# 2020 Louisville Cardinals football team

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.

## Schedule

Louisville had games scheduled against Kentucky, and Murray State, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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* | | Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ACCN | W 35–21 | 11,179 |
| September 19 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 17 Miami | No. 18 | Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY (rivalry) | ABC | L 34–47 | 12,120 |
| September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Pittsburgh | No. 24 | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | ACCN | L 20–23 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| October 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | ESPN | L 27–46 | 11,000 |
| October 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Notre Dame | | Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN | NBC | L 7–12 | 10,182 |
| October 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Florida State | | Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ACCRSN | W 48–16 | 11,465 |
| October 31 | 4:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | | Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ACCN | L 35–42 | 11,901 |
| November 14 | 8:00 p.m. | at Virginia | | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ACCN | L 17–31 | 1,000 |
| November 20 | 7:30 p.m. | Syracuse | | Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ESPN | W 30–0 | 11,192 |
| November 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at Boston College | | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ACCN | L 27–34 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| December 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | | Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ACCN | W 45–21 | 10,959 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||
The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected on August 6.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Western Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hilltoppers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 35 |

### Miami

| | 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

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Cardinals | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| No. 21 Panthers | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 |

### At Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
| Yellow Jackets | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 46 |

### At Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Fighting Irish | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 |

### Florida State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seminoles | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Cardinals | 21 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 48 |

### Virginia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hokies | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 35 |

### At Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Cavaliers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |

### Syracuse

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 30 |

### At Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardnials | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| Eagles | 7 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 34 |

### Wake Forest

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demon Deacons | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 45 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 2 | 57 | Tutu Atwell | WR | Los Angeles Rams |
| 4 | 109 | Dez Fitzpatrick | WR | Tennessee Titans |