2021 Louisville Cardinals football team

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2021 Louisville Cardinals football
Louisville Cardinals wordmark.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record6–7 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Spread option
Defensive coordinator Bryan Brown (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorCort Dennison (3rd season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Cardinal Stadium
Uniform
Louisville Cardinals Uniforms (2021).png
Seasons
  2020
2022  
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 15 Wake Forest xy  7 1   11 3  
No. 20 NC State  6 2   9 3  
No. 14 Clemson  6 2   10 3  
Louisville  4 4   6 7  
Florida State  4 4   5 7  
Syracuse  2 6   5 7  
Boston College  2 6   6 6  
Coastal Division
No. 13 Pittsburgh xy$  7 1   11 3  
Miami (FL)  5 3   7 5  
Virginia  4 4   6 6  
Virginia Tech  4 4   6 7  
North Carolina  3 5   6 7  
Georgia Tech  2 6   3 9  
Duke  0 8   3 9  
Championship: Pittsburgh 45, Wake Forest 21
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the team's third season under head coach Scott Satterfield. The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky, and competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 68:00 p.m.vs. Ole Miss * ESPN L 24–4330,709
September 117:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky * ACCNX/ESPN+ W 30–337,673
September 177:30 p.m. UCF *
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ESPNW 42–3539,022
September 253:30 p.m.at Florida State ESPN2W 31–2350,964
October 212:30 p.m.at No. 24 Wake Forest ACCRSN L 34–3729,077
October 93:00 p.m. Virginia
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ACCNL 33–3440,320
October 234:00 p.m. Boston College
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ACCNW 28–1438,202
October 307:30 p.m.at NC State ACCNL 13–2853,123
November 67:30 p.m. Clemson
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ACCNL 24–3051,729
November 1312:00 p.m. Syracuse
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ACCRSNW 41–343,797
November 187:30 p.m.at Duke ESPN W 62–228,493
November 277:30 p.m. Kentucky *
ESPN2 L 21–5255,018
December 283:15 p.m.vs. Air Force * ESPN L 28–3115,251
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source: [1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP RVRV
Coaches RV
CFP Not releasedNot released

References

  1. "2021 Louisville Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.