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
2011 Season Highlights
Charlie Strong enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Louisville.
The Cardinals won the Big East Conference Championship.
2011 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Sep. 1 vs. Murray State
21
9
W
Fri., Sep. 9 vs.
Florida International
17
24
L
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Kentucky
24
17
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Marshall
13
17
L
Sat., Oct. 8 @
North Carolina
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Cincinnati
16
25
L
Fri., Oct. 21 vs.
Rutgers
16
14
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Syracuse
27
10
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
West Virginia
38
35
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Pittsburgh
14
21
L
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Connecticut
34
20
W
Fri., Nov. 25 @
South Florida
34
24
W
Tue., Dec. 27
North Carolina State
24
31
L
@ Charlotte, NC
Belk Bowl
2011 Season Totals
Record 7-6
Points Scored 285
Scoring Average 21.9
Points Allowed 261
Defense Average 20.1
Opponents Record 85-67
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 4-2
2011 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2011 Big East-Atlantic Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Louisville
7-6 285 261 Lost 24-31 5-2 179 149
Charlie Strong
2011 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2011 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.