The Virginia football team’s sixth game of the season will bring the team back home to Charlottesville to face the Louisville Cardinals, following a 2 game stint away against Syracuse and Duke. As this year’s Homecomings matchup, Cavalier fans will be looking for a big midseason performance under the new leadership of coach Tony Elliott. However, UVA may have its work cut out for it.

Let’s take a look at how this game is shaping up as The Sabre schedule preview series continues.

Louisville Cardinals

• Saturday, October 8, 2022 – TBD
• Scott Stadium – Charlottesville, Virginia (natural grass)
• 2021 Record: 6-7 | Conference: 4-4
• Coach: Scott Satterfield (4th Year)
• Last Meeting: October 9, 2021 – UVA won 34-33
• Key returners: QB Malik Cunningham, TE Marshon Ford, LB Yasir Abdullah, DE YaYa Diaby,

What To Expect on Game Day

What’s To Like: History tends to repeat itself. The Louisville Cardinals, despite having a strong run through the 2010-2017 season, have suffered three losing records out of the past four seasons with coach Scott Satterfield at the helm. Though he earned ACC Coach of the Year Honors in 2019, Satterfield has now lost three straight rivalry games to Kentucky by a combined 109 points and has seen recruiting drop with classes falling below 50th in the country. Additionally, because of these shortcomings, fan enthusiasm has decreased dramatically as Louisville failed to sell out a single game last season.

As a result of the Cardinal’s turn for the worse, Satterfield, understandably, found himself on the hot seat at the conclusion of the 2021 season. Amidst questions of termination, Athletic Director Vince Tyra announced he would return for the 2022 season. However, just a week after this announcement, Tyra resigned from his role at Louisville. This leaves Satterfield without the protection of the AD that hired him as he heads into the fall.

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