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]
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]
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
1 2 3 4 Total Hilltoppers 7 7 0 7 21 Cardinals 7 21 7 0 35
1 2 3 4 Total No. 17 Hurricanes 14 6 17 10 47 No. 18 Cardinals 3 3 14 14 34
1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 Cardinals 7 10 3 0 20 No. 21 Panthers 13 7 3 0 23
1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 7 14 6 0 27 Yellow Jackets 7 7 12 20 46
1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 7 0 7 Fighting Irish 6 0 6 0 12
1 2 3 4 Total Seminoles 7 7 2 0 16 Cardinals 21 10 7 10 48
1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 14 7 7 14 42 Cardinals 0 14 0 21 35
1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 3 7 7 0 17 Cavaliers 7 7 7 10 31
1 2 3 4 Total Orange 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 3 17 7 3 30
1 2 3 4 Total Cardnials 3 7 3 14 27 Eagles 7 6 7 14 34
1 2 3 4 Total Demon Deacons 7 3 3 8 21 Cardinals 0 21 7 17 45
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
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