# 2019 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 2019 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the team's the first 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.

## Preseason
### Preseason media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, Louisville was predicted to finish last in the Atlantic Division.
Media poll (Atlantic Division) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Clemson | 1209 (171) |
| 2 | Syracuse | 913 (2) |
| 3 | Florida State | 753 |
| 4 | NC State | 666 |
| 5 | Boston College | 588 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 462 |
| 7 | Louisville | 253 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 9 Notre Dame* | Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ESPN | L 17–35 | 58,187 |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky* | Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ACCN Extra | W 42–0 | 48,808 |
| September 14 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Western Kentucky* | Nissan StadiumNashville, TN | Stadium | W 38–21 | 22,665 |
| September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at Florida State | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ESPN | L 24–35 | 46,530 |
| October 5 | 12:30 p.m. | Boston College | Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ACCRSN | W 41–39 | 46,007 |
| October 12 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 19 Wake Forest | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC | ACCN | W 62–59 | 24,434 |
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 3 Clemson | Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ABC | L 10–45 | 51,015 |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Virginia | Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ACCN | W 28–21 | 48,689 |
| November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Miami (FL) | Hard Rock StadiumMiami, FL (rivalry) | ESPN2 | L 27–52 | 53,111 |
| November 16 | 7:30 p.m. | at NC State | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ACCN | W 34–20 | 54,089 |
| November 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Syracuse | Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ACCN | W 56–34 | 46,769 |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at Kentucky* | Kroger FieldLexington, KY (Governor's Cup) | SECN | L 13–45 | 48,336 |
| December 30 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Mississippi State* | Nissan StadiumNashville, TN (Music City Bowl) | ESPN | W 38–28 | 46,850 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Fighting Irish | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |

### Eastern Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 42 |

### Vs. Western Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hilltoppers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 38 |

### At Florida State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Seminoles | 21 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 35 |

### Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 39 |
| Cardinals | 14 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 41 |

### At Wake Forest

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 21 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 62 |
| No. 19 Demon Deacons | 7 | 14 | 10 | 28 | 59 |

### Clemson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 3 Tigers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

### Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cavaliers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |

### At Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| Hurricanes | 21 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 52 |

### At NC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 34 |
| Wolfpack | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |

### Syracuse

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 3 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 34 |
| Cardinals | 21 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 56 |

### At Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 45 |

### vs Mississippi State (Music City Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 38 |