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Louisville Cardinals football
Head Coach Steve Kragthorpe
1st Year, 0-0
Home Stadium Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Capacity 42,000 - FieldTurf
Conference Big East
First Year 1912
Website UofL Sports
Team Records
All-time Record 414-404-17
Postseason
Bowl Record		 6-7-1
Awards
Conference Titles 6
Pageantry
Colors Red and Black            
Fight song Fight! U of L

The University of Louisville Cardinals football team is a member of the Big East Conference. The football program is on the rise, having its best success over the last decade. The Cardinals have made nine straight bowl game appearances since 1998 and have won eleven games in the 2006 season and seven games each of those preceding seasons. The team plays its home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.

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[edit] Team information

Nickname: Cards; The Ville
Uniforms:

  • Home: red
  • Road:white
  • Alternate home: all black
  • Alternate road: all white

Stadium: Papa John's Cardinal Stadium 42,000 cap.
 Fight Song: Fight! U of L
Mascot: Cardinal Bird
Marching Band: Cardinal Marching Band
Traditional Rivals: Kentucky, Cincinnati
National Championships: None
Conference Championships: Four (Conference USA in 2000, 2001, and 2004; Big East in 2006)
Conference History:

[edit] Chronology of Louisville Head Coaches

Years Coach Record
1912–1913 Lester Larson 8–2
1914 Dr. Bruce Baker 1–4
1915–1916 Will Duffy 3–8–2
1921–1922 Bill Duncan 4–9–1
1923–1924 Fred Enke 8–8–1
1925–1930 Tom King 27–21
1931 Jack McGrath 2–6
1932 C.V. Money 0–9
1933–1935 Ben Cregor 4–18–1
1936–1942 Laurie Apitz 22–29–3
1946–1968 Frank Camp 118–95–2
1969–1972 Lee Corso 28–11–2
1973–1974 T.W. Alley 9–13
Years Coach Record
1975–1979 Vince Gibson 23–31–2
1980–1984 Bob Weber 20–35
1985–1994 Howard Schnellenberger 54–56–2
1995–1997 Ron Cooper 13–20
1998–2002 John L. Smith 41–21
2003–2006 Bobby Petrino 40–9
2007 Steve Kragthorpe 0–0

[edit] Louisville Bowl History

Year and Bowl Winning team Losing team Result
1958 Sun Bowl Louisville 34 Drake 20 Won
1970 Pasadena Bowl Louisville 24 Long Beach State 24 Tie
1977 Independence Bowl Louisiana Tech 24 Louisville 14 Lost
1991 Fiesta Bowl Louisville 34 Alabama 7 Won
1993 Liberty Bowl Louisville 18 Michigan State 7 Won
1998 Motor City Bowl Marshall 48 Louisville 29 Lost
1999 Humanitarian Bowl Boise State 34 Louisville 31 Lost
2000 Liberty Bowl Colorado State 22 Louisville 17 Lost
2001 Liberty Bowl Louisville 28 BYU 10 Won
2002 GMAC Bowl Marshall 38 Louisville 15 Lost
2003 GMAC Bowl Miami (Ohio) 49 Louisville 28 Lost
2004 Liberty Bowl Louisville 44 Boise State 40 Won
2006 Gator Bowl Virginia Tech 35 Louisville 24 Lost
2007 Orange Bowl Louisville 24 Wake Forest 13 Won

[edit] 2006 Season

[edit] 2006 Schedule

Date Opponent TV Kickoff Result
Sat, September 2 Kentucky ESPN 8:00 pm EDT 59-28
Sat, September 9 @ Temple TBA TBA 62-0
Sat, September 16 Miami ABC 3:30pm EDT 31-7
Sat, September 23 @ Kansas State TBA TBA 24-6
Fri, October 6 @ Middle Tennessee TBA TBA 44-17
Sat, October 14 Cincinnati TBA TBA 23-17
Sat, October 21 @ Syracuse TBA TBA 28-13
Thu, November 2 West Virginia TBA TBA 44-34
Thu, November 9 @ Rutgers TBA TBA 25-28
Sat, November 18 South Florida TBA TBA 31-8
Sat, November 25 @ Pittsburgh TBA TBA 48-24
Sat, December 2 Connecticut TBA TBA 48-17

[edit] Notable Players

[edit] Heartbreaker

Southern Miss was on its own 21 yard line with six seconds left in a 10-10 tie, in October 1989. Future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre threw a Hail Mary pass that was deflected, but it bounced off the helmet of Louisville's Michael Jackson before sliding into the hands of wide receiver Darryl Tillman. The play was later voted on as one of the "Top 5 Memorable Moments" in college football history in an online vote at ESPN.com.

[edit] Controversy

Louisville was tied 27-27 with Southern Miss with under two minutes to go with the 1999 Conference USA title on the line. Facing fourth and 5, at the Louisville 37, Southern Miss went into punt formation. Shawn Mills was leaving the field after getting into a heated discussion with Jeff Bower. The punter, Jamie Purser threw a 27 yard pass to Mills which led to a Brett Hanna field goal attempt that won the game. Officials later admitted that they missed penalties for Southern Miss not having enough players on the line of scrimmage, and Mills' shoulders not being parallel to the line.

[edit] School records

[edit] Team records

Consecutive wins: 11, 2004-2005;
Consecutive wins at Home: 18, current;
Consecutive games without being shutout: 89, 1992-2000
Consecutive shutouts of opponents: 6, 1912-1913

[edit] Individual records

Most rushing yards(game): 269 Nathan Poole against Wichita State
Most rushing yards(season): 1,429 Howard Stevens in the 1971 season
Most rushing yards(career): 3,204 Walter Peacock 1972-1975
Most passing yards(game): 592 Chris Redman against East Carolina
Most passing yards(season): 4,042 Chris Redman in the 1998 season
Most passing yards(career): 12,541 Chris Redman 1996-1999
Most receiving yards(game): 214 Ibn Green against East Carolina
Most receiving yards(season): 1,209 Arnold Jackson in the 1999 season
Most receiving yards(career): 3,670 Arnold Jackson 1997-2000

[edit] See also

Governor's Cup (Battle for the Bluegrass)

[edit] References

ESPN College Football Encyclopedia (pages 448-454)

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