Report: Louisville football hosts FCS powerhouse James Madison in 2022
Jake Lourim, Louisville Courier JournalPublished 1:50 p.m. ET July 30, 2018
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The Louisville football team will host James Madison on Nov. 5, 2022, according to a report from the Daily News-Record on Monday.
The Cardinals have now completed their non-conference scheduling through 2022. Except for paycheck games against lower-tier opponents, they're likely scheduled through 2024.
Louisville's other non-conference games in 2022 are at Central Florida on Sept. 17 and against South Florida on Sept. 24 and Kentucky on Nov. 26. That means that the team will likely begin the season with two ACC games, barring an open date on one of those weeks. It coincides with the league's goal of scheduling marquee conference games early in the schedule.
James Madison is one of the best teams in the Football Championship Subdivision. With their national championship in 2016, the Dukes are the only school besides North Dakota State with a national title since 2010. Last season, they went undefeated until the championship game, where they lost to North Dakota State.
Louisville has never played James Madison in football.
The Daily News-Record reported that Louisville's guarantee payment to James Madison will be $600,000, a standard sum. Louisville will pay Indiana State $500,000 to visit this season and Eastern Kentucky $600,000 to visit next season. The program paid Kent State $1 million for last year's game.
Jake Lourim, Louisville Courier JournalPublished 1:50 p.m. ET July 30, 2018
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The Louisville football team will host James Madison on Nov. 5, 2022, according to a report from the Daily News-Record on Monday.
The Cardinals have now completed their non-conference scheduling through 2022. Except for paycheck games against lower-tier opponents, they're likely scheduled through 2024.
Louisville's other non-conference games in 2022 are at Central Florida on Sept. 17 and against South Florida on Sept. 24 and Kentucky on Nov. 26. That means that the team will likely begin the season with two ACC games, barring an open date on one of those weeks. It coincides with the league's goal of scheduling marquee conference games early in the schedule.
James Madison is one of the best teams in the Football Championship Subdivision. With their national championship in 2016, the Dukes are the only school besides North Dakota State with a national title since 2010. Last season, they went undefeated until the championship game, where they lost to North Dakota State.
Louisville has never played James Madison in football.
The Daily News-Record reported that Louisville's guarantee payment to James Madison will be $600,000, a standard sum. Louisville will pay Indiana State $500,000 to visit this season and Eastern Kentucky $600,000 to visit next season. The program paid Kent State $1 million for last year's game.
