American college football season
2020 Louisville Cardinals football |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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Record | 4–7 (3–7 ACC) |
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Head coach | - Scott Satterfield (2nd season)
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Offensive coordinator | Dwayne Ledford (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread option |
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Defensive coordinator | Bryan Brown (2nd season) |
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Base defense | 4–2–5 |
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Home stadium | Cardinal Stadium |
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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 |
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September 12 | 8:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky* | | | ACCN | W 35–21 | 11,179 |
September 19 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 17 Miami | No. 18 | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| ABC | L 34–47 | 12,120 |
September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Pittsburgh | No. 24 | | ACCN | L 20–23 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
October 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | | | ESPN | L 27–46 | 11,000 |
October 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Notre Dame | | | NBC | L 7–12 | 10,182 |
October 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Florida State | | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| ACCRSN | W 48–16 | 11,465 |
October 31 | 4:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| ACCN | L 35–42 | 11,901 |
November 14 | 8:00 p.m. | at Virginia | | | ACCN | L 17–31 | 1,000 |
November 20 | 7:30 p.m. | Syracuse | | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| ESPN | W 30–0 | 11,192 |
November 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at Boston College | | | ACCN | L 27–34 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
December 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| ACCN | W 45–21 | 10,959 |
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The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected on August 6.[2]
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | RV | RV* | 18 | 24 | RV | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Coaches | RV | RV* | 16 | RV | — | | | | | | | | | | | |
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CFP | Not released | | | | | | | Not released |
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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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