< PreviousUofL ATHLETICS FACILITIES The University of Louisville features impressive facilities that have enriched the campus and entire Louisville community. Every Cardinal sports team has a new facility since 1994, with most being built within the last 20 years. The state-of-the-art, 22,000-seat KFC Yum! Center has been the home of Cardinal Basketball since opening in 2010 (more info on preceding pages). The Cardinals kicked off their 1998 foot- ball season in Cardinal Stadium, a 60,000- seat on-campus facility that was expanded in 2010. Another expansion that enclosed the end zone was completed in 2018. Cardinal Arena, expanded in 2017 as the home for UofL volleyball, and many athletic offices are housed in the Swain Student Activi- ties Center on the northeast corner of campus. Built in 1994, the Bass-Rudd Tennis Cen- ter was honored as the 1995 USTA College Facility of the Year. It was the first component of Cardinal Park, an area which features multiple playing facilities for the Cardinals: Ulmer Stadium (softball), Cardinal Track Stadium and Trager Stadium (field hockey). The University of Louisville Golf Club, located just east of Louisville in Simpson- ville, Ky., is the home to the UofL men’s and women’s golf teams. Patterson Stadium, the recently expanded home to the Cards’ baseball team, opened in 2005, as did the Ralph Wright Natatorium and Trager Center fieldhouse. Planet Fitness Kueber Center provides a stellar basketball practice facility and offices as well as a practice home for women’s basketball and women’s lacrosse. UofL opened in 2008 the Marshall Center, a multi-sport weight training facility, and the Field Hockey Complex, to house offices and locker rooms for field hockey. The G. Garvin Brown II Rowing Center riverside boat house for the Cardinals’ rowing team opened in 2011. A state-of-the-art soccer stadium, Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium, opened in 2014. The sparkling Thorntons Academic Center of Excellence opened in 2016 at the south end of the football stadium structure. 2020 LO UIS VILLE C ARDIN ALS F OO TB ALL History248 Thorntons Academic Center of ExcellenceMarshall CenterCardinal ParkJim Patterson Stadium KFC Yum! CenterCardinal StadiumSwain Student Activities CenterG. Garvin Brown III Rowing Center Bass-Rudd Tennis CenterUniversity of Louisville Golf ClubDr. Mark & Cindy Lynn StadiumTrager Center Fieldhouse Cardinal ArenaRalph Wright NatatoriumLacrosse StadiumUofL Athletics Broadcast Center Trager Stadium Ulmer Stadiumn The Tradition Consistency. It is the mark of true excellence in any endeavor. In today’s intercollegiate ath- letics, competition is so balanced and so competitive that it is virtu- ally impossible to maintain a high level of consistency. Yet the Atlan- tic Coast Conference has defied the odds. Established in 1953, the ACC has long enjoyed the reputation as one of the strongest and most competitive intercollegiate conferences in the nation. And that is not mere conjecture, the num- bers support it. Through 67 years of competition, ACC schools have captured 161 NCAA team championships, including 80 in women’s competition, 79 in men’s sports and two in fencing. In addition, NCAA individual titles have gone to ACC student-athletes 186 times in men’s competition and 141 times in women’s action. n Football The ACC has won three of the last seven football national championships, which ties for the most in the country - Clemson in 2016 and 2018; Florida State in 2013. In addi- tion, the ACC is one of just two conferences that has placed a team in the CFP or the BCS Championship Game in each of the last seven years. The ACC has won eight national championship in football. Clemson’s victory over Alabama in the 2019 CFP National Championship marked the eighth national title by an ACC school since the league’s inception in 1953, and the 15th by a school cur- rently in the league. Of current membership, Miami leads the way with five national titles, followed by Clemson (3), Flor- ida State (3), Pitt (2), Georgia Tech (1) and Syracuse (1). The ACC landed a nation’s best 10 bowl bids in 2019. It is the second consecutive season the ACC has had the most bowl teams of any conference (11 in 2018). The ACC has the most bowl teams (42) among all conferences over the last four years (11 in 2016, 10 in 2017, 11 in 2018, 10 in 2019), and the ACC is the only confer- ence to send every team to at least one bowl game over the previous four seasons (2016-19). The ACC led all Power 5 con- ferences with 24 games decided by one possession (8 points or less). The Big 12 was second with 23, followed by the Pac-12 (21), Big Ten (20) and SEC (17). North Carolina and Pitt led the nation in one-possession games with nine each. Miami was second with eight. Nationally, 19 schools played seven or more one-score games in 2019. Clemson won its fifth consecutive ACC title in 2019 with a 62-17 win over Virginia in the ACC Football Championship Game in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Tigers earned a berth in the CFP semifinals, where they defeated Ohio State, 29-23, before falling to No. 1 LSU, 42-25, In the CFP National Championship Game in New Orleans, Loui- siana. The Tigers finished 14-1 overall and No. 2 in the final AP Top 25 poll. Virginia became the seventh different team in the last seven years to win the Coastal Division. The Cavaliers earned their first bid to the ACC Football Champi- onship Game and played in the Capital One Orange Bowl. Virginia is the 11th different ACC team to play in the cham- pionship game since the game began in 2005. Nine ACC head coaches have won at least 50 career games, including five with more than 100 victories. The five 100-win coaches are North Carolina’s Mack Brown (251), Clemson’s Dabo Swin- ney (130), Wake Forest’s Dave Clawson (126), Virginia’s Bronco Mendenhall (124) and Duke’s David Cutcliffe (116). No other conference has as many coaches with 100 career wins. Two of the five active coaches to win a national title reside in the ACC. Dabo Swin- ney led Clemson to national titles in 2016 and 2018. North Carolina’s Mack Brown won a national title at Texas in 2005. n 2019-20 in Review The 2019-20 academic year saw all athletic competition come to an abrupt halt March 12 due to the outbreak of the COVID- 19 pandemic. Prior to competition being canceled for the remainder of the academic year, the conference completed champion- ship competition in 15 sports - seven for men and eight for women. The fall season also saw North Carolina’s field hockey team capture its second consecutive NCAA title, and ACC teams were national contenders in numerous fall and winter sports. The ACC has averaged four national titles per year over the past two-plus decades (92 in 23 years) and has claimed multiple NCAA titles in 36 of the past 39 years. Academically, the member institutions of the ACC again led the way among Power 5 conferences in the latest “Best Colleges” rankings released by US News & World Report. ACC member institutions combined for an average rank of 54.7, marking the 13th straight year that the ACC led all Power 5 conferences. n 2019-20 National Championship Field Hockey n North Carolina * Due to COVID-19 all NCAA winter and spring Championships were canceled n The Championships The ACC conducts championship com- petition in all 27 sports - 13 for men and 14 for women. The first ACC championship was held in swimming at North Carolina State University on February 25, 1954. The 13 sports for men include football, cross country, soccer, basketball, fencing, swimming & diving, indoor and outdoor track & field, wrestling, baseball, tennis, golf and lacrosse. Women’s sports were initiated in 1977 with the first championship meet held in tennis October 6-8 at Wake Forest 2020 LO UIS VILLE C ARDIN ALS F OO TB ALL gocards.com THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE 249 ACC Membership n Boston College n Clemson n Duke n Florida State n Georgia Tech n Louisville n Miami n North Carolina n NC State n Notre Dame n Pittsburgh n Syracuse n Virginia n Virginia Tech n Wake Forest John Swofford Atlantic Coast Conference 512 Weybridge Lane Greensboro, NC 27407 www.theacc.com Switchboard (336) 854-8787 Fax (336) 854-8797THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE University. Championships for women are currently conducted in cross country, field hockey, soccer, basketball, fencing, swim- ming & diving, indoor and outdoor track & field, tennis, golf, lacrosse, softball and row- ing, with volleyball deciding its champion by regular-season play. n A History The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded on May 8, 1953, at the Sedgefield Inn near Greensboro, North Carolina with seven charter members - Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest - drawing up the conference by-laws. The withdrawal of seven schools from the Southern Conference came early on the morning of May 8, 1953, during the South- ern Conference’s annual spring meeting. On June 14, 1953, the seven members met in Raleigh, North Carolina, where a set of bylaws was adopted, and the name became officially the Atlantic Coast Conference. Suggestions from fans for the name of the new conference appeared in the region’s newspapers prior to the meeting in Raleigh. Some of the names suggested were Dixie, Mid-South, Mid-Atlantic, East Coast, Sea- board, Colonial, Tobacco, Blue-Gray, Pied- mont, Southern Seven and the Shoreline. Duke’s Eddie Cameron recommended that the name of the conference be the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the motion was passed unanimously. The meeting concluded with each member institution assessed $200.00 to pay for conference expenses. On December 4, 1953, conference offi- cials met again at Sedgefield and officially admitted Virginia as the league’s eighth member. The first withdrawal of a school from the ACC came on June 30, 1971, when South Carolina tendered its resignation. The ACC operated with seven members until April 3, 1978, when Georgia Tech was admitted. The Atlanta school had withdrawn from the Southeastern Conference in January of 1964. The ACC expanded to nine members on July 1, 1991, with the addition of Florida State. The conference expanded to 11 members on July 1, 2004, with the addition of Miami and Virginia Tech. On October 17, 2003, Boston College accepted an invitation to become the league’s 12th member starting July 1, 2005. The ACC added its 13th and 14th mem- bers on Sept. 18, 2011, when Pittsburgh and Syracuse accepted invitations to join the conference. The two schools officially joined the ACC on July 1, 2013. Notre Dame also officially joined the ACC on July 1, 2013, after announcing on Sept. 12, 2012 its intention to enter the league for competi- tion in all sports but football, bringing the membership of the conference to 15. The Fighting Irish will play five games with ACC schools each year. On July 1, 2014, Louisville entered the ACC on the same day Maryland withdrew, keeping the conference’s membership at 15 institutions. n Conference Shifting for the Cards — The University of Louisville joined the Atlantic Coast Conference on July 1, 2014, its third different conference in three years. The Cardinals were members of the Big East Conference for eight years before the league split, with Louisville moving with four others to form the American Athletic Conference in 2013. UofL’s association with the American was for one season in 2013-14, as the Cardinals accepted an invitation to join the Atlantic Coast Conference on Nov. 28, 2012. Louisville has been a member of eight different conferences, including six in the last 44 years. 2020 LO UIS VILLE C ARDIN ALS F OO TB ALL History250 Men's Sports (13) Baseball Basketball Cross Country Fencing Football Golf Lacrosse Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Indoor Track & Field Outdoor Track & Field Wrestling Women's Sports (14) Basketball Cross Country Fencing Field Hockey Golf Lacrosse Rowing Soccer Softball Swimming & Diving Tennis Indoor Track & Field Outdoor Track & Field Volleyball ACC Sponsored SportsThe Cardinal Athletic Fund was estab- lished in 1979 as an avenue for the Ath- letic Department to be a self sustaining entity. Since then, the commitment and growth of the CAF has been extraordinary. For over 30 years, the goals and dreams of UofL student-athletes have been made possible by the Cardinal Athletic Fund and over 8,000 gracious supporters. Through our members’ annual contributions ranging from $100 to $100,000 and above, UofL student-athletes are provided the oppor- tunity to pursue their academic goals and their athletic dreams, while learning the skills that will prepare them to impact their future communities. Achieving this mission is a tribute to the true spirit of the Cardinal Athletic Fund. Your membership in the CAF provides you with many exciting benefits. Whether in Cardinal Stadium or in the KFC Yum! Center, these benefits will provide you with great value and enhance your overall experience as part of the UofL team. Information on the Cardinal Athletic Fund can be obtained through our website: www. CardinalAthleticFund.com. Cardinal Athletic Fund Priority Points The CAF Priority Point system is a fair and effective way to allo- cate tickets. The goal of the Priority Point system is to reward those fans who support the program the “longest and the strongest.” The CAF utilizes the Priority Point System in the allocation and relocation of home tickets, away tickets, ACC Tournament tickets, NCAA tickets, Bowl Game tickets and parking. Every donor to the Cardinal Athletic Fund is essential in our mis- sion to support the scholarship needs of UofL student-athletes. The CAF as well as the Cardinal student-athletes greatly appreciate your support. Priority Points are awarded accordingly; n One point for every $100 donated to the CAF n One point for every $100 donated to an individual sport or Capital Campaign n One point for each year a donation is made n One point for each year in which football season tickets are purchased n One point for each year in which basketball season tickets are purchased n Two points for each year in which season tickets are purchased for women’s basketball, volleyball, soccer or baseball. Priority Point Ranking CAF members earn priority points through a variety of ways including years of giving, season ticket purchases, and donations. CAF members are then ranked against all other members according to their total points. This ranking is used to prioritize benefits such as NCAA Tournament tickets, ACC Tournament tickets, Bowl Tickets, etc. and was used to determine the order basketball season ticket holders selected their seats in the new arena. Ways To Give The Cardinal Athletic Fund provides sup- port for the University of Louisville Athletic Department and student-athletes through var- ious avenues, including contributions to the annual fund, endowments, matching gifts and planned giving. The following are methods of giving and gift destinations: Gifts of Cash. Cash, checks, VISA, Master- Card and American Express are all acceptable ways to contribute. Please make checks pay- able to the University of Louisville. Gifts-in-Kind. In lieu of monetary dona- tions, the CAF may accept certain gifts and services that would otherwise have needed to be purchased. The donor receives a retail credit for the gift/service as well as a deduc- tion. These gifts must have prior approval by the ULAA. Gifts of Real Estate. A personal or “recreational” residence, a farm or ranch, a commercial building, subdivision lots or an undeveloped parcel of land - gifts of real estate can consist of almost any type of property. Individual financial needs and goals will determine which method of giv- ing real estate is most appropriate for you. Gifts of Appreciated Securities. Con- tributions of long term appreciated securities (those held for more than one year) to the Cardinal Athletic Fund eliminate paying a capital gains tax on the securities and entitle you to an income tax charitable deduction equal to the fair market value of the securities at the time the gift is given. This tax advantage allows you to con- tribute the appreciated securities directly instead of selling them and then giving the net proceeds to the Cardinal Athletic Fund. Trusts. Options for donating the income of a trust are available and offer substantial tax benefits. Bequests. A testamentary bequest (i.e. a gift under a will) may be in the form of cash, securities, real estate, tangible personal property or other assets. Corporate Matching Gifts Benefits of Matching Gifts. Participation in the corporate match- ing gifts program is a great way to increase your Cardinal Athletic Fund Donor Level and priority points as well as increase scholarship support for the University of Louisville student-athletes. A matching gift may not be used to pay your annual CAF seat pledge but may be used to supplement your total CAF giving. The following is a list of companies which have participated in our matching gifts program. This list is not all inclusive and the policy of a company is subject to change, so please be sure to check with your human resources department. Does My Company Match? To find out your companies policy on corporate matching gifts simply check with your human resources department. The matching gift policies of most corporations can also be found at http://matchfinderonline.blackbaud.com/matchgift- inquiry.aspx?cid=21867. Simply type in your corporation’s name to find the corporation’s policies. How do I submit a Matching Gift? Obtain a matching gift form from your human resources department. Then return the completed form with your donation, to the Cardinal Athletic Fund. 2020 LO UIS VILLE C ARDIN ALS F OO TB ALL gocards.com CARDINAL ATHLETIC FUND 251UofL ATHLETICS BROADCAST CENTER General Information n Project Cost: $8 million n Size of Space: 7,850-square feet n TV Monitors: 82 n Wires: 2,560 (38.6 miles) n Strands of Fiber: 576 (Connected to all UofL venues) n Cameras: 28 total: 10 primary, including four with 80x lenses; 9 robotic; 3 POV; 6 with mobile production trailer The Atlantic Coast Conference and ESPN have partnered to launch the comprehensive linear and digital ACC Network in 2019. The University of Louisville built a television production facil- ity on the northeast corner of its campus to house all the equipment and personnel that is necessary to originate live programming. The 7,850 square foot production facility was completed in September 2018 and is connected by fiber to UofL athletic venues and to ESPN. Instead of mobile trucks covering sporting events, live programming will be originated from the new centralized produc- tion facility. The $8-million project included construction, equipment and integration, and fiber connection to UofL venues. The broadcast center includes two full video control rooms for linear telecasts which will air on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or the ACC Network. Those two control rooms and three additional scaled back control rooms allow for live telecasts of multiple events that may either overlap, or are concurrently played, to air on multiple television platforms. With fiber connections to each venue, the broadcast center will also produce live, in-game content for UofL venue video boards such as those in Cardinal Stadium, Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium, KFC Yum! Center, Jim Patterson Stadium and Ulmer Stadium. The UofL Athletics Broadcast Center is connected by fiber to ESPN. The production facility includes a bureau studio, which would allow coaches and players to do live interviews on any ESPN plat- form and/or broadcast channels. Also included in the center is a versatile studio with variable sets and a full green screen wall and personnel work space. The Cardinals also maintain a television pro- duction mobile unit for venues that are not connected by fiber to the broadcast center. The center will be used for creation of not only ACC Network content, but for other video projects in support of the athletics department as well. 2020 LO UIS VILLE C ARDIN ALS F OO TB ALL History252Next >