2005 Louisville Cardinals football team

2005 Louisville Cardinals football
Gator Bowl, L 24–35 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 19
Record	9–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach	Bobby Petrino
Offensive coordinator	Paul Petrino
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mike Cassity
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 42,000)

2005 Big East Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 West Virginia $		7	–	0					11	–	1
No. 19 Louisville		5	–	2					9	–	3
Rutgers		4	–	3					7	–	5
South Florida		4	–	3					6	–	6
Pittsburgh		4	–	3					5	–	6
Connecticut		2	–	5					5	–	6
Cincinnati		2	–	5					4	–	7
Syracuse		0	–	7					1	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his third year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. They finished 9–3 in their first season as a member of the Big East Conference with a 5–2 conference record.

Season

The Cardinals finished the 2004 season with an 11–1 record, including a win in the 2004 Liberty Bowl. After the win, they were ranked 6th in the nation. The team was picked, by the Big East media, to finish first in the conference, and ranked 12th in the preseason polls.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 PM	at Kentucky*	No. 12	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	ESPN	W 31–24	70,752
September 17	12:00 PM	Oregon State*	No. 11	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	ESPN	W 63–27	42,647
September 24	6:45 PM	at South Florida	No. 9	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida	ESPNU	L 14–45	33,586
October 1	12:00 PM	Florida Atlantic*	No. 24	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	ESPN+	W 61–10	40,219
October 8	4:30 PM	North Carolina*	No. 23	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	WHAS	W 69–14	41,334
October 15	3:30 PM	at West Virginia	No. 19	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia	ABC	L 44–46 3OT	59,797
October 22	12:00 PM	at Cincinnati		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati	ESPNU	W 46–22	21,086
November 3	7:30 PM	Pittsburgh	No. 24	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	ESPN	W 42–20	42,692
November 11	8:00 PM	Rutgers	No. 23	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	ESPN2	W 56–5	41,219
November 26	3:30 PM	Syracuse	No. 17	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	ESPNU	W 41–17	37,896
December 3	7:45 PM	at Connecticut	No. 16	Rentschler Field East Hartford, Connecticut	ESPN	W 30–20	40,000
January 2	12:30 PM	vs. No. 12 Virginia Tech*	No. 15	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl)	NBC	L 24–35	63,780
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

2005 Louisville Cardinals coaching staff
Name	Position
Bobby Petrino	Head Coach
Greg Nord	Assistant Head Coach / Tight Ends / Running Backs Coach
Mike Cassity	Defensive Coordinator / Safeties Coach
Paul Petrino	Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers Coach
Jeff Brohm	Quarterbacks Coach
Reggie Johnson	Inside Linebackers Coach
Tony Levine	Outside Linebackers Coach / Special Teams Coordinator
Mike Summers	Offensive Line Coach
Joe Whitt, Jr.	Cornerbacks Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
Kevin Wolthausen	Defensive Line Coach