Louisville Cardinals Bowls

Seasons: 64 (1962 to 2025)

Record (W-L-T): 403-334-7

Adjusted Record (W-L-T): 405-332-7

Conferences: ACC, American, Big East, CUSA, MVC, Ind

Conf. Championships: 8

Bowl Record: 27 Bowls, 13-13-1, .500 W-L% (Major Bowls)

Ranked in AP Poll: 8 Times (Preseason), 12 Times (Final), 165 Weeks (Total)

Ranked in CFP Rankings: 3 Times (Final), 22 Weeks (Total)

Heisman Winners: Lamar Jackson (2016)

Stadium: L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium (cap. 61,000)

Location: Louisville, Kentucky

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28 Bowls

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28 Bowls Table
Rk	Year	Date	Day	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
1	2025	Dec 23, 2025	Tue	Boca Raton Bowl	Louisville	27	Toledo	22
2	2024	Dec 31, 2024	Tue	Sun Bowl	Louisville	35	Washington	34
3	2023	Dec 27, 2023	Wed	Holiday Bowl	USC	42	Louisville	28
4	2022	Dec 17, 2022	Sat	Fenway Bowl	Louisville	24	Cincinnati	7
5	2021	Dec 28, 2021	Tue	First Responder Bowl	Air Force	31	Louisville	28	Gerald J. Ford Stadium - Dallas, Texas
6	2019	Dec 30, 2019	Mon	Music City Bowl	Louisville	38	Mississippi State	28	Nissan Stadium - Nashville, Tennessee
7	2017	Dec 30, 2017	Sat	TaxSlayer Bowl	Mississippi State	31	Louisville	27	EverBank Field - Jacksonville, Florida
8	2016	Dec 31, 2016	Sat	Citrus Bowl	LSU	29	Louisville	9	Camping World Stadium - Orlando, Florida
9	2015	Dec 30, 2015	Wed	Music City Bowl	Louisville	27	Texas A&M	21	Nashville, TN
10	2014	Dec 30, 2014	Tue	Belk Bowl	Georgia	37	Louisville	14	Charlotte, NC
11	2013	Dec 28, 2013	Sat	Russell Athletic Bowl	Louisville	36	Miami (FL)	9	Orlando, FL
12	2012	Jan 2, 2013	Wed	Sugar Bowl	Louisville	33	Florida	23	New Orleans, LA
13	2011	Dec 27, 2011	Tue	Belk Bowl	North Carolina State	31	Louisville	24	Charlotte, NC
14	2010	Dec 21, 2010	Tue	Beef O'Brady's Bowl	Louisville	31	Southern Mississippi	28	St. Petersburg, FL
15	2006	Jan 2, 2007	Tue	Orange Bowl	Louisville	24	Wake Forest	13	Miami, FL
16	2005	Jan 2, 2006	Mon	Gator Bowl	Virginia Tech	35	Louisville	24	Jacksonville, FL
17	2004	Dec 31, 2004	Fri	Liberty Bowl	Louisville	44	Boise State	40	Memphis, TN
18	2003	Dec 18, 2003	Thu	GMAC Bowl	Miami (OH)	49	Louisville	28	Mobile, AL
19	2002	Dec 18, 2002	Wed	GMAC Bowl	Marshall	38	Louisville	15	Mobile, AL
20	2001	Dec 31, 2001	Mon	Liberty Bowl	Louisville	28	Brigham Young	10	Memphis, TN
Rk	Year	Date	Day	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
21	2000	Dec 29, 2000	Fri	Liberty Bowl	Colorado State	22	Louisville	17	Memphis, TN
22	1999	Dec 30, 1999	Thu	Humanitarian Bowl	Boise State	34	Louisville	31	Boise, ID
23	1998	Dec 23, 1998	Wed	Motor City Bowl	Marshall	48	Louisville	29	Pontiac, MI
24	1993	Dec 28, 1993	Tue	Liberty Bowl	Louisville	18	Michigan State	7	Memphis, TN
25	1990	Jan 1, 1991	Tue	Fiesta Bowl	Louisville	34	Alabama	7	Tempe, AZ
26	1977	Dec 17, 1977	Sat	Independence Bowl	Louisiana Tech	24	Louisville	14	Shreveport, LA
27	1970	Dec 19, 1970	Sat	Pasadena Bowl	Louisville	24	Long Beach State	24	Pasadena, CA
28	1957	Jan 1, 1958	Wed	Sun Bowl	Louisville	34	Drake	20	El Paso, TX

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