Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | at West Virginia | | L 13–52 | 62,128 | [1] |
September 14 | at Indiana | | L 28–41 | 37,626 | |
September 21 | Western Kentucky | | W 23–14 | 36,914 | |
September 28 | Houston | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| L 27–49 | 30,334 | |
October 5 | at Syracuse | | L 0–48 | 26,992 | |
October 12 | Southern Miss | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| L 12–42 | 25,843 | [2] |
October 19 | Cincinnati | | L 9–31 | 21,283 | |
October 26 | at No. 15 Miami (FL) | | L 7–45 | 31,761 | |
November 2 | UCF | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| W 42–21 | 21,391 | |
November 9 | at Virginia Tech | | L 17–41 | 28,300 | [3] |
November 16 | Eastern Kentucky | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| L 21–45 | 30,113 | |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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