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2020 Louisville Cardinals football team

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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).

2020 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–7 (3–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDwayne Ledford (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorBryan Brown (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Uniform
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.

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

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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*
ACCNW 35–2111,179
September 197:30 p.m.No. 17 MiamiNo. 18
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
ABCL 34–4712,120
September 2612:00 p.m.at No. 21 PittsburghNo. 24
ACCNL 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
NBCL 7–1210,182
October 2412:00 p.m.Florida State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ACCRSNW 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

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Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRV*1824RV
CoachesRVRV*16RV—
CFPNot releasedNot released

Game summaries

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Western Kentucky

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See also: 2020 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 7 7 0 7 21
Cardinals 7 21 7 0 35

Miami

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See also: 2020 Miami Hurricanes football team
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

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See also: 2020 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Cardinals 7 10 3 0 20
No. 21 Panthers 13 7 3 0 23

At Georgia Tech

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See also: 2020 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 14 6 0 27
Yellow Jackets 7 7 12 20 46

At Notre Dame

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See also: 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 0 7 0 7
Fighting Irish 6 0 6 0 12

Florida State

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See also: 2020 Florida State Seminoles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Seminoles 7 7 2 0 16
Cardinals 21 10 7 10 48

Virginia Tech

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See also: 2020 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 14 7 7 14 42
Cardinals 0 14 0 21 35

At Virginia

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See also: 2020 Virginia Cavaliers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 3 7 7 0 17
Cavaliers 7 7 7 10 31

Syracuse

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See also: 2020 Syracuse Orange football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 0 0 0 0 0
Cardinals 3 17 7 3 30

At Boston College

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See also: 2020 Boston College Eagles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardnials 3 7 3 14 27
Eagles 7 6 7 14 34

Wake Forest

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See also: 2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Demon Deacons 7 3 3 8 21
Cardinals 0 21 7 17 45

Players drafted into the NFL

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See also: 2021 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
2 57 Tutu Atwell WR Los Angeles Rams
4 109 Dez Fitzpatrick WR Tennessee Titans

References

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  1. ^ Rutherford, Mike (December 16, 2020). "Louisville will not play in bowl game". cardchronicle.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "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.
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