American college football season
The 2013 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cardinals were led by fourth-year head coach Charlie Strong . The Cardinals played their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky . They were in their last year as a member of the American Athletic Conference (formerly known as the Big East ) until they moved to the Atlantic Coast Conference starting on July 1, 2014. They finished the season 12–1, 7–1 in American Athletic play to finish in second place. They were invited to the Russell Athletic Bowl where they defeated Miami (FL).
Previous season [ ]
The Cardinals finished the 2012 season 11–2, 5–2 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for the Big East championship. As the highest rated of the four Big East champions in the final BCS poll, the Cardinals received the conference's automatic bid into a BCS game. It marked also the first time the Cardinals won back-to-back BIG EAST titles. Louisville finished a remarkable season by defeating third-ranked Florida 33–23 in the Allstate Sugar Bowl , giving the Cardinals their 11th win for just the fourth time in school history.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 1 3:30 p.m. Ohio * No. 9 ESPN W 49–755,332
September 7 12:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky * No. 8 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN3 W 44–753,647
September 14 12:00 p.m. at Kentucky * No. 7 ESPN W 27–1365,445
September 21 12:00 p.m. FIU * No. 7 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY WHAS W 72–051,586
October 5 12:00 p.m. at Temple No. 7 AAN W 30–721,709
October 10 7:30 p.m. Rutgers No. 8 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN W 24–1055,168
October 18 8:00 p.m. UCF No. 8 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN L 35–3855,215
October 26 12:00 p.m. at South Florida No. 18 ESPN2 W 34–335,782
November 8 8:30 p.m. at UConn No. 20 ESPN2 W 31–1027,104
November 16 7:00 p.m. Houston No. 19 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPNU W 20–1353,027
November 23 12:00 p.m. Memphis No. 21 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry ) AAN W 24–1746,421
December 5 7:30 p.m. at Cincinnati No. 19 ESPN W 31–24 OT 35,097
December 28 6:45 p.m. vs. Miami (FL) * No. 18 ESPN W 36–951,098
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Final
AP
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
18
20
20
19
21
21
19
18
15
Coaches
9
8
7
6
7
7
8
6
16
17
16
13
15
16
16
16
15
Harris
Not released
6
16
16
16
14
16
18
17
16
Not released
BCS
Not released
20
19
20
20
21
20
19
18
Not released
Roster [ ]
2013 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WR
2
Michaelee Harris
Jr
WR
3
Robert Clark
Jr
QB
5
Teddy Bridgewater
Jr
WR
7
Damian Copeland
Sr
WR
9
DeVante Parker
Jr
RB
10
Dominique Brown
Jr
QB
11
Will Gardner
Fr
QB
12
Brett Nelson
Jr
TE
15
Hunter Bowles
Fr
WR
17
DeMarcus Topp
Sr
RB
20
Corvin Lamb
So
RB
23
Brandon Radcliff
Fr
WR
29
Stephen Goodwin
Sr
WR
30
Diaz Bolden
Fr
WR
31
DeQuan West
Fr
RB
32
Senorise Perry
Sr
FB
36
Luke Brohm
So
WR
37
Martin Williams
Fr
FB
42
Tyler Sharp
So
FB
44
B. J. Butler
Sr
OL
53
Jake Smith
Jr
OL
54
Mike Romano
So
OL
60
Joe Manley
Fr
OL
62
T. C. Klusman
Fr
OL
63
Josh Stearns
So
OL
64
David Noltemeyer
Jr
OL
68
Kamran Joyner
Sr
OL
69
Chris Walker
Sr
OL
70
John Miller
Jr
OL
71
Chris Acosta
Jr
OL
73
Henry Vincent
Fr
OL
74
Ryan Mack
So
OL
75
Sid Anvoots
Fr
OL
76
Chase Petersen
So
OL
77
Abraham Garcia
So
OL
78
Aaron Epps
So
OL
79
Jamon Brown
Jr
TE
80
Zeke Pike
Fr
WR
82
Eli Rogers
Jr
TE
83
Ryan Hubbell
Jr
WR
86
Matt Milton
Jr
WR
87
Kai Dominguez
Jr
WR
88
Jarrett Davis
Sr
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
8
Ryan Johnson
Jr
LS
33
Grant Donovan
Sr
K
35
Anthony George
Fr
K
40
Joshua Appleby
So
K
41
Matthew Nakatani
Jr
P
45
John Wallace
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Vance Bedford Defensive Coordinator
Dave Borbely Offensive Line
Kenny Carter Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator
Ron Dugans Wide Receivers
Clint Hurtt Defensive Line
Brian Jean-Mary Linebackers
Sherrone Moore Tight Ends
Pat Moorer Strength and Conditioning
Tommy Restivo Secondary
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: April 4, 2013
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