2015 Louisville Cardinals football team
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 15 North Carolina x | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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Bobby Petrino | Head Coach | 6 | Carroll 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
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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]
September 53:30 PMvs. No. 6 Auburn*
CBSL 24–3173,927 September 1212:00 PMHouston*
ACCRSNL 31–3450,019 September 177:30 PMNo. 11 Clemson
- Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
ESPNL 17–2055,396 September 266:00 PMSamford*
- Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
ESPN3W 45–350,121 October 312:30 PMat NC State
ACCNW 20–1356,417 October 1712:00 PMat No. 11 Florida State
ESPNL 21–4171,225 October 2412:30 PMBoston College
- Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
ACCNW 17–1441,486 October 307:00 PMat Wake Forest
ESPN2W 20–1924,922 November 712:30 PMSyracuse
- Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
ACCNW 41–1746,158 November 1412:30 PMVirginia
- Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
ACCRSNW 38–3151,233 November 213:45 PMat Pittsburgh
ESPNewsL 34–4542,119 November 2812:00 PMat Kentucky*
SECNW 38–2462,512 December 307:00 PMvs. Texas A&M*
ESPNW 27–2150,478
- Schedule source:[2]
References
- ^ "Cardinals Release 2015 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of Louisville Department of Athletics. January 29, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Louisville Cardinals Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 12, 2015.