2020 Louisville Cardinals football team

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2020 Louisville Cardinals football
Louisville Cardinals wordmark.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record4–7 (3–7 ACC)
Head coach
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
Louisville cardinals football unif.png
Seasons
  2019
2021  
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Notre Dame y^  9 0   10 2  
No. 3 Clemson y$^  8 1   10 2  
No. 22 Miami (FL)  7 2   8 3  
No. 18 North Carolina  7 3   8 4  
NC State  7 3   8 4  
Boston College  5 5   6 5  
Pittsburgh  5 5   6 5  
Virginia Tech  5 5   5 6  
Virginia  4 5   5 5  
Wake Forest  3 4   4 5  
Georgia Tech  3 6   3 7  
Louisville  3 7   4 7  
Florida State  2 6   3 6  
Duke  1 9   2 9  
Syracuse  1 9   1 10  
Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

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).

Contents

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.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 128:00 p.m. Western Kentucky * ACCN W 35–2111,179
September 197:30 p.m.No. 17 Miami No. 18
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
ABC L 34–4712,120
September 2612:00 p.m.at No. 21 Pittsburgh No. 24ACCNL 20–230 (Behind closed doors)
October 97:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech ESPNL 27–4611,000
October 172:30 p.m.at No. 4 Notre Dame NBC L 7–1210,182
October 2412:00 p.m. Florida State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ACCRSN W 48–1611,465
October 314:00 p.m. Virginia Tech
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ACCNL 35–4211,901
November 148:00 p.m.at Virginia ACCNL 17–311,000
November 207:30 p.m. Syracuse
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ESPNW 30–011,192
November 284:00 p.m.at Boston College ACCNL 27–340 (Behind closed doors)
December 1212:00 p.m. Wake Forest
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ACCNW 45–2110,959

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
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP RVRV*1824RV
Coaches RVRV*16RV
CFP Not releasedNot released

Game summaries

Western Kentucky

1234Total
Hilltoppers770721
Cardinals7217035

Miami

1234Total
No. 17 Hurricanes146171047
No. 18 Cardinals33141434

At No. 21 Panthers

1234Total
No. 24 Cardinals7103020
No. 21 Panthers1373023

At Georgia Tech

1234Total
Cardinals7146027
Yellow Jackets77122046

At Notre Dame

1234Total
Cardinals00707
Fighting Irish606012

Florida State

1234Total
Seminoles772016
Cardinals211071048

Virginia Tech

1234Total
Hokies14771442
Cardinals01402135

At Virginia

1234Total
Cardinals377017
Cavaliers7771031

Syracuse

1234Total
Orange00000
Cardinals3177330

At Boston College

1234Total
Cardnials3731427
Eagles7671434

Wake Forest

1234Total
Demon Deacons733821
Cardinals02171745

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
257 Tutu Atwell WR Los Angeles Rams
4109 Dez Fitzpatrick WR Tennessee Titans

References

  1. Rutherford, Mike (December 16, 2020). "Louisville will not play in bowl game". cardchronicle.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.