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2020 Louisville Cardinals football Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Record 4–7 (3–7 ACC) Head coach Scott Satterfield (2nd season) Offensive coordinator Dwayne Ledford (2nd season) Offensive scheme Spread option Defensive coordinator Bryan Brown (2nd season) Base defense 4–2–5 Home stadium Cardinal Stadium Uniform
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The 2020 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . This was the team's second season under head coach Scott Satterfield . The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium , formerly known as Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, in Louisville, Kentucky , as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
After compiling a 4–7 regular season record (3–7 in ACC play), Satterfield advised in mid-December that "we aren’t in line for a bowl" after Louisville's director of athletics conferred with ACC officials.[1]
Schedule Louisville had games scheduled against Kentucky , and Murray State , which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[2] [3] This will be the first season since 1993 that the Cardinals do not play Kentucky.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 12 8:00 p.m. Western Kentucky * ACCN W 35–2111,179 September 19 7:30 p.m. No. 17 Miami No. 18 Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ABC L 34–4712,120 September 26 12:00 p.m. at No. 21 Pittsburgh No. 24 ACCN L 20–230 (Behind closed doors) October 9 7:00 p.m. at Georgia Tech ESPN L 27–4611,000 October 17 2:30 p.m. at No. 4 Notre Dame NBC L 7–1210,182 October 24 12:00 p.m. Florida State Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ACCRSN W 48–1611,465 October 31 4:00 p.m. Virginia Tech Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ACCN L 35–4211,901 November 14 8:00 p.m. at Virginia ACCN L 17–311,000 November 20 7:30 p.m. Syracuse Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN W 30–011,192 November 28 4:00 p.m. at Boston College ACCN L 27–340 (Behind closed doors) December 12 12:00 p.m. Wake Forest Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ACCN W 45–2110,959
The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected on August 6.[2]
Rankings Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP RV RV* 18 24 RV Coaches RV RV* 16 RV — CFP Not released Not released
Game summaries Western Kentucky 1 2 3 4 Total Hilltoppers 7 7 0 7 21 Cardinals 7 21 7 0 35
Miami 1 2 3 4 Total No. 17 Hurricanes 14 6 17 10 47 No. 18 Cardinals 3 3 14 14 34
At No. 21 Panthers 1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 Cardinals 7 10 3 0 20 No. 21 Panthers 13 7 3 0 23
At Georgia Tech 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 7 14 6 0 27 Yellow Jackets 7 7 12 20 46
At Notre Dame 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 7 0 7 Fighting Irish 6 0 6 0 12
Florida State 1 2 3 4 Total Seminoles 7 7 2 0 16 Cardinals 21 10 7 10 48
Virginia Tech 1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 14 7 7 14 42 Cardinals 0 14 0 21 35
At Virginia 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 3 7 7 0 17 Cavaliers 7 7 7 10 31
Syracuse 1 2 3 4 Total Orange 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 3 17 7 3 30
At Boston College 1 2 3 4 Total Cardnials 3 7 3 14 27 Eagles 7 6 7 14 34
Wake Forest 1 2 3 4 Total Demon Deacons 7 3 3 8 21 Cardinals 0 21 7 17 45
Players drafted into the NFL References ^ Rutherford, Mike (December 16, 2020). "Louisville will not play in bowl game". cardchronicle.com . Retrieved December 16, 2020 . ^ a b "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com . July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020 . ^ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com . Retrieved July 30, 2020 .
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