2005 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 2005 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his third year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. They finished 9–3 in their first season as a member of the Big East Conference with a 5–2 conference record.

2005 Louisville Cardinals football
Gator Bowl, L 24–35 vs. Virginia Tech
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 19
Record9–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Petrino (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMike Cassity (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPapa John's Cardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 West Virginia $   7 0     11 1  
No. 19 Louisville   5 2     9 3  
Rutgers   4 3     7 5  
South Florida   4 3     6 6  
Pittsburgh   4 3     5 6  
Connecticut   2 5     5 6  
Cincinnati   2 5     4 7  
Syracuse   0 7     1 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Season

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The Cardinals finished the 2004 season with an 11–1 record, including a win in the 2004 Liberty Bowl. After the win, they were ranked 6th in the nation. The team was picked, by the Big East media, to finish first in the conference, and ranked 12th in the preseason polls.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 43:30 PMat Kentucky*No. 12ESPNW 31–2470,752
September 1712:00 PMOregon State*No. 11ESPNW 63–2742,647
September 246:45 PMat South FloridaNo. 9ESPNUL 14–4533,586
October 112:00 PMFlorida Atlantic*No. 24
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky
ESPN+W 61–1040,219
October 84:30 PMNorth Carolina*No. 23
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky
WHASW 69–1441,334
October 153:30 PMat West VirginiaNo. 19ABCL 44–46 3OT59,797
October 2212:00 PMat CincinnatiESPNUW 46–2221,086
November 37:30 PMPittsburghNo. 24
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky
ESPNW 42–2042,692
November 118:00 PMRutgersNo. 23
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky
ESPN2W 56–541,219
November 263:30 PMSyracuseNo. 17
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky
ESPNUW 41–1737,896
December 37:45 PMat ConnecticutNo. 16ESPNW 30–2040,000
January 212:30 PMvs. No. 12 Virginia Tech*No. 15NBCL 24–3563,780
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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2005 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 82 Gary Barnidge So
QB 12 Brian Brohm So
G 59 Jason Spitz Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 58 Elvis Dumervil Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Coaching staff

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2005 Louisville Cardinals coaching staff
Name Position
Bobby Petrino Head coach
Greg Nord Assistant head coach / tight ends / running backs coach
Mike Cassity Defensive coordinator / safeties coach
Paul Petrino Offensive coordinator / wide receivers coach
Jeff Brohm Quarterbacks coach
Reggie Johnson Inside linebackers coach
Tony Levine Outside linebackers coach / special teams coordinator
Mike Summers Offensive line coach
Joe Whitt Jr. Cornerbacks coach / recruiting coordinator
Kevin Wolthausen Defensive line coach

References

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