LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – The countdown for the 2026 University of Louisville football season can officially begin as the Cards unveiled the full schedule Monday.<\/p>\n
The season opens up in a neutral site game against Ole Miss, with the two facing off at Nissan Stadium in Nashville on either Saturday, Sept. 5 or Sunday, Sept. 6. The ACC will announce its flex dates at a later time.<\/p>\n
This will be the second time since 2021 that the Cards and Rebels will meet at a neutral site to start the season, with Ole Miss beating UofL 43-24 in Atlanta to kickoff the \u201921 season.<\/p>\n
Louisville hosts Villanova on Friday, Sept. 11 for the home opener and the following week will welcome SMU to L&N Stadium for the ACC opener. Since the Mustangs joined the conference in 2024, UofL has yet to score a win over them.<\/p>\n
Louisville makes it three-straight home games as Wake Forest comes to the \u2018Ville on Sept. 26, making it the first time the Cards have seen the Demon Deacons since a picking up a 48-21 win over then-No. 10 Wake Forest in 2022.<\/p>\n
The first true road game of the year comes with Louisville travels to Raleigh to take on NC State on Oct. 3.<\/p>\n
Louisville ends the regular season in Lexington where the Cards will look to maintain control of the Governor\u2019s Cup following 2025\u2019s dominant 41-0 beating of the Cats that ended UK\u2019s bowl chances and was the last game of the Mark Stoops era.<\/p>\n