American college football season
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
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time
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. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place 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
NR
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
0
0
0
0
0
Eagles
0
0
0
0
0
Wake Forest [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Demon Deacons
0
0
0
0
0
Cardinals
0
0
0
0
0
Players drafted into the NFL [ ]
References [ ]
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