Wk 12 · 2026
Pittsburgh Panthers at Louisville Cardinals — Sat, Nov 21
Sat, Nov 21 ·
L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, Louisville, KY
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 82 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
ACC · no games yet
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TBDET
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Ratings differential LOU by 3.5
ACC · no games yet
What is at stake
A ACC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Louisville is ranked #24 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Pitt form
No completed games on record.
Louisville form
No completed games on record.
Pitt this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Louisville this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Pitt | Louisville |
|---|---|---|
| Syracuse ACC | vs Wk 3 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| North Carolina ACC | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Georgia Tech ACC | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Florida St ACC | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Pitt leads 7–6 · Louisville has won the last 2
13 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
1.8 points toward Pitt
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-27 | Louisville 34 — 27 Pitt | at PITT | Louisville |
| 2024 | 2024-11-23 | Pitt 9 — 37 Louisville | at LOU | Louisville |
| 2023 | 2023-10-14 | Louisville 21 — 38 Pitt | at PITT | Pitt |
| 2022 | 2022-10-22 | Pitt 10 — 24 Louisville | at LOU | Louisville |
| 2020 | 2020-09-26 | Louisville 20 — 23 Pitt | at PITT | Pitt |
| 2015 | 2015-11-21 | Louisville 34 — 45 Pitt | at PITT | Pitt |
| 2012 | 2012-10-13 | Louisville 45 — 35 Pitt | at PITT | Louisville |
| 2011 | 2011-11-12 | Pitt 21 — 14 Louisville | at LOU | Pitt |
| 2010 | 2010-10-30 | Louisville 3 — 20 Pitt | at PITT | Pitt |
| 2009 | 2009-10-02 | Pitt 35 — 10 Louisville | at LOU | Pitt |
| 2008 | 2008-11-08 | Louisville 7 — 41 Pitt | at PITT | Pitt |
| 2007 | 2007-10-27 | Pitt 17 — 24 Louisville | at LOU | Louisville |
| 2006 | 2006-11-25 | Louisville 48 — 24 Pitt | at PITT | Louisville |
Pitt leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Mason Heintschel QB #6 | 176/276, 2098 YDS, 15 TD, 7 INT |
| Eli Holstein QB #10 | 77/125, 1081 YDS, 12 TD, 6 INT | |
| Rushing | Ja'Kyrian Turner RB #25 | 124 CAR, 652 YDS, 7 TD |
| Desmond Reid RB #0 | 60 CAR, 278 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Juelz Goff RB #22 | 69 CAR, 270 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | Kenny Johnson WR #4 | 48 REC, 695 YDS, 5 TD |
| Raphael Williams Jr. WR #5 | 46 REC, 644 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Cataurus Hicks WR #3 | 24 REC, 422 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Desmond Reid RB #0 | 23 REC, 317 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Rasheem Biles LB #3 | 84 |
| Kyle Louis LB #9 | 79 | |
| Braylan Lovelace LB #0 | 76 | |
| Sacks | Jimmy Scott DL #44 | 4.5 |
| Isaiah Neal DL #2 | 3.5 | |
| Kyle Louis LB #9 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Kavir Bains-Marquez DB #20 | 3 |
| Kyle Louis LB #9 | 2 | |
| Rasheem Biles LB #3 | 2 |
Louisville leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Miller Moss QB #7 | 228/356, 2526 YDS, 14 TD, 7 INT |
| Deuce Adams QB #8 | 15/21, 112 YDS | |
| Rushing | Isaac Brown RB #1 | 91 CAR, 782 YDS, 5 TD |
| Keyjuan Brown RB #5 | 81 CAR, 592 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Braxton Jennings RB #32 | 37 CAR, 200 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Chris Bell WR #0 | 72 REC, 917 YDS, 6 TD |
| Caullin Lacy WR #5 | 54 REC, 547 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Dacari Collins WR #3 | 13 REC, 219 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jaleel Skinner TE #18 | 20 REC, 199 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | TJ Quinn LB #34 | 87 |
| D'Angelo Hutchinson DB #21 | 79 | |
| JoJo Evans Jr. DB #27 | 56 | |
| Sacks | Clev Lubin DL #50 | 7 |
| Wesley Bailey EDGE #23 | 6 | |
| AJ Green DL #17 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Antonio Watts DB #9 | 3 |
| TJ Quinn LB #34 | 2 | |
| Tayon Holloway DB #13 | 2 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.