2013 Louisville Cardinals football team

2013 Louisville Cardinals football
Russell Athletic Bowl champion
Conference American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 15
AP No. 15
2013 record 12–1 (7–1 The American)
Head coach Charlie Strong (4th year)
Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson (3rd year)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Vance Bedford (4th year)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 55,000)
2013 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#10 UCF $   8 – 0         12 – 1  
#15 Louisville   7 – 1         12 – 1  
Cincinnati   6 – 2         9 – 4  
Houston   5 – 3         8 – 5  
SMU   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Rutgers   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Connecticut   3 – 5         3 – 9  
South Florida   2 – 6         2 – 10  
Memphis   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Temple   1 – 7         2 – 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by fourth-year head coach Charlie Strong. The Cardinals played their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. They were in their last year as a member of the American Athletic Conference (formerly known as the Big East) until they moved to the Atlantic Coast Conference starting on July 1, 2014. They finished the season 12–1, 7–1 in American Athletic play to finish in second place. They were invited to the Russell Athletic Bowl where they defeated Miami (FL).

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2012 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. It marked also the first time the Cardinals won back-to-back BIG EAST titles. Louisville finished a remarkable season by defeating third-ranked Florida 33–23 in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, giving the Cardinals their 11th win for just the fourth time in school history.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 3:30 p.m. Ohio* No. 9 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN W 49–7   55,332
September 7 12:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky* No. 8 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN3 W 44–7   53,647
September 14 12:00 p.m. at Kentucky* No. 7 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Governor's Cup) ESPN W 27–13   65,445
September 21 12:00 p.m. FIU* No. 7 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY WHAS W 72–0   51,586
October 5 12:00 p.m. at Temple No. 7 Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA AAN W 30–7   21,709
October 10 7:30 p.m. Rutgers No. 8 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN W 24–10   55,168
October 18 8:00 p.m. UCF No. 8 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN L 35–38   55,215
October 26 12:00 p.m. at South Florida No. 18 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2 W 34–3   35,782
November 8 8:30 p.m. at Connecticut No. 20 Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPN2 W 31–10   27,104
November 16 7:00 p.m. Houston No. 19 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPNU W 20–13   53,027
November 23 12:00 p.m. Memphis No. 21 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Rivalry) AAN W 24–17   46,421
December 5 7:30 p.m. at Cincinnati No. 19 Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Battle for the Keg of Nails) ESPN W 31–24 OT  35,097
December 28 6:45 p.m. vs. Miami (FL)* No. 18 Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium • Orlando, FL (Russell Athletic Bowl) ESPN W 36–9   51,098
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP 9 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 18 20 20 19 21 21 19 18 15 
Coaches' 9 8 7 6 7 7 8 6 16 17 16 13 15 16 16 16 15 
Harris Not released 6 16 16 16 14 16 18 17 16 Not released 
BCS Not released 20 19 20 20 21 20 19 18 Not released

Roster

2013 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Harris, MichaeleeMichaelee Harris Jr
WR 3 Clark, RobertRobert Clark Jr
QB 5 Bridgewater, TeddyTeddy Bridgewater Jr
WR 7 Copeland, DamianDamian Copeland Sr
WR 9 Parker, DeVanteDeVante Parker Jr
RB 10 Brown, DominiqueDominique Brown Jr
QB 11 Gardner, WillWill Gardner Fr
QB 12 Nelson, BrettBrett Nelson Jr
TE 15 Bowles, HunterHunter Bowles Fr
WR 17 Topp, DeMarcusDeMarcus Topp Sr
RB 20 Lamb, CorvinCorvin Lamb So
RB 23 Radcliff, BrandonBrandon Radcliff Fr
WR 29 Goodwin, StephenStephen Goodwin Sr
WR 30 Bolden, DiazDiaz Bolden Fr
WR 31 West, DeQuanDeQuan West Fr
RB 32 Perry, SenoriseSenorise Perry Sr
FB 36 Brohm, LukeLuke Brohm So
WR 37 Williams, MartinMartin Williams Fr
FB 42 Sharp, TylerTyler Sharp So
FB 44 Butler, B.J.B.J. Butler Sr
OL 53 Smith, JakeJake Smith Jr
OL 54 Romano, MikeMike Romano So
OL 60 Manley, JoeJoe Manley Fr
OL 62 Klusman, T.C.T.C. Klusman Fr
OL 63 Stearns, JoshJosh Stearns So
OL 64 Noltemeyer, DavidDavid Noltemeyer Jr
OL 68 Joyner, KamranKamran Joyner Sr
OL 69 Walker, ChrisChris Walker Sr
OL 70 Miller, JohnJohn Miller Jr
OL 71 Acosta, ChrisChris Acosta Jr
OL 73 Vincent, HenryHenry Vincent Fr
OL 74 Mack, RyanRyan Mack So
OL 75 Anvoots, SidSid Anvoots Fr
OL 76 Petersen, ChaseChase Petersen So
OL 77 Garcia, AbrahamAbraham Garcia So
OL 78 Epps, AaronAaron Epps So
OL 79 Brown, JamonJamon Brown Jr
TE 80 Pike, ZekeZeke Pike Fr
WR 82 Rogers, EliEli Rogers Jr
TE 83 Hubbell, RyanRyan Hubbell Jr
WR 86 Milton, MattMatt Milton Jr
WR 87 Dominguez, KaiKai Dominguez Jr
WR 88 Davis, JarrettJarrett Davis Sr
 Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 1 Brown, KeithKeith Brown So
LB 2 Brown, PrestonPreston Brown Sr
CB 3 Gaines, CharlesCharles Gaines So
S 8 Holliman, GerodGerod Holliman Fr
DE 11 Dubose, B.J.B.J. Dubose Jr
DB 12 Robinson, StephanStephan Robinson Jr
LB 13 Burgess, JamesJames Burgess So
CB 15 Johnson, AndrewAndrew Johnson Jr
DL 97 Brown, DeAngeloDeAngelo Brown So
DL 98 Rankins, SheldonSheldon Rankins So
DL 99 Brooks, JamaineJamaine Brooks Jr
 Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 8 Johnson, RyanRyan Johnson Jr
LS 33 Donovan, GrantGrant Donovan Sr
K 35 George, AnthonyAnthony George Fr
K 40 Appleby, JoshuaJoshua Appleby So
K 41 Nakatani, MatthewMatthew Nakatani Jr
P 45 Wallace, JohnJohn Wallace So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Vance Bedford
    Defensive Coordinator
  • Dave Borbely
    Offensive Line
  • Kenny Carter
    Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator
  • Ron Dugans
    Wide Receivers
  • Clint Hurtt
    Defensive Line
  • Brian Jean-Mary
    Linebackers
  • Sherrone Moore
    Tight Ends
  • Pat Moorer
    Strength and Conditioning
  • Tommy Restivo
    Secondary
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 4, 2013

References

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