2012 Louisville Cardinals football team

2012 Louisville Cardinals football
Big East co-champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 33–23 vs. Florida
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 13
AP No. 13
2012 record 11–2 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach Charlie Strong (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson (1st full as coordinator, 2nd overall year)
Defensive coordinator Vance Bedford (3rd year)
Home stadium Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 55,000)
2012 Big East football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#13 Louisville $+   5 2         11 2  
Cincinnati +   5 2         10 3  
Rutgers +   5 2         9 4  
Syracuse +   5 2         8 5  
Pittsburgh   3 4         6 7  
Connecticut   2 5         5 7  
Temple   2 5         4 7  
South Florida   1 6         3 9  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Charlie Strong and played their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. They were a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 11–2, 5–2 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for the Big East championship. As the highest rated of the four Big East champions in the final BCS poll, the Cardinals received the conference's automatic bid into a BCS game. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl where they defeated Florida.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2011 season 7–6, and a 5–2 record in Big East play gave them a share of the conference championship with Cincinnati and West Virginia. Due to tiebreaking procedures, the Cardinals did not receive the Big East's automatic bid into a BCS bowl (West Virginia received the bid). The Cardinals were instead invited to the Belk Bowl where they were defeated by North Carolina State 24–31.[1]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Louisville
Alma mater (Year)
Charlie StrongHead Coach3rdCentral Arkansas (1983)
Shawn WatsonOffensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks2ndSouthern Illinois (1982)
Vance BedfordDefensive Coordinator3rdTexas (1981)
Clint HurttAssociate Head Coach, Defensive Line and Recruiting Coordinator3rdMiami (FL) (2001)
Ron DugansWide Receivers3rdFlorida State (1999)
Brian Jean-MaryLinebackers3rdAppalachian State (1998)
Tommy RestivoSecondary3rdGeorgetown College (2006)
Dave BorbelyOffensive Line and Running Game Coordinator3rdDePauw (1981)
Kenny CarterRunning Backs and Special Team3rdThe Citadel (1989)
Sherrone MooreTight Ends4thOklahoma (2008)
Reference:[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 3:30 p.m. Kentucky* No. 25 Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY (Battle for the Governor's Cup) ESPN W 32–14   55,386
September 8 3:30 p.m. Missouri State* No. 23 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY WHAS W 35–7   47,553
September 15 3:30 p.m. North Carolina* No. 19 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ABC/ESPN2 W 39–34   53,334
September 22 7:00 p.m. at FIU* No. 20 FIU StadiumMiami, FL ESPN3 W 28–21   12,318
September 29 8:00 p.m. at Southern Miss* No. 19 M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS CBSSN W 21–17   23,492
October 13 11:00 a.m. at Pittsburgh No. 18 Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA ESPNU W 45–35   42,432
October 20 3:30 p.m. South Florida No. 16 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ABC W 27–25   50,167
October 26 8:00 p.m. Cincinnati No. 16 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Battle for the Keg of Nails) ESPN W 34–31 OT  53,271
November 3 12:00 p.m. Temple No. 10 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ABC/ESPN3 W 45–17   44,609
November 10 12:00 p.m. at Syracuse No. 9 Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY ABC L 26–45   40,312
November 24 12:00 p.m. Connecticut No. 19 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY Big East Network L 20–23 3OT  45,618
November 29 7:30 p.m. at Rutgers Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ ESPN W 20–17   52,798
January 2, 2013 8:30 p.m. vs. No. 4 Florida* No. 22 Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) ESPN W 33–23   54,178
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 25 23 19 20 19 19 18 16 16 12 11 20 19 RV 22 13 
Coaches' RV 24 20 18 17 16 16 14 14 10 10 18 18 23 18 13 
Harris Not released 18 16 14 10 10 17 18 24 19 Not released 
BCS Not released 16 16 10 9 19 20 NR 21 Not released

Roster

2012 Louisville Cardinals
Running backs
  • 36 Bo Eggers - Senior
  • 10 Dominique Brown - Junior
  • 32 Senorise Perry - Junior
  • 20 Corvin Lamb - Freshman
  • 28 Jeremy Wright - Junior
  • 30 Kamal Hogan - Sophomore
  • 48 Nick Heuser - Senior
  • 49 Jarel McGriff-Culver - Sophomore
Wide receivers
  • 2 Michaelee Haris - Sophomore
  • 3 Charles Gaines - Freshman
  • 4 Robert Clark - Sophomore
  • 7 Damian Copeland - Junior
  • 9 DeVante Parker - Sophomore
  • 14 Andrell Smith - Senior
  • 29 Stephen Goodwin - Junior
  • 31 DeMarcus Topp - Senior
  • 82 Eli Rogers - Sophomore
  • 84 Aaron Nace - Sophomore
  • 84 Matt Milton - Sophomore
  • 87 Kai Dominguez - Sophomore
  • 88 Jarrett Davis - Junior
  • 89 Scott Radcliff - Senior
Offensive line
  • 53 Jake Smith - Sophomore
  • 54 Mike Romano - Freshman
  • 55 Mario Benavides - Senior
  • 59 Zach Perkins - Junior
  • 63 Josh Stearns - Freshman
  • 64 David Noltemeyer - Sophomore
  • 64 Brandon Bramer - Freshman
  • 66 Alex Kupper - Senior
  • 68 Kamran Joyer - Junior
  • 69 Chris Walker - Junior
  • 70 John Miller - Sophomore
  • 71 Chris Acosta - Sophomore
  • 72 Hunter Stout - Junior
  • 74 Ryan Mack - Freshman
  • 76 Chase Petersen - Freshman
  • 78 Aaron Epps - Freshman
  • 79 Jamon Brown - Sophomore
 
Quarterbacks
  • 4 Will Stein - Senior
  • 5 Teddy Bridgewater - Sophomore
  • 12 Luke Brohm - Freshman
  • 19 Jerry Arlinghaus - Freshman
Tight ends
  • 32 Gerald Christian - Sophomore
  • 80 Stephon Ball - Senior
  • 81 Chris White - Junior
  • 83 Ryan Hubbell - Sophomore
  • 85 Nate Nord - Senior
  • 77 Tyler Mabry - Senior
Defensive line
  • 17 Marcus Smith - Junior
  • 44 B.J. Butler - Junior
  • 47 Malcolm Mitchell - Junior
  • 48 Deiontrez Mount - Sophomore
  • 57 Jordan Tennyson - Sophomore
  • 90 B.J. Dubose - Sophomore
  • 92 Brandon Dunn - Junior
  • 93 Roy Philon - Junior
  • 94 Lorenzo Mauldin - Sophomore
  • 98 Dominique Dishmon - Freshman
  • 99 Jamaine Brooks - Sophomore
Defensive backs
  • 8 Gerod Holliman - Freshman
  • 15 Andrew Johnson - Sophomore
  • 18 Titus Teague - Junior
  • 19 Terell Floyd - Sophomore
  • 21 Adrian Bushell - Senior
  • 22 Jordan Paschal - Sophomore
  • 25 Calvin Pryor - Sophomore
  • 26 Zed Evans - Junior
  • 27 Jermaine Reve - Freshman
  • 29 Hakeem Smith - Junior
  • 30 Anthony Branch - Junior
  • 41 Stephan Robinson - Sophomore
  • 45 Mitchell Nelson - Freshman
 
Linebackers
  • 1 Keith Brown - Freshman
  • 2 Preston Brown - Junior
  • 13 James Burgess - Freshman
  • 24 Daniel Brown - Senior
  • 27 Mike Adessa - Junior
  • 31 Champ Lee - Junior
  • 32 Alex Witcpalek - Junior
  • 34 George Durant - Junior
  • 37 Tyon Dixon - Sophomore
  • 38 Thaddeus Franklin - Sophomore
  • 40 Chris Zelli - Senior
  • 42 Jalen Harrington - Freshman
  • 43 Deon Rogers - Junior
Special teams
  • 18 Matthew Nakatani - Sophomore (K)
  • 33 Grant Donovan - Sophomore (LS)
  • 35 Andrew Fletcher - Freshman (K)
  • 38 Ryan Johnson - Sophomore (P)
  • 45 John Wallace - Freshman (P/K)
Head Coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shawn Watson – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
  • Vance Bedford – Defensive Coordinator
  • Kenny Carter – Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs Coach
  • Dave Borbely – Offensive Line Coach
  • Ron Dugans – Wide Receivers Coach
  • Clint Hurtt – Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach
  • Brian Jean-Mary – Linebackers Coach
  • Larry Slade – Secondary Coach
  • Pat Moorer – Strength & Conditioning Coach

[3]

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/10/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.