CFB

SMU 31, at Louisville 41

Saturday, September 19, 2026 · Final · Bowl Subdivision

Bowl Subdivision 1 2 3 4 PTS

SMU Mustangs

4-1 · W2 · #19 (1834 ELO -35)

7 10 7 7 31

Louisville Cardinals

3-3 · W1 · #28 (1752 ELO +35)

14 0 14 13 41

L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium · Louisville, KY

Attendance: 50,199

Louisville outlasts SMU as Kienholz, Brown deliver big plays

LOUISVILLE (Interstat) — Louisville used a balanced offense, timely defense and a pair of late rushing touchdowns to defeat SMU 41-31 on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium. A crowd of 50,199 watched the visiting Mustangs fall to 2-1, while the Cardinals also moved to 2-1. The game featured swings throughout, with SMU leaning on quarterback Kevin Jennings and running back Kendrick Raphael and Louisville countering behind quarterback Lincoln Kienholz and running backs Keyjuan Brown and Isaac Brown. SMU entered the game after a 56-10 home win over UC… Read more...

Top Statlines

Kevin Jennings SMU 35/24-222yd 9run-35yd 1td
Lincoln Kienholz UL 23/14-177yd 12run-42yd 2td 1td
Keyjuan Brown UL 10run-163yd 2td

Forecasting

ELO Probability SMU 54.4%

Spread SMU +1.5

Projected Score UL 35 SMU 24

Money Line UL -118/SMU -102

Over/Under 58.5 (Over)