2015 Louisville Cardinals football team

2015 Louisville Cardinals football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 27–21 vs. Texas A&M
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Atlantic Division
2015 record 8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach Bobby Petrino (6th season)
Offensive coordinator Garrick McGee (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Todd Grantham (2nd season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 55,000)
2015 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson x$^   8 – 0         14 – 1  
No. 14 Florida State   6 – 2         10 – 3  
Louisville   5 – 3         8 – 5  
NC State   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Syracuse   2 – 6         4 – 8  
Wake Forest   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Boston College   0 – 8         3 – 9  
Coastal Division
No. 15 North Carolina x   8 – 0         11 – 3  
Pittsburgh   6 – 2         8 – 5  
Miami   5 – 3         8 – 5  
Duke   4 – 4         8 – 5  
Virginia Tech   4 – 4         7 – 6  
Virginia   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Georgia Tech   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Championship: Clemson 45, North Carolina 37
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 12, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by second-year head coach Bobby Petrino, who began his second stint at Louisville in 2014 season after eight years away. The team played its 18th season at its current home of Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. They competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Atlantic Division. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Music City Bowl where they defeated Texas A&M.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Louisville 		Alma Mater Before Louisville
Bobby PetrinoHead Coach6Carroll College (1983) WKU - Head Coach (2014)
Garrick McGee Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach / Assistant Head Coach 2 Oklahoma (1996) UAB - Head Coach (2013)
Todd Grantham Defensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers Coach 2 Virginia Tech (1988) Georgia - Defensive Coordinator (2013)
Greg Brown Safeties Coach / Recruiting Coordinator 2 UTEP (1980) Alabama - Safeties Coach (2013)
Terrell Buckley Cornerbacks Coach 2 Florida State (1991) Akron - Cornerbacks Coach (2013)
Tony Grantham Inside Linebackers Coach / Special Teams Coordinator 2 Radford (2000) Navy - Outside Linebackers Coach (2013)
Chris Klenakis Offensive Line Coach / Running Game Coordinator 2 Nevada (1992) Iowa State - Offensive Line Coach (2013)
L.D. Scott Defensive Line Coach 2 Louisville (2009) WKU - Defensive Ends Coach (2013)
Kolby Smith Running Backs Coach 2 Louisville (2006) WKU - Running Backs Coach (2013)
Lamar Thomas Wide Receivers Coach 2 Miami (1992) WKU - Wide Receivers Coach (2013)
Joe Miday Director of Strength and Conditioning 1 Marshall (2008) WKU - Director of Strength and Conditioning (2013)
Scott Wilks Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning 2 Marshall (2009) WKU - Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning (2013)
Andrew Wagner Director of Football Operations 2 Butler (1999) WKU - Director of Football Operations (2013)

Roster

2015 Louisville Cardinals Football

Quarterbacks

  •  7 Reggie Bonnafon - Sophomore (6'3, 209)
  •  8 Lamar Jackson - Freshman (6'3, 196) *
  • 11 Will Gardner - Junior (6'5, 220)
  • 13 Ethan Horton - Sophomore (6'0, 208)
  • 14 Kyle Bolin - Sophomore (6'2, 208)

Running backs

  •  4 Corvin Lamb - Senior (5'9, 208)
  • 12 Trey Smith - Freshman (6'0, 215) *
  • 23 Brandon Radcliff - Junior (5'9, 214)
  • 27 L. J. Scott - Sophomore (6'0, 226)
  • 31 Mitchell Allen - Freshman (5'9, 191) *
  • 31 Darius Skinner - Senior (5'7, 190)
  • 33 Malin Jones - Junior (6'0, 225)
  • 34 Jeremy Smith - Sophomore (6'2, 225) *

Fullbacks

  • 37 Conner Kronk - Sophomore (5'11, 220)
  • 39 Griffin Uhl - Junior (6'2, 264)

Wide receivers

  •  1 Alphonso Carter - Sophomore (6'3, 205)
  •  2 Jamari Staples - Junior (6'4, 195) *
  •  3 Pat Thomas - Junior (6'4, 190)
  •  9 Traveon Samuel - Freshman (5'7, 175)
  • 17 James Quick - Junior (6'1, 191)
  • 19 Ja'Quay Savage - Senior (6'3, 214)
  • 26 Jalen Washington - Freshman (5'7, 177)
  • 38 Chris Miele - Sophomore (6'2, 190)
  • 81 Emonee Spence - Freshman (6'3, 194) *
  • 82 Dontez Byrd - Sophomore (5'11, 170)
  • 84 Gio Pascascio - Junior (6'3, 185)
  • 85 Cody Swabek - Freshman (6'1, 168)
  • 86 Devonte Peete - Freshman (6'6, 203) *
  • 87 Jaylen Smith - Freshman (6'4, 184) *
  • 88 Javonte Bagley - Sophomore (6'3, 192)

Tight ends

  • 18 Cole Hikutini - Junior (6'5, 240) *
  • 42 Tyler Polston - Sophomore (6'2, 240)
  • 44 Paul Logsdon - Sophomore (6'3, 210)
  • 80 Charles Standberry - Sophomore (6'3, 226)
  • 83 Micky Crum - Freshman (6'4, 257)
  • 89 Keith Towbridge - Junior (6'5, 261)
  

Offensive linemen

  • 50 Khalil Hunter - Junior (6'4, 300) *
  • 54 Kevin Austin - Sophomore (6'3, 307)
  • 56 Kiola Mahoni - Sophomore (6'3, 300) *
  • 60 Tyler Haycraft - Freshman (6'3, 269)
  • 61 Tobijah Hughley - Junior (6'3, 289)
  • 62 T.C. Klusman - Junior (6'3, 275)
  • 63 Nathan Scheler - Freshman (6'1, 270)
  • 64 Gabe Ahner - Junior (6'3, 289)
  • 65 Luke Schultheiss - Sophomore (6'1, 284)
  • 68 Danny Burns - Freshman (6'6, 303)
  • 70 Toriano Roundtree - Sophomore (6'8, 305)
  • 71 Chandler Jones - Freshman (6'4, 300) *
  • 72 Lukayus McNeil - Freshman (6'6, 313)
  • 73 Pedro Sibiea - Junior (6'3, 300)
  • 74 Geron Christian - Freshman (6'6, 320) *
  • 75 Skylar Lacy - Sophomore (6'6, 306)
  • 76 Kelby Johnson - Senior (6'7, 297)
  • 78 Aaron Epps - Senior (6'7, 288)
  • 79 Kenny Thomas Jr. - Freshman (6'6, 320)
Defensive line
  • 14 Drew Bailey - Junior (6'5, 285) *
  • 44 Pio Vatuvei - DE - Senior (6'2, 296)
  • 59 Aaron Ahner - DT - Senior (6'3, 275)
  • 90 Johnny Richardson - DE - Sophomore (6'3, 322)
  • 94 G.G. Robinson - DT - Freshman (6'4, 290) *
  • 95 Kyle Shortridge - DT - Sophomore (6'2, 305)
  • 97 DeAngelo Brown - DT - Junior (6'1, 308)
  • 98 Sheldon Rankins - DE - Senior (6'2, 303)
Kickers
  • 32 Blaton Creque - Freshman (5'11, 170)
  • 35 Anthony George - Junior (6'1, 190)
  • 47 Jon Brown - Sophomore (5'10, 202)

Long snappers

  • 46 Brendan Lowery - Freshman (5'11, 205)
  • 49 Colin Holba - Junior (6'5, 233)

Punters

  • 29 Mason King - Freshman (6'3, 175)
  • 40 Joshua Appleby - Senior (6'3, 222)
  • 45 John Wallace - Senior (6'0, 190)
  

Linebackers

  •  1 Keith Brown - Junior (6'1, 237)
  • 13 James Burgess - Senior (6'0, 229)
  • 32 Stacy Thomas - Sophomore (6'1, 225)
  • 42 Isaac Stewart - Freshman (6'2, 236)
  • 43 Damien Smith - Freshman (6'1, 215)
  • 46 Lamar Atkins - Junior (5'11, 236)
  • 48 Tim Bonner - Freshman (6'4, 215) *
  • 51 Royce Donovan - Junior (6'2, 224)
  • 52 Nick Dawson-Brents - Junior (6'3, 265)
  • 53 Amonte Caban - Freshman (6'1, 226) *
  • 55 Keith Kelsey - Junior (6'1, 236)
  • 57 Finesse Middleton - Sophomore (6'0, 242)
  • 58 Jonathan Greenard - Freshman (6'4, 226) *
  • 91 Trevon Young - Senior (6'4, 229)
  • 92 Devonte Fields - Junior (6'4, 245) *
  • 96 Henry Famurewa - OLB - Sophomore (6'2, 245)
  • 99 James Hearns - Sophomore (6'3, 257)

Cornerbacks

  •  3 Cornelius Sturghill - Freshman (5'11, 186)
  •  6 Shaq Wiggins - Sophomore (5'10, 171)
  • 10 Jaire Alexander - Freshman (5'11, 170) *
  • 15 Trumaine Washington - Sophomore (5'10, 183)
  • 21 Devontre Parnell - Junior (5'11, 184)
  • 24 Zykiesis Cannon - Sophomore (6'0, 195)
  • 26 Duke Culver - Sophomore (6'0, 186)
  • 34 George Clements - Senior (6'1, 185)
  • 39 Aaron Floyd - Freshman (5'10, 172)
  • 41 Kevin Elijah - Junior (5'7, 156)
  • 24 Kevon Dunbar - DB - Freshman (6'1, 192)
  • 39 John Stitch - DB - Junior (5'10, 185)

Safeties

  •  5 Khane Pass - Freshman (6'1, 200) *
  • 11 Dee Smith - Freshman (6'1, 200) *
  • 22 Chucky Williams - Sophomore (6'2, 204)
  • 25 Josh Harvey-Clemons - Junior (6'5, 230)
  • 27 Jermaine Reve - Senior (6'0, 192)
  • 28 Terrence Ross - Sophomore (6'1, 208)
  • 36 Kevin Houchins - Junior (5'11, 201)
  • * : 2015 Louisville Cardinals Football Signed

Schedule

Louisville announced their 2015 football schedule on January 29, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of six home games, five away games and one neutral site game in the regular season. The Cardinals will host ACC foes Boston College, Clemson, Syracuse, and Virginia, and will travel to Florida State, NC State, Pittsburgh, and Wake Forest.[1]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 3:30 p.m. vs. No. 6 Auburn* Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game) CBS L 24–31   73,927
September 12 12:00 p.m. Houston* Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ACCRSN L 31–34   50,019
September 17 7:30 p.m. No. 11 Clemson Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN L 17–20   55,396
September 26 6:00 p.m. Samford* Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN3 W 45–3   50,121
October 3 12:30 p.m. at NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ACCN W 20–13   56,417
October 17 12:00 p.m. at No. 11 Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ESPN L 21–41   71,225
October 24 12:30 p.m. Boston Collegedagger Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ACCN W 17–14   41,486
October 30 7:00 p.m. at Wake Forest BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC ESPN2 W 20–19   24,922
November 7 12:30 p.m. Syracuse Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ACCN W 41–17   46,158
November 14 12:30 p.m. Virginia Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ACCRSN W 38–31   51,233
November 21 3:45 p.m. at Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPNews L 34–45   42,119
November 28 12:00 p.m. at Kentucky* Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup) SECN W 38–24   62,512
December 30 7:00 p.m. vs. Texas A&M* Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl) ESPN W 27–21   50,478
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.
Schedule source:[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Cardinals Release 2015 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of Louisville Department of Athletics. January 29, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 Louisville Cardinals Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
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