2008 Louisville Cardinals football team

2008 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record5–7 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Brohm (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorRon English (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPapa John's Cardinal Stadium
2008 Big East Conference 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[1] and were in their second year as members of the Big East Conference.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:30 pmKentucky*
ESPNL 2–2742,696[3]
September 63:30 pmTennessee Tech*
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky
ESPN360/WHASW 51–1038,694[3]
September 178:00 pmKansas State*
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky
ESPN2W 38–2942,208[3]
September 268:00 pmConnecticut
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky
ESPN2L 21–2642,523[3]
October 103:30 pmat Memphis*
ESPNW 35–2840,248[3]
October 183:30 pmMiddle Tennessee*
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky
W 42–2338,319[3]
October 253:30 pmNo. 14 South Florida
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky
ESPN360W 24–2040,384[3]
November 17:05 pmat Syracuse
ESPNUL 21–2832,917[3]
November 812:00 pmat No. 25 Pittsburgh
ESPN360L 7–4144,055[3]
November 148:00 pmNo. 22 Cincinnati
ESPN2L 20–2837,822[3]
November 2212:00 pmWest Virginia
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky
ESPNL 21–3534,796[3]
December 47:30 pmat Rutgers
ESPNL 14–6342,347[3]

Game summaries

Kentucky

See also: 2008 Kentucky Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 10 0 17 27
Cardinals 0 0 0 2 2

Tennessee Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 3 0 7 10
Cardinals 13 21 17 0 51

Kansas State

See also: 2008 Kansas State Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 0 7 15 29
Cardinals 0 14 14 10 38

Connecticut

See also: 2008 Connecticut Huskies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 3 7 7 9 26
Cardinals 0 14 7 0 21

At Memphis

See also: 2008 Memphis Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 28 0 7 35
Tigers 7 7 14 0 28

Middle Tennessee

See also: 2008 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 14 3 0 6 23
Cardinals 7 7 7 21 42

No. 14 South Florida

See also: 2008 South Florida Bulls football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Bulls 0 6 7 7 20
Cardinals 0 14 0 10 24

At Syracuse

See also: 2008 Syracuse Orange football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 0 7 7 21
Orange 7 7 7 7 28

At No. 25 Pittsburgh

See also: 2008 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 0 7 0 7
No. 25 Panthers 10 7 3 21 41

No. 22 Cincinnati

See also: 2008 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Bearcats 7 7 7 7 28
Cardinals 7 10 3 0 20

West Virginia

See also: 2008 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 7 0 21 7 35
Cardinals 7 0 7 7 21

At Rutgers

See also: 2008 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 0 7 7 14
Scarlet Knights 14 35 7 7 63

References

  1. ^ "2008 Louisville Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Big East Traditions". gocards.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Louisville.
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