Louisville at Clemson - 2014 Matchup Preview
Louisville logo Louisville Cardinals at Clemson TigersClemson logo
Saturday, October 11th 2014 (3:30 PM EDT)
Clemson -6.5 (0)  Open: 0.0
Clemson 23 - Louisville: 17  (ACC)

 
Cardinals (9 - 4) (7 - 6 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 31 - 22 (28 - 17 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Wind: 13.9 MPH
LOU 2nd straight Road Game
CLEM 3rd straight Home Game
CLEM is playing their 4th straight game
LOU is playing their 7th straight game
Our Line: -2.5  (SP+ -0)
Projected Score: LOU: 21 - CLEM: 29 (50)
CLEM Win prob: 68% | Cover: 48%
LOU Travel: 293 miles
Tigers (10 - 3) (6 - 7 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 31 - 17 (38 - 12 @ Home)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
Louisville's 2014 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Mon 9/1 Louisville vs Miami-5.555.5W 31 - 13UY
Sat 9/6 Louisville vs Murray State-37.5
Sat 9/13 Louisville at Virginia-10.0
Sat 9/20 Louisville at Florida International-27.0
Sat 9/27 Louisville vs Wake Forest-21.0
Fri 10/3 Louisville at Syracuse-3.5
Sat 10/11 Louisville at Clemson+6.5
Sat 10/18 Louisville vs NC State-14.5
BYE WEEK
Thu 10/30 Louisville vs Florida State+8.5
Sat 11/8 Louisville at Boston College-2.5
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/22 Louisville at Notre Dame+9.0
Sat 11/29 Louisville vs Kentucky-14.0
Tue 12/30 Louisville vs Georgia+7.054.0L 14 - 37UN

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
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Predictions for Louisville's Schedule
Clemson's 2014 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 8/30 Clemson at Georgia+10.555.5L 21 - 45ON
Sat 9/6 Clemson vs South Carolina State-29.5
BYE WEEK
Sat 9/20 Clemson at Florida State+20.5
Sat 9/27 Clemson vs North Carolina-10.0
Sat 10/4 Clemson vs NC State-14.0
Sat 10/11 Clemson vs Louisville-6.5
Sat 10/18 Clemson at Boston College-7.5
Sat 10/25 Clemson vs Syracuse-16.5
BYE WEEK
Thu 11/6 Clemson at Wake Forest-20.0
Sat 11/15 Clemson at Georgia Tech-2.5
Sat 11/22 Clemson vs Georgia State-40.0
Sat 11/29 Clemson vs South Carolina-4.5
Mon 12/29 Clemson vs Oklahoma+6.049.0W 40 - 6UY

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
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Predictions for Clemson's Schedule
Important Stats (2014)
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
LOU.1540%31.241%2.7514337%2524.09-.0234%21.831%33%2.5149.322.3
CLEM.142%30.840%2.7314641%2623.28-.0331%16.730%30%2.4334.61.41.8
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
LOU#15 (.31)46% (26)48% (20)3.09 (56)17345% (30)2514.27 (31)#73 (.18)40% (49)40% (44)40% (65)3.98 (87)46.10.81.2
CLEM#21 (.27)47% (24)50% (12)3.28 (29)17445% (36)2794.33 (29)#52 (.14)40% (48)43% (68)38% (36)3.64 (48)47.60.71.9



Overall Stats 2014
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
LOU Offense1331.228.240.1%4.092203951432523.649%49%41%37%2%.15
CLEM Defense1316.711.731.1%2.431.8 - - - - - 48%51%30%30%3%-.03
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
LOU Defense1321.81734.1%2.512.3 - - - - - 46%51%31%33%3%-.02
CLEM Offense1330.83842%3.281.4214081462623.549%49%40%41%2%.1

Additional Stats 2014
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Louisville1332:4920.439%52%6.949.322.300231.4
Clemson1332:4920.542%36%434.61.41.800331.1
Run Game Stats (2014)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
LOU Offense1349%41%39.3142.73.628.082.7568%0%1
CLEM Defense1348%30% - - - - -.081.9358%0%1.08
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
LOU Defense1346%31% - - - - -2.552%0%1.13
CLEM Offense1349%40%41.5146.53.5202.7358%0%0.77

Pass Game Stats (2014)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
LOU Offense1349%37%18.232.92527.713.82110.231.736%28%.22%1.9
CLEM Defense1351%30% - - - - - - 12.021.740%23%.063%1.9
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
LOU Defense1351%33% - - - - - - 26-.021.538%27%.113%1.7
CLEM Offense1349%41%22.534.7261.87.611.72312.221.630%34%.312%1.8

Louisville's Power Ratings
Louisville's Power Rating: NR
Louisville's Offense Rating: NR
Louisville's Defense Rating: NR
2014 Talent Rating: NR
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Louisville's 2014 Expected Record: -
Louisville's 2014 Overall SP+ Rating: NR
Louisville's Offense SP+ Rating: NR
Louisville's Defense SP+ Rating: NR

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Power Ratings Matchup
Louisville:    Clemson: 2.5

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Louisville:    Clemson:




Clemson's Power Ratings
Clemson's Power Rating: 2.5 NR
Clemson's Offense Rating: NR
Clemson's Defense Rating: NR
2014 Talent Rating: NR
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Clemson's 2014 Expected Record: -
Clemson's 2014 Overall SP+ Rating: NR
Clemson's Offense SP+ Rating: NR
Clemson's Defense SP+ Rating: NR

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482


Louisville Scoring
Offense: 31.2 PPG
Offense on Road: 28.2
Defense: 21.8 PPG
Defense on Road: 17

Louisville's 2014 Record
Record: 9 - 4
Record vs Spread: 7 - 6 - 0
Over/Under Record: 0 - 13
Record on Road: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 5 - 1 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 2 - 2 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 2 - 0 - 0
Projected Score
Clemson 29
Louisville 21

Total Points: 50

Based on Last 4 Games
Clemson 30
Louisville 21

Total Points: 51

Based on Entire Season
Clemson 27
Louisville 22

Total Points: 49
Clemson Scoring
Offense: 30.8 PPG
Offense at Home: 38
Defense: 16.7 PPG
Defense at Home: 11.7

Clemson's 2014 Record
Record: 10 - 3
Record vs Spread: 6 - 7 - 0
Over/Under Record: 1 - 12
Record at home: 7 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 4 - 6 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 4 - 3 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202511/14Louisville19Clemson20Louisville -1.5Clemson50.5Under
202411/02Clemson21Louisville33Clemson -11Louisville62.5Under
202211/12Clemson31Louisville16Clemson -7Clemson52.0Under
202111/06Louisville24Clemson30Clemson -3.5Clemson46.0Over
201910/19Louisville10Clemson45Clemson -24Clemson62.0Under
201811/03Clemson77Louisville16Clemson -38Clemson61.0Over
201709/16Louisville21Clemson47Clemson -3Clemson61.0Over
201610/01Clemson42Louisville36Clemson -3.5Clemson64.0Over
201509/17Louisville17Clemson20Clemson -5Louisville54.0Under
201410/11Clemson23Louisville17Clemson -6.5Louisville0
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Clemson974 Overs
Louisville135 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams4 - 64 - 63 - 31 - 3
Road Teams6 - 46 - 43 - 13 - 3

(#) LOU at (#) CLEM
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatLOUCLEM
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+NRNR
Perf GradeGradeNRNR
OffenseOffNRNR
DefenseDefNRNR
Spec TeamsSTNRNR
TalentTalNRNR
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
Louisville on Offense
CategoryCat
LOU OffCLEM Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+NRNR
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Louisville Run Game
CategoryCat
LOU OffCLEM Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
Louisville Pass Game
CategoryCat
LOU OffCLEM Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Clemson on Offense
CategoryCatCLEM OffLOU Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+NRNR
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Clemson Run Game
CategoryCat
CLEM OffLOU Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
Clemson Pass Game
CategoryCatCLEM OffLOU Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
CLEM 5 Year Profile: Consistent Poor G5
'14 Profile: Remains Poor G5

LOU 5 Year Profile: Consistent Poor G5
'14 Profile: Remains Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Memorial Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 85° - Wind: 14 mph
Rematch from Week 7
Clemson -6.5 (0)
Clemson won vs Louisville this year (23-17)

Previous Matchups
Louisville beat Clemson last year (33-21)
Clemson beat Louisville in 2022 (31-16)

  
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