2012 Louisville Cardinals football team
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| Coaches | No. 13 |
| AP | No. 13 |
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| No. 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
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September 23:30 p.m.Kentucky*No. 25
ESPNW 32–14 55,386 September 83:30 p.m.Missouri State*No. 23
- Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
WHASW 35–7 47,553 September 153:30 p.m.North Carolina*No. 19
- Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
ABC/ESPN2W 39–34 53,334 September 227:00 p.m.at FIU*No. 20
ESPN3W 28–21 12,318 September 298:00 p.m.at Southern Miss*No. 19
CBSSNW 21–17 23,492 October 1311:00 a.m.at PittsburghNo. 18
ESPNUW 45–35 42,432 October 203:30 p.m.South FloridaNo. 16
- Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
ABCW 27–25 50,167 October 268:00 p.m.CincinnatiNo. 16
- Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY (Battle for the Keg of Nails)
ESPNW 34–31 OT53,271 November 312:00 p.m.TempleNo. 10
- Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
ABC/ESPN3W 45–17 44,609 November 1012:00 p.m.at SyracuseNo. 9
ABCL 26–45 40,312 November 2412:00 p.m.ConnecticutNo. 19
- Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
Big East NetworkL 20–23 3OT45,618 November 297:30 p.m.at Rutgers
ESPNW 20–17 52,798 January 2, 20138:30 p.m.vs. No. 4 Florida*No. 22
ESPNW 33–23 54,178
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 | — | 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