ACC · 2018 · Final

Louisville Cardinals 2018

2-100-8 in conference
Final TDC rank
#115
of 130 FBS teams
Rating
-11.4
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-3.5
96th in FBS
Defense
-7.9
120th in FBS
Schedule
+3.8
12th toughest
Preseason
+4.1
rating going in

2018 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

-11.4 now, +4.1 preseason · down 86 spots since preseason
-10-50+5FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#115

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 1vs2AlabamaNEUTRALL 14–51-5.5—ABC
2Sep 8vsIndiana State FCSW 31–7+0.2—ACCNX
3Sep 15vs111Western KentuckyW 20–17-10.4—ACCNX
4Sep 22@38VirginiaCONFL 3–27-16.8—ACCNX
5Sep 29vs89Florida StateCONFL 24–28-9.8—ESPN2
6Oct 5vs53Georgia TechCONFL 31–66-28.1—ESPN
7Oct 13@41Boston CollegeCONFL 20–38-11.3—ACCNX
8—Bye
9Oct 27vs66Wake ForestCONFL 35–56-22.7—ACCNX
10Nov 3@1ClemsonCONFL 16–77-10.4—ABC
11Nov 9@22SyracuseCONFL 23–54-15.2—ESPN2
12Nov 17vs34NC StateCONFL 10–52-27.3—ACCNX
13Nov 24vs26KentuckyL 10–56-26.3—ESPN2

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate40.8%94th52.6%128th
Rushing success rate45.1%55th55.0%127th
Passing success rate37.1%102nd48.7%124th
Explosive run rate18.3%23rd14.4%57th
Explosive pass rate7.3%122nd15.0%120th
Line yards / carry2.8395th3.36120th
Opportunity rate40.5%33rd44.5%121st
Stuff rate21.1%102nd14.4%122nd
Sack rate7.7%102nd3.8%121st
3rd-down conversion36.2%110th53.6%127th
Red-zone TD rate68.2%39th77.8%120th
Havoc rate15.1%107th10.2%118th
Box score · season totals
Points / game19.8125th44.1118th
Yards / game352.6109th——
Yards / play5.04104th——
Pass yards / game211.189th——
Yards / pass att.6.43108th——
Completion %53.3%112th——
Rush yards / game141.5102nd——
Yards / carry4.2176th——
3rd-down conv. %35.3%106th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)3.58128th——
Penalty yards / game71.8121st——

Players

68 players who recorded a stat in 2018 (from box scores)

68 players

Final ratings for 2018, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2018 box scores are missing most defensive stats, so players’ tackles, TFL, sacks and breakups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (they run about 10% below official totals). Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2018 power rankings →