Louisville capped off Scott Satterfield's first season with a 38-28 victory over Mississippi State in the Music City Bowl on Monday at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Cardinals prevailed despite losing fourth-leading tackler Dorian Etheridge, who was ejected in the second quarter for kicking at Bulldogs tight end Geor'quarius Spivey.
Louisville erased a 14-point first-half deficit, scoring 31 unanswered points.
Mississippi State already committed to head coach Joe Moorhead for 2020, but throwing away a double-digit lead en route to finishing with a losing record is likely to ramp up the pressure on Moorhead as he approaches his third year in charge.