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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: Conference USA-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1910  <-- 2003 <- 2004 -> 2005 --> 2024
2004 Season Highlights
 Bobby Petrino enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Louisville.
 The Cardinals won the Conference USA Conference Championship.
 
2004 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sun., Sep. 5  vs. Kentucky  28   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Army  52   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ North Carolina  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. East Carolina  59   7   W       
 Thu., Oct. 14  @ Miami  38   41   L       
 Fri., Oct. 22  vs. South Florida  41   9   W       
 Thu., Nov. 4  @ Memphis  56   49   W       
 Wed., Nov. 10  vs. Texas Christian  55   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Houston  65   27   W       
 Sat., Nov. 27  vs. Cincinnati  70   7   W       
 Sat., Dec. 4  @ Tulane  55   7   W       
 Fri., Dec. 31   Boise State  44   40   W    @ Memphis, TN   Liberty Bowl
 
2004 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored597
  Scoring Average49.8
  Points Allowed236
  Defense Average19.7
  Opponents Record64-73
  Conference Record8-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record5-1
2004 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
6 11-1-0 AP
6 11-1-0 Coaches
7 11-1-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2004 Conference USA- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisville 11-1597236Won  44-408-0453155  Bobby Petrino
Memphis 8-4430375Lost  35-525-3276254  Tommy West
Alabama Birmingham 7-5372351Lost  40-595-3242231  Watson Brown
Cincinnati 7-5344320Won  32-145-3254234  Mark Dantonio
Southern Mississippi 7-5309298Won  31-105-3238218  Jeff Bower
Texas Christian 5-6362373 3-5235258  Gary Patterson
Houston 3-8230354 3-5197243  Art Briles
Tulane 5-6300361 2-5153249  Chris Scelfo
South Florida 4-7271351 2-5188247  Jim Leavitt
East Carolina 2-9231439 2-6177300  John Thompson
Army 2-9260388   Bobby Ross

2004 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2004 All Conference USA Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.