2008 Louisville Cardinals football team

2008 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference Big East Conference
2008 record 5–7 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach Steve Kragthorpe
Offensive coordinator Jeff Brohm
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Ron English
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 42,000)
2008 Big East football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 17 Cincinnati $  6 1     11 3  
Pittsburgh  5 2     9 4  
No. 23 West Virginia  5 2     9 4  
Rutgers  5 2     8 5  
Connecticut  3 4     8 5  
South Florida  2 5     8 5  
Louisville  1 6     5 7  
Syracuse  1 6     3 9  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, led by Steve Kragthorpe in his second year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium and were in their fourth year as members of the Big East Conference.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 3:30 PM Kentucky* Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, Kentucky (Battle for the Governor's Cup) ESPN L 2–27   42,696[1]
September 6 3:30 PM Tennessee Tech* Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky ESPN360/WHAS W 51–10   38,694[1]
September 17 8:00 PM Kansas State* Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky ESPN2 W 38–29   42,208[1]
September26 8:00 PM Connecticut Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky ESPN2 L 21–26   42,523[1]
October 10 3:30 PM at Memphis* Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, Tennessee ESPN W 35–28   40,248[1]
October 18 3:30 PM Middle Tennessee State*dagger Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky W 42–23   38,319[1]
October 25 3:30 PM No. 14 South Florida Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky ESPN360 W 24–20   40,384[1]
November 1 7:05 PM at Syracuse Carrier DomeSyracuse, New York ESPNU L 21–28   32,917[1]
November 8 12:00 PM at No. 25 Pittsburgh Heinz FieldPittsburgh ESPN360 L 7–41   44,055[1]
November 14 8:00 PM No. 22 Cincinnati Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky (Battle for the Keg of Nails) ESPN2 L 20–28   37,822[1]
November 22 12:00 PM West Virginia Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky ESPN L 21–35   34,796[1]
December 4 7:30 PM at Rutgers Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, New Jersey ESPN L 14–63   42,347[1]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Associated Press. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Louisville.


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