Play
#1080.072
allowed · 498 plays
0.007#73
223 plays
EPA/Pass
#1100.129
allowed · 234 plays
-0.094#119
186 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#840.021
allowed · 264 plays
42.5%#125
409 plays
Success Rate
#8546.4%
allowed · 498 plays
40.8%#111
Pass Success Rate
#10245.6%
allowed
44.6%#111
Rush Success Rate
#5745.8%
allowed
39.5%#118
Available Yards %
#10848.9%
allowed
74.9#135
Net Field Position
#7171.4
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.032#93
313 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1300.126
allowed
7.5#109
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1036.8
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Stanford Defense vs Louisville OffenseLouisville · 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)
-0.34#130
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#180.26
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.139#129
allowed · 425 plays
EPA/Play
#90.212
412 plays
0.132#111
allowed · 222 plays
EPA/Pass
#70.312
177 plays
0.147#128
allowed · 203 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#240.137
235 plays
48.5%#111
allowed · 425 plays
Success Rate
#3050.0%
412 plays
47.0%#115
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#1652.5%
50.4%#120
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#7648.1%
52.2%#122
allowed
Available Yards %
#3654.0%
70.4#94
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#8871.4
0.103#125
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#30.235
332 plays
6.4#122
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1277.9
2026 · Situational EPALouisville · 6 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.037
414 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.218
414 plays
0.138
436 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.064
481 plays
-0.088
60 plays
Red Zone · Off
0.062
69 plays
0.399
83 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.239
70 plays
-0.146
109 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.373
80 plays
0.196
105 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.075
103 plays