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: Big East-Atlantic
2005 Season Highlights
Bobby Petrino enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Louisville.
2005 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sun., Sep. 4 @
Kentucky
31
24
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Oregon State
63
27
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
South Florida
14
45
L
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Florida Atlantic
61
10
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
North Carolina
69
14
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
West Virginia
44
46
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Cincinnati
46
22
W
Thu., Nov. 3 vs.
Pittsburgh
42
20
W
Fri., Nov. 11 vs.
Rutgers
56
5
W
Sat., Nov. 26 vs.
Syracuse
41
17
W
Sat., Dec. 3 @
Connecticut
30
20
W
Mon., Jan. 2
Virginia Tech
24
35
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
2005 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 521
Scoring Average 43.4
Points Allowed 285
Defense Average 23.8
Opponents Record 64-72
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 3-2
2005 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
19 9-3-0
AP
20 9-3-0
Coaches
20 9-3-0
USA Today/ESPN
2005 Big East-Atlantic Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Louisville
9-3 521 285 Lost 24-35 5-2 273 175
Bobby Petrino
2005 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2005 All Big East Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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