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: Bobby Petrino Conference: Atlantic Coast-Atlantic
2016 Season Highlights
Bobby Petrino enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Louisville.
2016 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Sep. 1 vs.
Charlotte
70
14
W
Fri., Sep. 9 @
Syracuse
62
28
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Florida State
63
20
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Marshall
59
28
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Clemson
36
42
L
Fri., Oct. 14 vs.
Duke
24
14
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
North Carolina State
54
13
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Virginia
32
25
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Boston College
52
7
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Wake Forest
44
12
W
Thu., Nov. 17 @
Houston
10
36
L
Sat., Nov. 26 vs.
Kentucky
38
41
L
Sat., Dec. 31
Louisiana State
9
29
L
@ Orlando, FL
Citrus Bowl
2016 Season Totals
Record 9-4
Points Scored 553
Scoring Average 42.5
Points Allowed 309
Defense Average 23.8
Opponents Record 86-79
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 4-2
2016 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
21 (9-4)
AP
20 (9-4)
Coaches
13 (9-3)
CFP
2016 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2016 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.