2022 Louisville Cardinals football team

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).

2022 Louisville Cardinals football
Fenway Bowl champion
Fenway Bowl, W 24–7 vs. Cincinnati
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Record	8–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Scott Satterfield (4th season; regular season) Deion Branch (interim; bowl game)
Offensive coordinator	Lance Taylor (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Bryan Brown (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Wesley McGriff (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 13 Clemson xy$		8	–	0					11	–	3
No. 11 Florida State		5	–	3					10	–	3
Syracuse		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisville		4	–	4					8	–	5
NC State		4	–	4					8	–	5
Wake Forest		3	–	5					8	–	5
Boston College		2	–	6					3	–	9
Coastal Division
North Carolina xy		6	–	2					9	–	5
No. 22 Pittsburgh		5	–	3					9	–	4
Duke		5	–	3					9	–	4
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					5	–	7
Miami (FL)		3	–	5					5	–	7
Virginia		1	–	6					3	–	7
Virginia Tech		1	–	6					3	–	8
Championship: Clemson 39, North Carolina 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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
September 3	8:00 p.m.	at Syracuse		JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN Drew Carter, Tim Hasselbeck, Kelsey Riggs	L 7–31	37,110
September 9	7:30 p.m.	at UCF*		FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPN2 Roy Philpott, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra	W 20–14	44,412
September 16	7:30 p.m.	Florida State		Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN Roy Philpott, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra	L 31–35	46,459
September 24	12:00 p.m.	South Florida*		Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCRSN Bob Rathbun, Charles Arbuckle, Lyndsay Rowley	W 41–3	41,217
October 1	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Lericia Harris	L 33–34	38,517
October 8	12:00 p.m	at Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Lericia Harris	W 34–17	38,009
October 22	8:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh		Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCN Wes Durham, Tim Hasselbeck, Kelsey Riggs	W 24–10	41,840
October 29	3:30 p.m.	No. 10 Wake Forest		Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCN Bill Roth, Eric Mac Lain, Taylor Davis	W 48–21	39,503
November 5	7:30 p.m.	James Madison*		Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPNU Drew Carter, Mike Glennon	W 34–10	42,157
November 12	3:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN Wes Durham, Rod Gilmore, Tiffany Blackmon	L 16–31	80,176
November 19	3:30 p.m.	No. 24 NC State		Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCRSN Evan Lepler, Roddy Jones, Rebecca Fiorentino	W 25–10	38,974
November 26	3:00 p.m.	at Kentucky*	No. 25	Kroger Field Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup)	SECN Dave Neal, Deuce McCallister, Andraya Carter	L 13–26	58,727
December 17	11:30 a.m.	vs. Cincinnati*		Fenway Park Boston, MA (The Keg of Nails, Fenway Bowl)	ESPN/Bowl Season Radio Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Kelsey Riggs/Travis Jones, John Denton, David Beaudin	W 24–7	15,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	0	0	7
Orange	10	7	0	14	31

See also: 2022 Syracuse Orange football team

At UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	7	7	0	0	14
Cardinals	7	0	10	3	20

See also: 2022 UCF Knights football team

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	14	0	7	14	35
Cardinals	14	7	0	10	31

See also: 2022 Florida State Seminoles football team

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	0	3	3
Cardinals	14	14	3	10	41

See also: 2022 South Florida Bulls football team

At Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	16	10	0	33
Eagles	7	14	7	6	34

See also: 2022 Boston College Eagles football team

At Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	13	14	7	34
Cavaliers	10	0	7	0	17

See also: 2022 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	0	3	0	10
Cardinals	0	7	0	17	24

See also: 2022 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

No. 10 Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Demon Deacons	0	14	0	7	21
Cardinals	6	7	35	0	48

See also: 2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	3	7	0	0	10
Cardinals	7	3	10	14	34

See also: 2022 James Madison Dukes football team

At No. 10 Clemson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	3	6	16
No. 10 Tigers	10	7	7	7	31

See also: 2022 Clemson Tigers football team

No. 24 NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Wolfpack	0	3	7	0	10
Cardinals	0	13	0	12	25

See also: 2022 NC State Wolfpack football team

At Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Cardinals	0	7	0	6	13
Wildcats	7	6	10	3	26

See also: 2022 Kentucky Wildcats football team

Vs. Cincinnati–Fenway Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	14	3	0	24
Bearcats	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2022 Cincinnati Bearcats football team and 2022 Fenway Bowl

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ 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	—	RV	—	—	RV
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	RV	—	—	RV
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	25	—	—	Not released