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	L 7–31	37,110
September 9	7:30 p.m.	at UCF*		FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPN2	W 20–14	44,412
September 16	7:30 p.m.	Florida State		Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	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		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN	L 33–34	38,517
October 8	12:00 p.m	at Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	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		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	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	Kroger Field Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup)	SECN	L 13–26	58,727
December 17	11:30 a.m.	vs. Cincinnati*		Fenway Park Boston, MA (The Keg of Nails, Fenway Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–7	15,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^[3]

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

References

1. "Cincinnati Announces Scott Satterfield as Next Head Football Coach". Cincinnati Bearcats. December 5, 2022.
2. Cubit, Alexis (December 18, 2022). "Deion Branch 'retires' from coaching after Louisville's Fenway Bowl win over Cincinnati". Louisville Courier Journal. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Yahoo!.
3. "2022 Louisville Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.