2005 Louisville Cardinals football team

2005 Louisville Cardinals football
Gator Bowl, L 24–35 vs. Virginia Tech
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 19
Record9–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Petrino (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMike Cassity (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPapa John's Cardinal Stadium
2005 Big East Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 West Virginia $   7 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 19   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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 43:30 p.m.at Kentucky*No. 12
ESPNW 31–2470,752
September 1712:00 p.m.Oregon State*No. 11
ESPNW 63–2742,647
September 246:45 p.m.at South FloridaNo. 9
ESPNUL 14–4533,586
October 112:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic*No. 24
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ESPN PlusW 61–1040,219
October 84:30 p.m.North Carolina*No. 23
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
WHASW 69–1441,334
October 153:30 p.m.at West VirginiaNo. 19
ABCL 44–46 3OT59,797
October 2212:00 p.m.at Cincinnati
ESPNUW 46–2221,086
November 37:30 p.m.PittsburghNo. 24
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ESPNW 42–2042,692
November 118:00 p.m.RutgersNo. 23
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ESPN2W 56–541,219
November 263:30 p.m.SyracuseNo. 17
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ESPNUW 41–1737,896
December 37:45 p.m.at ConnecticutNo. 16
ESPNW 30–2040,000
January 212:30 p.m.vs. No. 12 Virginia Tech*No. 15
NBCL 24–3563,780
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

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

Roster

2005 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 82 Gary Barnidge So
QB 12 Brian Brohm So
G 59 Jason Spitz Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 58 Elvis Dumervil Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

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