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Week 6, Fri, Oct 9, 7:00 PM local on ESPN

Florida State Seminolesat Louisville Cardinals

L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, Louisville. Fly into SDF.

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The matchup

On ESPN

Florida State

2-2

Louisville

2-2

32% to winESPN's model68% to win
Form, ESPN's model and the stat leaders
Form

Louisville has won 3 of its last 5.

Florida State has won 2 of its last 5.

ESPN's model

ESPN's model gives Louisville a 68 percent chance at home.

Florida State

L40-21 @ FLAW34-17 vs NMSUL27-24 vs SMUL50-36 @ ALAW34-7 vs CARK
  • Passing YardsA. Daniels, 58/97, 928 YDS, 6 TD, 5 INT
  • Rushing YardsO. Kromah, 64 CAR, 397 YDS, 5 TD
  • Receiving YardsD. Robinson, 13 REC, 262 YDS, 2 TD

Louisville

W27-22 vs TOLL41-38 vs MISSW59-13 vs VILLW41-31 vs SMUL30-27 vs WAKE
  • Passing YardsL. Kienholz, 75/109, 1,140 YDS, 7 TD, 1 INT
  • Rushing YardsK. Brown, 30 CAR, 279 YDS, 2 TD
  • Receiving YardsT. Richardson, 20 REC, 328 YDS, 1 TD

Win chances come from ESPN's model.

What we know about L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium

Where visiting fans stay

From a specialist guide
  • Downtown Louisville. 15 to 20 min. car or rideshare. Fourth Street Live!, Museum Row and the Louisville Slugger Museum.
  • Old Louisville. 10 min. car or rideshare. The country's largest collection of restored Victorian homes, with breweries and the Speed Art Museum.
  • Highlands. 15 to 20 min. car or rideshare. Bars and pubs like Molly Malone's on Baxter Ave.

Around the stadium

From a specialist guide
Central Avenue, Louisville's sports corridor, links the stadium with Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Exposition Center, all within about a mile. Downtown bars like Fourth Street Live! are a short drive north.

Getting in from the airport

From a specialist guide
SDF Louisville Muhammad Ali International, the city's main airport.

Getting to the stadium

Checked at the source
Rideshare. 3rd St and Central Ave (Jim Patterson Stadium) or Crittenden Dr and Central Ave.

Tailgating

Checked at the source
Purple, Red, White, Green and Yellow lots. Purple is speed parking, filled north to south; the others let you pick your own space, which makes it easier to tailgate with friends. Meet at the 'Meet to Park' staging area to arrive together. Green and Yellow Lots and select campus lots on Floyd Street sell single-game passes online for $40, while they last. All digital. Premium tailgate packages on Street Fest come with a 10 x 20 tent for 20 guests, a 40-gallon cooler and a front-row spot for the Card March. Full-season packages run just under $1,700 per game; single games are sold too. Beyond the university lots there are many cash lots around the stadium; Louisville Athletics posts a map of them.

Getting in

Checked at the source
  • Bag policy: Clear bag policy. Purses and clutches must be 4.5 x 6.5 inches or smaller, even inside a clear bag. All bags are searched.
  • Bag check: A $10 bag check tent sits on Floyd Street across from Gate 2A.

After the final whistle

Checked at the source
Download Waze, Louisville Athletics' traffic partner, for live routes to and from your lot. Left turns onto Floyd St. from Central Avenue are blocked before games.

One thing to avoid

From a specialist guide
Don't count on Kentucky Expo Center parking: it closes to game parking when the Expo Center hosts its own events, as it did for Louder Than Life in 2026.

Bars near the stadium

Checked at the source

  • Fourth Street Live!

    411 S. 4th St, Louisville, KY

    Downtown dining and nightlife district with several bars and restaurants, live music and sports watch parties.

    Away fans: hosts sports watch parties; open to all fans.

  • Molly Malone's Irish Pub

    933 Baxter Ave, Louisville, KY

    Irish pub with Irish food, a big drink list and live music every week.

    Away fans: friendly Irish pub: come as a stranger, leave as a friend.

Sidequests in Louisville

In the order they happen. Each one earns points.

  1. Tour65 points

    Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory

    Tour the bat factory on Museum Row downtown. See a bat Babe Ruth swung in 1927.

    $$. The day before

  2. Landmark75 points

    Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby Museum

    Churchill Downs has hosted the Kentucky Derby since 1875, about a mile down Central Avenue. The Kentucky Derby Museum sits right on the grounds.

    $$. The day before

  3. Outing40 points

    Speed Art Museum

    Kentucky's oldest and largest art museum sits in Old Louisville. Walk the outdoor art park after.

    $$. The day before

  4. Drink65 points

    Night out at Fourth Street Live!

    Downtown's bar block for live music and sports watch parties. Grab a drink, find a screen, settle in.

    $$. The day before

  5. Ritual75 points

    The Card March

    Line up on Street Fest and cheer the team through the Card March. They walk straight into the stadium.

    Free. 2 hours 15 minutes before kickoff

Seats and views

Where each part of L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium sits, and what you see from it.

100 level, end zone100 level, corner, home side100 level, home sideline100 level, corner, home side100 level, end zone100 level, corner, visitor side100 level, visitor sideline100 level, corner, visitor side200 level, boxes and suites, end zone200 level, boxes and suites, corner, home side200 level, boxes and suites, home sideline200 level, boxes and suites, corner, home side200 level, boxes and suites, end zone200 level, boxes and suites, corner, visitor side200 level, boxes and suites, visitor sideline200 level, boxes and suites, corner, visitor side300 level, end zone300 level, corner, home side300 level, home sideline300 level, corner, home side300 level, end zone300 level, corner, visitor side300 level, visitor sideline300 level, corner, visitor sideHomeVisitors
100 level101 to 147, plus the Turf seats200 level, boxes and suites201 to 246, plus West boxes W1 to W17, East boxes E1 to E12, north end boxes N1 to N25 and B1 to B68, and suites S1 to S33300 level301 to 312Tap any part of the stadium to see its view.