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2007 Louisville Cardinals football team
Louisville Cardinals football
First season1912
Staff
Head coachSteve Kragthorpe
1st year, 6–6
Stadium
Home stadiumPapa John's Cardinal Stadium
Stadium capacity42,000
Stadium surfaceFieldTurf
LocationLouisville, Kentucky
League/Conference
ConferenceBig East
Team records
All-time record431–411–17 (. The 2007 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2007 college football season. The Louisville Cardinals (also known as the Cards) are the athletic teams representing the University of Louisville. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of Steve Kragthorpe (born April 28 1965 in Missoula Montana) is the head coach for the University of Louisville football team Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, called by some "The Oven" "The Slice" or "The Pizza Palace" is a football Stadium located FieldTurf Tarkett, a division of Tarkett Inc is a Peachtree City GA -based company that manufactures and installs Artificial turf playing surfaces identified The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United 510)
Postseason bowl record6–7–1
Awards
Conference titles6
Pageantry
ColorsRed and Black            
Fight songFight! UofL
WebsiteUofL Sports

The University of Louisville Cardinals football team is a member of the Big East Conference. The University of Louisville (also known as U of L) is a public University in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United The football program is on the rise, having its best success and gaining its greatest prominence over the last decade. Entering the 2007 season, the Cardinals have made nine straight bowl game appearances and have won 41 games over the last four years. UofL went 12-1 in 2006, winning the Big East championship and the Orange Bowl, which was the school's first Bowl Championship Series bowl game. The Bowl Championship Series ( BCS) is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA FBS Bowl Subdivision System an opportunity to compete in a "national The 2007 Cards, tabbed as the nation's No. The 2007 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2007 college football season. 5 team in the 2007 preseason by Sports Illustrated, ended the season 6-6. The football Cardinals have also earned national rankings as high as sixth in 2004 and 2006. The team plays its home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, called by some "The Oven" "The Slice" or "The Pizza Palace" is a football Stadium located

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Team information

Nickname: Cards; The Ville
Uniforms:

Stadium: Papa John's Cardinal Stadium 42,000 cap. Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, called by some "The Oven" "The Slice" or "The Pizza Palace" is a football Stadium located
Fight Song: Fight! UofL
Mascot: Cardinal Bird
Marching Band: Cardinal Marching Band
Traditional Rivals: Kentucky, Cincinnati, Memphis
National Championships: None
Conference Championships: Six (Missouri Valley Conference in 1970 and 1972; Conference USA in 2000, 2001 and 2004; Big East in 2006)
Conference History:

Chronology of Louisville head coaches

YearsCoachRecord
1912–1913Lester Larson8–2
1914Dr. The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's athletic teams representing the University of Kentucky (UK a founding member of the Southeastern Conference The Cincinnati Bearcats are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Cincinnati. The University of Memphis is an American public Research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee Membership Affiliate members Eastern Illinois University (men's soccer not sponsored by the Ohio Valley Conference) Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United Membership Affiliate members Eastern Illinois University (men's soccer not sponsored by the Ohio Valley Conference) Reasons for being Independent In recent years most Independent FBS schools have joined a conference for two primary Bruce Baker1–4
1915–1916Will Duffy3–8–2
1921–1922Bill Duncan4–9–1
1923–1924Fred Enke8–8–1
1925–1930Tom King27–21
1931Jack McGrath0–8
1932C. V. Money0–9
1933–1935Ben Cregor4–18–1
1936–1942Laurie Apitz22–29–3
1946–1968Frank Camp118–95–2
1969–1972Lee Corso28–11–3
1973–1974T. CV Money was the head football coach at the University of Louisville in the year 1932 Frank Camp (1906 to 1986 was the head football coach at the University of Louisville in Louisville Kentucky, United States, from 1946 to 1968 Leland "Lee" Corso (born 1936 is a sports broadcaster and Football analyst for ESPN W. Alley9–13
YearsCoachRecord
1975–1979Vince Gibson25–29–2
1980–1984Bob Weber20–35
1985–1994Howard Schnellenberger54–56–2
1995–1997Ron Cooper13–20
1998–2002John L. Smith41–21
2003–2006Bobby Petrino40–9
2007Steve Kragthorpe6–6

Louisville bowl history

Louisville has been to 14 bowl games, amassing a record of 6-7-1. Vince Gibson (born March 27 1933, in Birmingham Alabama) is a former American football coach Bob Weber (born c 1933 was the head football coach at the University of Arizona from 1969 to 1972 Howard Schnellenberger (born March 16, 1934) is an American football coach at both the professional and college level Ron Cooper (born February 11 1962 is the Assistant Head Coach for the Defensive Secondary at the University of South Carolina. John Lansing Smith (born November 15, 1948 in Idaho Falls Idaho) is a former College football coach most recently the Head coach Bobby Petrino (born in Lewistown Montana) is an American College football coach and the current head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. Steve Kragthorpe (born April 28 1965 in Missoula Montana) is the head coach for the University of Louisville football team In the United States, a bowl game is traditionally a post-season College football game however the term "bowl" has become synonymous with a major American Louisville attended a bowl each season from 1998-2006.

Year and BowlWinning teamLosing teamResult
1958Sun BowlLouisville34Drake20Won
1970Pasadena BowlLouisville24Long Beach State24Tie
1977Independence BowlLouisiana Tech24Louisville14Lost
1991*Fiesta BowlLouisville34Alabama7Won
1993Liberty BowlLouisville18Michigan State7Won
1998Motor City BowlMarshall48Louisville29Lost
1999Humanitarian BowlBoise State34Louisville31Lost
2000Liberty BowlColorado State22Louisville17Lost
2001Liberty BowlLouisville28BYU10Won
2002GMAC BowlMarshall38Louisville15Lost
2003GMAC BowlMiami (Ohio)49Louisville28Lost
2004Liberty BowlLouisville44Boise State40Won
2006*Gator BowlVirginia Tech35Louisville24Lost
2007*Orange BowlLouisville24Wake Forest13Won

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Notable players

Notable past games

Southern Miss, 1989

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Southern Miss, 1999

Louisville was tied 27-27 with Southern Miss with under two minutes to go with the 1999 Conference USA title on the line. Facing fourth and 5 at the Louisville 37, Southern Miss went into punt formation. Shawn Mills was leaving the field after getting into a heated discussion with head coach Jeff Bower. Jeff Bower (b May 28, 1953) is an American football coach most recently at The University of Southern Mississippi. The punter, Jamie Purser, threw a 27 yard pass to Mills which led to a Brett Hanna field goal attempt that won the game. Officials later admitted that they missed penalties for Southern Miss not having enough players on the line of scrimmage, and Mills' shoulders not being parallel to the line.

Florida State, 2002

In a driving rainstorm, remnants of Hurricane Isidore, Louisville played the #4-ranked Florida State Seminoles to overtime with a 20-20 tie. Hurricane Isidore was the ninth named storm and the second hurricane in the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season. The Florida State Seminoles football team is a College football program that competes in NCAA Division I-FBS and the Atlantic Division In the first play of overtime, FSU QB Chris Rix threw an interception to Louisville's Anthony Floyd. Christopher Charles Rix (born May 1, 1981) is a former National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Filipino - American football Anthony Floyd (born February 1, 1981 in Youngstown Ohio) was an NFL Europe safety for the Barcelona Dragons. On the second play of overtime, Louisville's Henry Miller took a hand-off from quarterback Dave Ragone and went 25 yards for the game-winning touchdown; the final score was 26-20. David Patrick Ragone (born October 3, 1979 in Middleburg Heights Ohio) is an American football player The pro-Louisville crowd, which did not sit down the entire game, stormed the field and tore down the goal posts.

West Virginia, 2006

On a freezing night in early November, the undefeated, #5-ranked Louisville Cardinals played the undefeated, #3-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers in front of the largest national audience to watch an ESPN-broadcast college football game. The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of College football. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to Louisville was the first team all season to physically match West Virginia's running game, and this resulted in an injury to Steve Slaton. Steven Slaton (born January 4, 1986 in) is an American football Running back for the Houston Texans of the National Football This affected his ball handling, causing him to fumble the ball three times. One was recovered for a Louisville touchdown by linebacker Malik Jackson. Malik Jackson (born June 10, 1985 in Dunwoody Georgia) is a former College football Linebacker for the Louisville Cardinals Louisville quarterback Brian Brohm threw for 354 yards and one touchdown in a 44-34 Louisville victory over Pat White and the Mountaineers. Brian Joseph Brohm (born September 23, 1985 in Louisville Kentucky) is an American football Quarterback for the Green Bay Patrick “Pat” White (born February 25, 1986 in Daphne Alabama) is the current starting quarterback for the nationally ranked West Virginia Mountaineers

Wake Forest, 2007 Orange Bowl

In its first BCS bowl game in school history, the Louisville Cardinals defeated the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 24-13 in Dolphin Stadium in Miami, FL. The Bowl Championship Series ( BCS) is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA FBS Bowl Subdivision System an opportunity to compete in a "national The Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represents Wake Forest University in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Dolphin Stadium (previously known as Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, and Dolphins Stadium) is a football It was the last Louisville game coached by Bobby Petrino. Bobby Petrino (born in Lewistown Montana) is an American College football coach and the current head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks.

School records

Team records

Consecutive wins: 11, 2004-2005
Consecutive wins at Home: 20
Consecutive games without being shut out: 89, 1992-2000
Consecutive shutouts of opponents: 6, 1912-1913
Consecutive bowl appearances: 9, 1998-2006

Individual records

Most rushing yards(game): 275 Anthony Allen against Middle Tennessee State 9/6/2007
Most rushing yards(season): 1,429 Howard Stevens in the 1971 season
Most rushing yards(career): 3,204 Walter Peacock 1972-1975
Most passing yards(game): 592 Chris Redman against East Carolina
Most passing yards(season): 4,042 Chris Redman in the 1998 season
Most passing yards(career): 12,541 Chris Redman 1996-1999
Most receiving yards(game): 223 Harry Douglas against Kentucky 9/15/2007
Most receiving yards(season): 1,209 Arnold Jackson in the 1999 season
Most receiving yards(career): 3,670 Arnold Jackson 1997-2000

See also

References

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