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How to Watch Louisville Cardinals Football Live Online in 2023

Written by Derek Fleming

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Watch today’s Louisville Cardinals football game live without cable on the device of your choice, including iPhone, Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TVs, and more.

Table of Contents
  1. How to watch today’s Louisville football game live
  2. The most important channels for Louisville football fans
  3. Louisville football 2023: What we’re watching
  4. Live streaming Louisville football: our top picks
  5. Watching Louisville football FAQ
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Louisville football viewing guide 2023-24.

There are several good options for watching Louisville Cardinals football live online in 2023. DIRECTV STREAM “Choice” is our top pick because the platform carries all the channels you need to watch ACC football, including ABC, ESPN, and ACC Network, plus the regional sports networks that air-select Louisville basketball games during the NCAAB season. Although there will be gaps in football coverage with Sling, Sling Orange + Sports Extra is a good budget option that also includes access to ACC Network Extra for watching Louisville regular season hoops.

DIRECTV STREAM – Choice

Watch ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ACC Network as well as the Bally Sports regional sports networks.

$99.99 / month

5 Day Free Trial

Sling TV Orange + Sports Extra

Watch ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ACC Network, and ACC Network Extra.

$46 / month

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Hulu + Live TV

Watch ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and the ACC Network in the base package.

$69.99 / month

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How to watch today’s Louisville football game live

In the easy to use table below, we list the 2023 Louisville football TV schedule as well as the live TV streaming services that carry each game.

DATEOPPTIMETVVENUE
Sep 1, 2023@ Georgia Tech7:30 pmESPNMercedes-Benz Stadium
Sep 7, 2023vs Murray St.7:30 pmACCNCardinal Stadium
Sep 16, 2023@ Indiana12:00 pmBTNLucas Oil Stadium
Sep 23, 2023vs Boston CollegeTBACardinal Stadium
Sep 29, 2023@ NC State7:00 pmESPNCarter-Finley Stadium
Oct 7, 2023vs Notre DameTBACardinal Stadium
Oct 14, 2023@ PittsburghTBAAcrisure Stadium
Oct 28, 2023vs DukeTBACardinal Stadium
Nov 4, 2023vs Virginia TechTBACardinal Stadium
Nov 9, 2023vs Virginia7:30 pmESPNCardinal Stadium
Nov 18, 2023@ Miami (Fla.)TBAHard Rock Stadium
Nov 25, 2023vs KentuckyTBACardinal Stadium
Live-streaming Louisville football
Louisville looks like a perennial playoff contender under Jeff Brohm. We streamed the Cardinals vs. Hurricanes game on YouTube TV.

The most important channels for Louisville football fans

The ACC has a TV contract with ESPN that runs through the 2036 season. Under the terms of that deal, Louisville football will usually appear on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, or the ACC Network. In the easy-to-use table below, we have listed the live TV streaming services that carry each Louisville football channel and whether they currently offer a free trial.

DIRECTV STREAM – ChoiceFuboTV Sports LiteFuboHulu + Live TVSling TV Orange + Sports ExtraYouTube TV
ABC ABC
ACC Network ACC Network
ACC Network Extra ACC Network Extra
ESPN ESPN
ESPN2 ESPN2
ESPNU ESPNU
Bally Sports Ohio Bally Sports Ohio
Bally Sports South Bally Sports South
Bally Sports Southeast Bally Sports Southeast

Louisville football 2023: What we’re watching

For the 2023 season, we will be watching Jeff Brohm, Louisville’s first-year head coach. Brohm, formerly the coach at Purdue, is a Cardinal alum and was long rumored to be interested in coming back to his alma mater. It will be interesting to see how Coach Brohm’s inaugural season goes at the helm.

Live streaming Louisville football: our top picks

DIRECTV STREAM’s “Choice” package carries ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, the ACC Network, and the regional sports networks (RSN) you need to live stream Louisville basketball during the regular season. Four Louisville games each season are carried by a Bally Sports RSN. As of now, that plan is still in place even with the future of regional sports networks in peril.

DIRECTV STREAM is also a good option for streaming NFL games and gives fans access to the Bengals, Titans, or Falcons depending on location.

The downside with DIRECTV STREAM is the lack of access to ACC Network Extra which hampers the ability to watch regular season ACC basketball. However, as a practical matter, the streaming services that carry the ACC on RSN channels don’t also offer access to ACC Network Extra, so there are gaps in coverage for basketball season no matter which way you go.


The main selling point for Louisville fans with Hulu + Live TV is the platform carries all the channels you need to watch ACC football in the base package.

The ESPN+ bundle adds out-of-market MLB and NHL, plus UFC Fight Nights.


fuboTV is a great choice for watching football, both pro and college. The platform does require and upgrade to access ESPNU and offers the RSNs you need to watch Louisville hoops and some Louisville football games.


YouTube TV boasts unlimited DVR, 4K upgrades, a mobile only integration with NFL.com fantasy football teams, and all the channels you need to live stream ACC football.

With YouTube TV’s new 4K Plus price at $4.99 for the first year, the app is a good choice if your streaming device supports 4K streaming.


No ABC in most markets will be a deal breaker for some, and Sling Orange isn’t a great option for watching the NFL, but at a good price Sling Orange + Sports Extra gets Louisville fans ESPN, ESPN2, and the ACCNetwork, plus ACC Network Extra through the ESPN app.

Watching Louisville football FAQ

Who is the head coach of Louisville football in 2023?

Jeff Brohm, a Louisville almuni, has taken over as head coach of Louisville for 2023. Brohm coached last season in the Big Ten at Purdue.

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