American college football season
The 2014 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cardinals were led by head coach Bobby Petrino , who began his second stint at Louisville after eight years away, seven of which were spent as a head coach at other colleges and in the National Football League (NFL). The team played its 17th season at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky . They were in their first season as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference , having replaced departed member Maryland in the Atlantic Division. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Belk Bowl , where they lost to Georgia .
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 1 8:00 p.m. Miami (FL) Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN W 31–1355,428
September 6 7:00 p.m. Murray State * No. 25 ESPN3 W 66–2150,179
September 13 12:30 p.m. at Virginia No. 21 ACCN L 21–2334,816
September 20 3:30 p.m. at FIU * FS1 W 34–310,826
September 27 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPNU W 20–1051,463
October 3 7:00 p.m. at Syracuse ESPN W 28–637,569
October 11 3:30 p.m. at Clemson ESPNU L 17–2381,500
October 18 3:30 p.m. NC State Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ACCRSN W 30–1250,227
October 30 7:30 p.m. No. 2 Florida State No. 25 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN L 31–4255,414
November 8 7:15 p.m. at Boston College ESPN2 W 38–1933,565
November 22 3:30 p.m. at Notre Dame * No. 24 NBC W 31–2880,795
November 29 12:00 p.m. Kentucky * No. 22 ESPN2 W 44–4055,118
December 30 6:30 p.m. vs. No. 13 Georgia * No. 21 ESPN L 14–3745,671
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Source: [1]
Game summaries [ ]
Miami [ ]
13th meeting. 2–9–1 all time. Last meeting 2013 , Cardinals 36–9.
Miami Hurricanes vs Louisville Cardinals – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Miami
0
10
3 0 13
Louisville
7
7
7 10 31
at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
Date : September 1, 2014Game time : 8:00 PM EST Game weather : Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:Game attendance : 55,428Referee : Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:TV announcers (ESPN ) : Rece Davis (Play-by-play) • David Pollack (Analyst) • Jesse Palmer (Analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receiver
Top tackler
Murray State [ ]
19th meeting. 12–6 all time. Last meeting 2011, Cardinals 21–9.
Murray State Racers vs #25 Louisville Cardinals – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Murray State
7
0
7 7 21
#25 Louisville
21
24
14 7 66
at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
Date : September 6, 2014Game time : 7:00 PM EST Game weather : Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:Game attendance : 50,179Referee : Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:TV : ESPN3
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receiver
Top tackler
Virginia [ ]
3rd meeting. Tied 1–1. Last meeting 1989, Cavaliers 16–15.
#21 Louisville Cardinals vs Virginia Cavaliers – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
#21 Louisville
7
0
0 14 21
Virginia
7
3
10 3 23
at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
Date : September 13, 2014Game time : 12:30 PM EST Game weather : Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:Game attendance : 34,816Referee : Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:TV : ACCN
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receiver
Top tackler
FIU [ ]
4th meeting. 2–1 all time. Last meeting 2013, Cardinals 72–0.
Louisville Cardinals vs FIU Panthers – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Louisville
7
21
6 0 34
FIU
0
3
0 0 3
at FIU Stadium • Miami, FL
Date : September 20, 2014Game time : 3:30 PM EST Game weather : Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:Game attendance : 10,826Referee : Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receiver
Top tackler
Wake Forest [ ]
2nd meeting. 1–0 all time. Last meeting 2007 , 24-13 Cardinals.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Louisville Cardinals – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Wake Forest
3
0
7 0 10
Louisville
0
7
0 13 20
at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
Date : September 27, 2014Game time : 3:30 PM EST Game weather : Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:Game attendance : 51,463Referee : Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:TV : ESPNU
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receiver
Top tackler
Syracuse [ ]
2nd meeting. Tied 6–6. Last meeting 2012, 45-26 Orange.
Louisville Cardinals vs Syracuse Orange – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Louisville
7
5
7 9 28
Syracuse
3
0
3 0 6
at Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
Date : October 3, 2014Game time : 7:00 PM EST Game weather : Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:Game attendance : 37,569Referee : Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:TV : ESPN
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receiver
Top tackler
Clemson [ ]
1st meeting.
Louisville Cardinals vs Clemson Tigers – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Louisville
3
7
7 0 17
Clemson
7
7
6 3 23
at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
Date : October 11, 2014Game time : 3:30 PM EST Game weather : Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:Game attendance : 81,500Referee : Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:TV : ESPNU
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receiver
Top tackler
NC State [ ]
5th meeting. 3–1 all time. Last meeting 2011 , Wolfpack 31–24.
NC State Wolfpack vs Louisville Cardinals – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
NC State
6
0
3 9 18
Louisville
7
10
3 10 30
at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
Date : October 18, 2014Game time : 3:30 PM EST Game weather : Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:Game attendance : 50,227Referee : Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:TV : Fox Sports 1
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receiver
Top tackler
Florida State [ ]
15th meeting. 2–12 all time. Last meeting 2002, Cardinals 26–20.
Florida State Seminoles vs Louisville Cardinals – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
#2 Florida State
0
7
14 21 42
#25 Louisville
0
21
3 7 31
at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
Date : October 30, 2014Game time : 7:30 PM EST Game weather : Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:Game attendance : Referee : Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:TV announcers (ESPN ) : Rece Davis (Play-by-play) • David Pollack (Analyst) • Jesse Palmer (Analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
FSU – Winston 401YDS 3TD 3 Int
UL – Garner 330 YDS 1 TD 1 Int
Top rushers
FSU – Cook 110 YDS 2 TD
UL – Dyer 134 YDS 3 TD
Top receiver
FSU – Rudolph 76 YDS 1 TD
UL – Parker 218 YDS
Top tackler
Boston College [ ]
7th meeting. Tied 3–3. Last meeting 1998, Cardinals 52–28.
Louisville Cardinals vs Boston College Eagles – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Louisville
3
14
7 14 38
Boston College
7
6
6 0 19
at Alumni Stadium • Chesnut Hill, MA
Date : November 8, 2014Game time : 7:15 PM EST Game weather : Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:Game attendance : Referee : Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receiver
Top tackler
Notre Dame [ ]
1st meeting.
Louisville Cardinals vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
#24 Louisville
14
3
7 7 31
Notre Dame
3
3
14 8 28
at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
Date : November 22, 2014Game time : 3:30 PM EST Game weather : Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:Game attendance : Referee : Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:TV announcers (NBC ) : Dan Hicks (Play-by-play) • Mike Mayock (Analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receiver
Top tackler
Kentucky [ ]
27th meeting. 12–14 all time. Last meeting 2013, Cardinals 27–13.
Kentucky Wildcats vs Louisville Cardinals – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Kentucky
6
14
3 17 40
#22 Louisville
0
21
7 16 44
at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
Date : November 29, 2014Game time : Noon EST Game weather : Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:Game attendance : 45,671Referee : Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:TV : ESPN2
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receiver
Top tackler
Coaching staff [ ]
2014 Louisville Cardinals football staff
Coaching Staff
Support Staff
Justin Burke – Offensive Assistant
Mike Kurowski – Dir. of Athletic Equipment Operations
Denise Murphy – Administrative Asst.
Jonathan Saxon – Defensive Graduate Assistant
Will Stein – Offensive Graduate Assistant
Larry Slade – Dir. of Community Relations and Career Preparations
David Spina – Director of Video Operations
Andrew Wolfrum – Defensive Quality Control
Strength and Conditioning Staff
Kyle Johnston – Head Athletic Trainer
Chad Lee – Assistant Strength Coach
Joshua Chatman – Assistant Athletic Trainer
Blake LeBlanc – Rehabilitation Coordinator
Kevin Ozimek – Assistant Athletic Trainer
Sam Zuege – Assistant Athletic Trainer
[2]
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
RV
25
21
RV
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
21
20
24
Coaches
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
23
20
20
24
CFP
Not released
25
NR
NR
24
22
21
21
Not released
References [ ]
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