2011 Louisville Cardinals football team

	2011 Big East football standings
	† – BCS representative as champion ; § – Conference co-champions ; As of January 11, 2012 • Rankings from AP Poll

Louisville Cardinals football
2011 Louisville Cardinals football
File:Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg
Big East Conference Co–Champions
Belk Bowl vs North Carolina State, L 24–31
Conference	Big East Conference
2011 record	7–6 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach	Charlie Strong (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Sanford (Former) (games 1–5); Shawn Watson (Interim) (games 5–12)
Defensive coordinator	Vance Bedford (2nd year)
Home stadium	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium; (Capacity: 55,000)
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The 2011 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by second year head coach Charlie Strong and played their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. They are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–2 in Big East play to share the conference championship with Cincinnati and West Virginia. Due to tie-break rules, 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.

Schedule[]

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1*	6:00 PM	Murray State	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPNU	W 21–9	46,157
September 9*	8:00 PM	Florida International	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN	L 17–24	47,228
September 17*	7:00 PM	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup)	ESPNU	W 24–17	68,170
October 1*	3:30 PM	Marshall	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	BIG EAST Network	L 13–17	53,267
October 8*	12:00 PM	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN2	L 7–14	51,500^[4]
October 15	12:00 PM	at Cincinnati	Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Keg of Nails)	BIG EAST Network	L 16–25	40,971^[5]
October 21	8:00 PM	Rutgers	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN	W 16–14	48,435
October 29†	12:00PM	Syracuse	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	BIG EAST Network	W 27–10	44,817
November 5	12:00 PM	at #24 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	BIG EAST Network	W 38–35	57,287^[6]
November 12	12:00 PM	Pittsburgh	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	BIG EAST Network	L 14–21	51,321
November 19	12:00 PM	at Connecticut	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	BIG EAST Network	W 34–20	34,483
November 25	11:00 AM	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN2	W 34–24	46,666
December 27*	8:00 PM	vs. North Carolina State	Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Belk Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–31	58,427
*Non-Conference Game. ^†Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster[]

Quarterbacks

4 Will Stein, r-Jr.
5 Teddy Bridgewater, Fr.
10 Dominique Brown, So.
12 Luke Brohm, Fr.
19 Jerry Arlinghaus, Fr.

Running Backs

20 Victor Anderson, Sr. (RB)
22 Corvin Lamb, Fr. (RB)
28 Jeremy Wright, r-So. (RB)
30 Kamal Hogan, r-Fr. (RB)
32 Senorise Perry, So. (RB)
48 Nick Heuser, So. (FB)
49 Jarel McGriff-Culver, r-Fr. (RB)

Wide Receivers

1 Joshua Bellamy, Sr.
2 Michaelee Harris, r-Fr.
7 Damian Copeland, r-So.
9 DeVatne Parker, Fr.
14 Andrell Smith, Jr.
29 Stephen Goodwin, So.
31 DeMarcus Topp, r-Jr.
37 Lincoln Carr, Jr.
82 Eli Rogers, Fr.
84 Aaron Nanace, So.
87 Kai Dominguez, So.
88 Jarrett Davis, So.
89 Scott Radcliff, Jr.

Tight Ends

11 Josh Chichester, r-Sr.
80 Stephon Ball, r-Jr.
81 Chris White, r-So.
85 Nate Nord, r-Jr.
86 Lorenzo Mauldin, Fr.

Offensive Linemen

53 Jake Smith, r-Fr. (OL)
54 Mike Romano, Fr. (C)
55 Mario Benavides, r-Jr. (C)
59 Zach Perkins, So. (OL)
62 John Clark, r-Sr. (OL)
65 Dylan Kupper, Fr. (OL)
66 Alex Kupper, r-Jr. (OL)
68 Kamran Joyer, r-So. (OL)
69 Chris Walker, r-So. (OL)
70 John Miller, Fr. (OL)
71 Chris Acosta, r-Fr. (OL)
72 Hunter Stout, r-So. (OL)
73 Hector Hernandez, r-Sr. (OL)
74 Ryan Mack, Fr. (OL)
75 Ryan Kessling, r-Sr. (OT)
76 Chase Petersen, Fr. (OL)
78 Aaron Epps, Fr. (OL)
79 Jamon Brown, Fr. (OG)

Defensive Linemen

6 Greg Scruggs, Sr. (DE)
17 Marcus Smith, So. (DE)
44 B.J. Butler, So. (DE)
47 Malcolm Mitchell, r-So. (DE)
57 Jordan Tennyson, Jr. (DE)
90 B.J. Dubose, Fr. (DE)
91 William Savoy, r-Sr. (DE)
92 Brandon Dunn, So. (DT)
93 Roy Philon, r-So. (DT)
95 Randy Salmon, r-Jr. (DT)
99 Jamaine Brooks, r-Fr. (DL)

Linebackers

2 Preston Brown, So.
24 Daniel Brown, r-Jr.
27 Mike Addesa, Fr.
34 George Durant, r-So.
37 Tyon Dixon, So.
39 Chris Zelli, Fr.
42 Champ Lee, So.
42 Jalen Harrington, Fr.
43 Deon Rogers, So.
46 Dexter Heyman, Sr.
48 Deiontrez Mount, Fr.
51 Mike Privott, r-So.
56 Tarik Rollins, r-So.

Defensive Backs

3 Charles Gaines, Fr. (CB)
8 Darius Ashley, r-Jr. (CB)
13 Preston Pace, r-Sr. (CB)
15 Andrew Johnson, Fr. (CB)
18 Titus Teague, r-So. (CB)
19 Terrell Floyd, Fr. (CB)
19 Joe Castaneda, Fr. (DB)
21 Adrian Bushell, r-Jr. (CB)
22 Jordon Paschal, r-Fr. (CB)
23 Terrence Simien, r-Sr. (S)
25 Calvin Pryor, Fr. (S)
26 Zed Evans, r-So. (CB)
27 Jermaine Reve, Fr. (S)
29 Hakeem Smith, r-So. (S)
33 Mike Evans, Sr. (DB)
35 Anthony Conner, r-Sr. (CB)
36 Shenard Holton, Jr. (S)
38 Rashad Stewart, So. (DB)
39 Kenneth Jaboin, Sr. (DB)
41 Stephan Robinson, r-Fr. (CB)

Special Teams

12 Chris Philpott, Sr. (K)
18 Matthew Nakatani, r-Fr. (K)
33 Grant Donovan, r-Fr. (LS)
35 Andrew Fletcher, r-Fr. (K)
38 Ryan Johnson, r-Fr. (P)
40 Jordan Bleser, Sr. (P)
45 John Wallace, Fr. (P/K)

Head Coach

Charlie Strong

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

References[]

↑ Bozich, Rick (October 9, 2011). Watson, No quick fix likely for Louisville football team. The Courier-Journal, Retrieved October 9, 2011.
↑ Bozich, Rick (October 10, 2011). Play-Calling The Reason Strong Removed Sanford. The Courier-Journal, Retrieved October 10, 2011.
↑ http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/lou-m-footbl-sched.html
↑ "Louisville Cardinals vs. North Carolina Tar Heels Box Score". ESPN.com. October 8, 2011. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312810153.
↑ "Louisville Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score". ESPN.com. October 15, 2011. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312882132.
↑ "Louisville Cardinals vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score". ESPN.com. November 5, 2011. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313090277.

[1] Bozich, Rick (October 9, 2011). Watson, No quick fix likely for Louisville football team. The Courier-Journal, Retrieved October 9, 2011.

[2] Bozich, Rick (October 10, 2011). Play-Calling The Reason Strong Removed Sanford. The Courier-Journal, Retrieved October 10, 2011.

[3] ttp://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/lou-m-footbl-sched.html

[4] "Louisville Cardinals vs. North Carolina Tar Heels Box Score". ESPN.com. October 8, 2011. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312810153.

[5] "Louisville Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score". ESPN.com. October 15, 2011. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312882132.

[6] "Louisville Cardinals vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score". ESPN.com. November 5, 2011. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313090277.

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