The Cardinals are the football team of the University of Lousiville is Louisville, Kentucky. They compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the NCAA and play in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Louisville claims 8 conference titles, including 2 Missouri Valley championships, 3 Conference USA championships, and 3 Big East championships. The team moved to the ACC in 2014.
In 2016, Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson was awarded the Heisman Trophy, the most prestigious award in college football. Jackson went on to be drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in 2018, and was unanimously voted as the league MVP in his second ever professional season.
The Cardinals play their home games at Cardinal Stadium, which has a capacity of 61,000.