The 2022 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the team's fourth 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).
On December 5, Satterfield announced he would be leaving Louisville to become the head coach at Cincinnati.[1] Director of player personal, Deion Branch, who played wide receiver for Louisville in 2000 and 2001, was named interim head coach for the Cardinals' bowl game.[2]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 8:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | | | ACCN | L 7–31 | 37,110 |
| 7:30 p.m. | at UCF* | | | ESPN2 | W 20–14 | 44,412 |
| 7:30 p.m. | Florida State | | | ESPN | L 31–35 | 46,459 |
September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | South Florida* | | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| ACCRSN | W 41–3 | 41,217 |
October 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | | | ACCN | L 33–34 | 38,517 |
October 8 | 12:00 p.m | at Virginia | | | ACCN | W 34–17 | 38,009 |
October 22 | 8:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| ACCN | W 24–10 | 41,840 |
October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 10 Wake Forest | | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| ACCN | W 48–21 | 39,503 |
November 5 | 7:30 p.m. | James Madison* | | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| ESPNU | W 34–10 | 42,157 |
November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Clemson | | | ESPN | L 16–31 | 80,176 |
November 19 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 24 NC State | | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| ACCRSN | W 25–10 | 38,974 |
November 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at Kentucky* | No. 25 | | SECN | L 13–26 | 58,727 |
December 17 | 11:30 a.m. | vs. Cincinnati* | | | ESPN | W 24–7 | 15,000 |
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Game summaries
At Syracuse
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Total |
Cardinals
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Orange
|
10
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
31 |
At UCF
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Knights
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Cardinals
|
7
|
0
|
10
|
3 |
20 |
Florida State
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Seminoles
|
14
|
0
|
7
|
14 |
35 |
Cardinals
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
10 |
31 |
South Florida
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Bulls
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
3 |
Cardinals
|
14
|
14
|
3
|
10 |
41 |
At Boston College
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Cardinals
|
7
|
16
|
10
|
0 |
33 |
Eagles
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
6 |
34 |
At Virginia
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Cardinals
|
0
|
13
|
14
|
7 |
34 |
Cavaliers
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
Pittsburgh
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Panthers
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
0 |
10 |
Cardinals
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
17 |
24 |
No. 10 Wake Forest
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
No. 10 Demon Deacons
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
Cardinals
|
6
|
7
|
35
|
0 |
48 |
James Madison
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Dukes
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
Cardinals
|
7
|
3
|
10
|
14 |
34 |
At No. 10 Clemson
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Cardinals
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
6 |
16 |
No. 10 Tigers
|
10
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
31 |
No. 24 NC State
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|
|
|
|
Total |
No. 24 Wolfpack
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
Cardinals
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
12 |
25 |
At Kentucky
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|
|
|
|
Total |
No. 25 Cardinals
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
6 |
13 |
Wildcats
|
7
|
6
|
10
|
3 |
26 |
Vs. Cincinnati–Fenway Bowl
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Cardinals
|
7
|
14
|
3
|
0 |
24 |
Bearcats
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | — | RV | — | — | RV |
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Coaches | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | — | RV | — | — | RV |
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CFP | Not released | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | Not released |
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