LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Cardinals have a new name for their football stadium, and now they've got their 2023 schedule set. UofL will kick off its 2023 campaign Friday, Sept. 1 in Atlanta against Georgia Tech in the Chick-fil-a Kickoff Game.
What You Need To Know
- Louisville's football schedule is out, and the Cards will kick off the season and ACC play on Sept. 1
- First-year head coach Jeff Brohm will coach his first game in L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium when the Cardinals host Murray State on Thursday, Sept. 7
- The Cardinals will close the 2023 season with four of their last five games at L&N Stadium, including three-straight home games
- Louisville hosts Kentucky on Saturday, Nov. 25 for the Governor's Cup, which Kentucky has won the last four years
Louisville is playing in the kickoff game for the third time in nine seasons, having appeared in 2015 and 2021. The opening game will mark the ACC opener for both Louisville and Georgia Tech.
The Cardinals and Yellow Jackets are meeting for the third time in school history and the first encounter since Georgia Tech won 46-27 in 2020.
First-year head coach Jeff Brohm will coach his first game in L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium when the Cardinals host Murray State on Thursday, Sept. 7. Louisville owns a 14-6 series advantage over the Racers and are meeting for the first time since 2017.
The Cardinals will play a second neutral site game in their first three weeks of the season with a short trip to Lucas Oil Field, in Indianapolis, Ind. on Sept. 16. Louisville faces Indiana for the first time since 1986, with the Hoosiers having won both encounters.
Also, Louisville looks to snap a two-game losing streak to Boston College when the Cardinals play their first ACC home game of the year on Saturday, Sept. 23.
Coming off its first open week of the season on Oct. 21, the Cardinals will close the 2023 season with four of their last five games at L&N Stadium, including three-straight home games.
Louisville hosts Duke for the first time since 2016 on Oct. 28 before Virginia Tech on Saturday, Nov. 4. Louisville will close out that homestand with a Thursday night game against Virginia on Nov. 9.
Louisville closes out its ACC schedule versus Miami on Saturday, Nov. 18 before coming home to host the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday, Nov. 25 for Senior Day in the battle for the Governor's Cup. Kentucky has won the last four meetings between the intra-state rivals.
Looking to make their first appearance in program history, the ACC Football Championship Game will be played Saturday, Dec. 2 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.
The ACC announced a new football scheduling model last June, based on a 3-5-5 structure whereby each team will play three primary opponents annually and face the other 10 league teams twice during the four-year cycle, once at home and once on the road. The schedule allows for each team to face all 13 conference opponents home and away at least once during the four-year cycle.
Louisville's annual opponents for the next four seasons will be Miami, Georgia Tech and Virginia.