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Louisville football: Three fun non-conference foes for 2020

By Presley Meyer

MIAMI, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 09: Micale Cunningham #3 of the Louisville Cardinals looks on against the Miami Hurricanes during the first half at Hard Rock Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 09: Micale Cunningham #3 of the Louisville Cardinals looks on against the Miami Hurricanes during the first half at Hard Rock Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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JACKSONVILLE, FL – JANUARY 02: Peyton Ramsey #12 of the Indiana Hoosiers is congratulated by teammates after scoring a touchdown during the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against the Tennessee Volunteers at TIAA Bank Field on January 2, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. Tennessee defeated Indiana 23-22. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FL – JANUARY 02: Peyton Ramsey #12 of the Indiana Hoosiers is congratulated by teammates after scoring a touchdown during the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against the Tennessee Volunteers at TIAA Bank Field on January 2, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. Tennessee defeated Indiana 23-22. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

3. Indiana

While Louisville football and Indiana have three dates scheduled in 2023, 2024, and 2025, I’m not sure there’s a Cardinals fan out there that wouldn’t love to see a match-up with the Hoosiers as early as this year.

A match-up with IU on the gridiron isn’t as sexy as some other options, it would be a contest with local flavor and a lot of regional rooting interest. There are plenty of Hoosiers who make their way into the Louisville area every day for work or otherwise and vice versa for Louisvillians. Along the way, Cardinals and Hoosiers fans interesect on a basis almost as often as with Kentucky fans.

A rivalry has never gained traction between the two schools on the football field, but the Hoosiers have been solid enough in recent years that this would be a legitimate challenge on the schedule.

Louisville and Indiana have only played twice in the history of the two programs- Both Indiana victories in 1985 and 1986.

IU, who is coming off a narrow bowl loss to Tennessee in the Gator Bowl figures to field another bowl-caliber team this season.

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