LOUISVILLE, Ky. — ACC Coach of the Year, Scott Satterfield and the University of Louisville Cardinals will once again have a robust schedule as they try to capitalize on the success of last season. The 2020 schedule was officially released and it includes a pair of opponents that finished in the Top 15 in the national rankings, Clemson and Notre Dame.

The Cards open the season at home with ACC opponent NC State on Thursday, September 3. The Cardinals lead that series 7-3. This is the first time the Cards are opening the season against a conference foe since the 2014 season. The next week, the Cardinals travel to Death Valley where they will face Clemson for the fourth time and will be looking for their first victory against the Tigers.

Murray State and Western Kentucky will visit Cardinal Stadium rounding out the games in September. This will be the first meeting with the Racers since 2017. Louisville beat WKU last season in Nashville 38-21.  

The season wraps up with rivalry weekend and the Kentucky Wildcats coming to Cardinal Stadium on November 28.

16 starters are returning to Satterfield's squad — eight on offense and eight on defense — including first-team All-ACC wide receiver Tutu Atwell, who set the school record in receiving yards with 1,276 and second-team all-ACC running back Javian Hawkins..

Here is the complete schedule:

Day                Date                    Opponent                                 Site                                          Series Record
Thur.              Sept. 3                 NC STATE                              LOUISVILLE, KY                    Louisville leads 7-3
Sat.                Sept. 12               at Clemson                             Clemson, S.C.                       Clemson leads 6-0
Sat.                Sept. 19               MURRAY STATE                      LOUISVILLE, KY                    Louisville leads 14-6
Sat.                Sept. 26               WESTERN KENTUCKY              LOUISVILLE, KY                    Louisville lead 21-12
Sat.                Oct. 3                  at Syracuse                             Syracuse, NY                        Louisville leads 11-7
Sat.                Oct. 10                at Boston College                     Chestnut Hill, MA                  Louisville leads 7-5
Sat.                Oct. 24                FLORIDA STATE                      LOUISVILLE, KY                    Florida State leads 15-4
Sat.                Oct. 31                VIRGINIA TECH                       LOUISVILLE, KY                    Virginia Tech leads 5-2
Sat.                Nov. 7                 at Virginia                               Charlottesville, VA                 Louisville leads 5-3
Sat.                Nov. 14               WAKE FOREST                         LOUISVILLE, KY                    Louisville leads 5-2
Sat.                Nov. 21               at Notre Dame                         South Bend, IN                     Series tied 1-1
Sat.                Nov. 28                KENTUCKY                             LOUISVILLE, KY                    Kentucky leads 17-15