2008 Louisville Cardinals football team
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| 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 |
| Home stadium |
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 42,000) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, led by Steve Kragthorpe in his second year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium and were in their fourth year as members of the Big East Conference.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 31 | 3:30 PM | Kentucky* | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Battle for the Governor's Cup) | ESPN | L 2–27 | 42,696[1] | |||
| September 6 | 3:30 PM | Tennessee Tech* | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ESPN360/WHAS | W 51–10 | 38,694[1] | |||
| September 17 | 8:00 PM | Kansas State* | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ESPN2 | W 38–29 | 42,208[1] | |||
| September26 | 8:00 PM | Connecticut | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ESPN2 | L 21–26 | 42,523[1] | |||
| October 10 | 3:30 PM | at Memphis* | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN | W 35–28 | 40,248[1] | |||
| October 18 | 3:30 PM | Middle Tennessee State* |
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 42–23 | 38,319[1] | ||||
| October 25 | 3:30 PM | No. 14 South Florida | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ESPN360 | W 24–20 | 40,384[1] | |||
| November 1 | 7:05 PM | at Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPNU | L 21–28 | 32,917[1] | |||
| November 8 | 12:00 PM | at No. 25 Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ESPN360 | L 7–41 | 44,055[1] | |||
| November 14 | 8:00 PM | No. 22 Cincinnati | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Battle for the Keg of Nails) | ESPN2 | L 20–28 | 37,822[1] | |||
| November 22 | 12:00 PM | West Virginia | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ESPN | L 21–35 | 34,796[1] | |||
| December 4 | 7:30 PM | at Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPN | L 14–63 | 42,347[1] | |||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Associated Press. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||
References
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