2003 Louisville Cardinals football team

2003 Louisville Cardinals football
GMAC Bowl, L 28–49 vs. Miami (OH)
Conference Conference USA
2003 record 9–4 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach Bobby Petrino
Offensive coordinator Paul Petrino
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Mike Cassity
Base defense 4-3
Home stadium Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 42,000)
2003 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Southern Miss †   8 – 0         9 – 4  
#24 TCU   7 – 1         11 – 2  
Louisville   5 – 3         9 – 4  
Memphis   5 – 3         9 – 4  
South Florida   5 – 3         7 – 4  
Houston   4 – 4         7 – 6  
UAB   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Tulane   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Cincinnati   2 – 6         5 – 7  
East Carolina   1 – 7         1 – 11  
Army   0 – 8         0 – 13  
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2003 college football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his first year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 6:30 PM at Kentucky* Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup) ESPN2 W 40–24   70,467
September 13 1:30 PM at Syracuse* Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY WDRB W 30–20   38,550
September 20 3:00 PM UTEP* Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY W 42–14   40,205
September 27 3:00 PM Temple* Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY W 21–12   38,489
October 4 7:00 PM at USF Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN+ L 28–31 2OT  36,044
October 11 3:00 PM Army Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY W 34–10   40,432
October 17 8:00 PM Tulane Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN W 47–28   38,119
October 25 2:00 PM at East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC WDRB W 36–20   33,420
November 5 7:30 PM at #13 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX ESPN2 L 28–31   33,681
November 15 3:00 PM Memphis Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY L 7–37   30,114
November 22 3:15 PM Houston Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY W 66–45   33,268
November 28 11:00 AM at Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (The Keg of Nails) ESPN2 W 43–40   11,993
December 18 7:30 PM vs. #14 Miami (OH)* Ladd Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (GMAC Bowl) ESPN2 L 28–49   40,620
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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