2017 Louisville Cardinals football team
The 2017 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the sport of American football during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and were led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Petrino, who began his second stint at Louisville in 2014 after eight years away. Home games were played at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the TaxSlayer Bowl where they lost to Mississippi State.Schedule
Game summaries
vs Purdue
Clemson
Kent State
Murray State
Boston College
Virginia
Syracuse
at Kentucky
vs Mississippi State–Tax Slayer Bowl
Rankings
Roster
The Cardinals had four players selected in the 2018 NFL draft.
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Jaire Alexander | Green Bay Packers | 1st | 18th | CB |
| Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens | 1st | 32nd | QB |
| Geron Christian | Washington Redskins | 3rd | 74th | OT |
| Trevon Young | Los Angeles Rams | 6th | 205th | DE |
