2012 Louisville Cardinals football team
| 2012 Louisville Cardinals football | |
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Big East co-champion Sugar Bowl champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 33–23 vs. Florida | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 13 |
| AP | No. 13 |
| 2012 record | 11–2 (5–2 Big East) |
| Head coach | Charlie Strong (3rd year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Shawn Watson (1st full as coordinator, 2nd overall year) |
| Defensive coordinator | Vance Bedford (3rd year) |
| Home stadium |
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 55,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #13 Louisville $+ | 5 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati + | 5 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers + | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse + | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Charlie Strong and played their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. They were a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 11–2, 5–2 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for the Big East championship. As the highest rated of the four Big East champions in the final BCS poll, the Cardinals received the conference's automatic bid into a BCS game. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl where they defeated Florida.
Previous season
The Cardinals finished the 2011 season 7–6, and a 5–2 record in Big East play gave them a share of the conference championship with Cincinnati and West Virginia. Due to tiebreaking procedures, the Cardinals did not receive the Big East's automatic bid into a BCS bowl (West Virginia received the bid). The Cardinals were instead invited to the Belk Bowl where they were defeated by North Carolina State 24–31.[1]
Personnel
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Seasons at Louisville | Alma mater (Year) |
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| Charlie Strong | Head Coach | 3rd | Central Arkansas (1983) |
| Shawn Watson | Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks | 2nd | Southern Illinois (1982) |
| Vance Bedford | Defensive Coordinator | 3rd | Texas (1981) |
| Clint Hurtt | Associate Head Coach, Defensive Line and Recruiting Coordinator | 3rd | Miami (FL) (2001) |
| Ron Dugans | Wide Receivers | 3rd | Florida State (1999) |
| Brian Jean-Mary | Linebackers | 3rd | Appalachian State (1998) |
| Tommy Restivo | Secondary | 3rd | Georgetown College (2006) |
| Dave Borbely | Offensive Line and Running Game Coordinator | 3rd | DePauw (1981) |
| Kenny Carter | Running Backs and Special Team | 3rd | The Citadel (1989) |
| Sherrone Moore | Tight Ends | 4th | Oklahoma (2008) |
| Reference:[2] | |||
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Kentucky* | No. 25 | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Battle for the Governor's Cup) | ESPN | W 32–14 | 55,386 | ||
| September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Missouri State* | No. 23 | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | WHAS | W 35–7 | 47,553 | ||
| September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina* | No. 19 | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ABC/ESPN2 | W 39–34 | 53,334 | ||
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at FIU* | No. 20 | FIU Stadium • Miami, FL | ESPN3 | W 28–21 | 12,318 | ||
| September 29 | 8:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss* | No. 19 | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | CBSSN | W 21–17 | 23,492 | ||
| October 13 | 11:00 a.m. | at Pittsburgh | No. 18 | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ESPNU | W 45–35 | 42,432 | ||
| October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | South Florida | No. 16 | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ABC | W 27–25 | 50,167 | ||
| October 26 | 8:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | No. 16 | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Battle for the Keg of Nails) | ESPN | W 34–31 OT | 53,271 | ||
| November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Temple | No. 10 | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ABC/ESPN3 | W 45–17 | 44,609 | ||
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | No. 9 | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ABC | L 26–45 | 40,312 | ||
| November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Connecticut | No. 19 | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | Big East Network | L 20–23 3OT | 45,618 | ||
| November 29 | 7:30 p.m. | at Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPN | W 20–17 | 52,798 | |||
| January 2, 2013 | 8:30 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Florida* | No. 22 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | ESPN | W 33–23 | 54,178 | ||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| AP | 25 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 19 | RV | 22 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches' | RV | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Harris | Not released | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 19 | Not released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 20 | NR | 21 | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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References
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/97/louisville-cardinals
- ↑ "Coaches/Staff". Louisville Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lou-m-footbl-mtt.html
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