Louisville Football Team History
Louisville Cardinals
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
Founded: 1798 Stadium: Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium Capacity: 42,000 Colors: Red & Black Coach: Charlie Strong Conference: Big East-Atlantic
2012 Season Highlights
Charlie Strong enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Louisville.
2012 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sun., Sep. 2 vs.
Kentucky
32
14
W
Sat., Sep. 8 vs. Missouri State
35
7
W
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
North Carolina
39
34
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Florida International
28
21
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Southern Mississippi
21
17
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Pittsburgh
45
35
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
South Florida
27
25
W
Fri., Oct. 26 vs.
Cincinnati
34
31
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Temple
45
17
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Syracuse
26
45
L
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Connecticut
20
23
L
Thu., Nov. 29 @
Rutgers
20
17
W
Wed., Jan. 2
Florida
33
23
W
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
2012 Season Totals
Record 11-2
Points Scored 405
Scoring Average 31.2
Points Allowed 309
Defense Average 23.8
Opponents Record 69-79
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 4-1
2012 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
13 (11-2)
AP
13 (11-2)
Coaches
2012 Big East-Atlantic Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Louisville
11-2 405 309 Won 33-23 5-2 217 193
Charlie Strong
2012 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2012 All Big East Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.