2008 Louisville Cardinals football team

2008 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference Big East Conference
2008 record 5-7 (1-6 Big East)
Head coach Steve Kragthorpe
Offensive coordinator Jeff Brohm
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Ron English
Base defense 4-3
Seasons
« 2007 2009 »
2008 Big East football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#17 Cincinnati †   6 – 1         11 – 3  
Pittsburgh   5 – 2         9 – 4  
#23 West Virginia   5 – 2         9 – 4  
Rutgers   5 – 2         8 – 5  
Connecticut   3 – 4         8 – 5  
South Florida   2 – 5         8 – 5  
Louisville   1 – 6         5 – 7  
Syracuse   1 – 6         3 – 9  
† – BCS representative as champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Louisville Cardinals football team represents the University of Louisville in the 2008 college football season. The team, led by Steve Kragthorpe in his second year at the school, plays their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium and are in their fourth year in the Big East Conference.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
08/31/2008 3:30 p.m. Kentucky* Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Battle for the Governor's Cup) ESPN L 27-2   42,696[1]
09/06/2008 3:30 p.m. Tennessee Tech* Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN360, WHAS W 51-10   38,694[1]
09/17/2008 8:00 p.m. Kansas State* Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN2 W 38-29   42,208[1]
09/26/2008 8:00 p.m. Connecticut Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN2 L 26-21   42,523[1]
10/10/2008 3:30 p.m. at Memphis* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN W 35-28   40,248[1]
10/18/2008 3:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee State* Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY W 42-23   38,319[1]
10/25/2008 3:30 p.m. #14 South Florida Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN360, ESPN GamePlan W 24-20   40,384[1]
11/01/2008 7:05 p.m. at Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPNU L 28-21   32,917[1]
11/08/2008 12:00 p.m. at #25 Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN360, ESPN GamePlan L 41-7   44,055[1]
11/14/2008 8:00 p.m. #22 Cincinnati Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Battle for the Keg of Nails) ESPN2 L 28-20   37,822[1]
11/22/2008 12:00 p.m. West Virginia Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Louisville-West Virginia rivalry) ESPN L 35-21   34,796[1]
12/04/2008 7:30 p.m. at Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPN L 63-14   42,347[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Associated Press. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Louisville. http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html. 
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