2012 Louisville Cardinals football team
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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 |
Record | 11–2 (5–2 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Shawn Watson (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Vance Bedford (3rd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 upset the heavily favored Florida Gators.
Personnel
[edit]Coaching staff
[edit]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:[1] |
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Kentucky* | No. 25 | ESPN | W 32–14 | 55,386 | |
September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Missouri State* | No. 23 |
| WHAS | W 35–7 | 47,553 |
September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina* | No. 19 |
| ABC/ESPN2 | W 39–34 | 53,334 |
September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at FIU* | No. 20 | ESPN3 | W 28–21 | 12,318 | |
September 29 | 8:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss* | No. 19 | CBSSN | W 21–17 | 23,492 | |
October 13 | 11:00 a.m. | at Pittsburgh | No. 18 | ESPNU | W 45–35 | 42,432 | |
October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | South Florida | No. 16 |
| ABC | W 27–25 | 50,167 |
October 26 | 8:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | No. 16 |
| ESPN | W 34–31 OT | 53,271 |
November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Temple | No. 10 |
| ABC/ESPN3 | W 45–17 | 44,609 |
November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | No. 9 | ABC | L 26–45 | 40,312 | |
November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Connecticut | No. 19 |
| Big East Network | L 20–23 3OT | 45,618 |
November 29 | 7:30 p.m. | at Rutgers | ESPN | W 20–17 | 52,798 | ||
January 2, 2013 | 8:30 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Florida* | No. 22 | ESPN | W 33–23 | 54,178 | |
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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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Running backs
Wide receivers
| Quarterbacks
Tight ends
Defensive backs
| Linebackers
Special teams
Head coach Assistant coaches
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References
[edit]- ^ "Coaches/Staff". Louisville Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ "University of Louisville Official Athletic Site – Football". www.uoflsports.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011.