| Louisville Cardinals | ||
2009 Louisville Cardinals Football ScheduleFinal Record: 4-8, 1-6 (Big East) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tickets | |
| Saturday Sept. 5 | Indiana State Sycamores Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, KY | Won 30-10 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 12 | --- | Open Date | --- | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 19 | at Kentucky Wildcats Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, KY | Lost 31-27 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 26 | at Utah Utes Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT | Lost 30-14 | --- | |
| Friday Oct. 2 | Pittsburgh Panthers Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, KY | Lost 35-10 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 10 | Southern Miss Golden Eagles Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, KY | Won 25-23 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 17 | at Connecticut Huskies Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT | Lost 38-25 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 24 | at Cincinnati Bearcats Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH | Lost 41-10 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 31 | Arkansas State Red Wolves Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, KY | Won 21-13 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 7 | at West Virginia Mountaineers Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV | Lost 17-9 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 14 | Syracuse Orange Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, KY | Won 10-9 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 21 | at USF Bulls Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL | Lost 34-22 | --- | |
| Friday Nov. 27 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, KY | Lost 34-14 | --- | |