2003 Louisville Cardinals football team

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2003 Louisville Cardinals football
Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg
GMAC Bowl, L 28–49 vs. Miami (OH)
Conference Conference USA
Record9–4 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Paul Petrino (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinatorMike Gillhamer (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Seasons
  2002
2004  
2003 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Southern Miss $  8 0   9 4  
No. 24 TCU  7 1   11 2  
Memphis  5 3   9 4  
Louisville  5 3   9 4  
South Florida  5 3   7 4  
Houston  4 4   7 6  
UAB  4 4   5 7  
Tulane  3 5   5 7  
Cincinnati  2 6   5 7  
East Carolina  1 7   1 11  
Army  0 8   0 13  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his first year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 316:30 pmat Kentucky * ESPN2 W 40–2470,467
September 131:30 pmat Syracuse * WDRB W 30–2038,550
September 203:00 pm UTEP *W 42–1440,205
September 273:00 pm Temple *
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 21–1238,489
October 47:00 pmat South Florida ESPN Plus L 28–31 2OT36,044
October 113:00 pm Army
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 34–1040,432
October 178:00 pm Tulane
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ESPN W 47–2838,119
October 252:00 pmat East Carolina WDRBW 36–2033,420 [1]
November 57:30 pmat No. 13 TCU ESPN2L 28–3133,681
November 153:00 pm Memphis
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
L 7–3730,114
November 223:15 pm Houston
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 66–4533,268
November 2811:00 amat Cincinnati ESPN2W 43–4011,993
December 187:30 pmvs. No. 14 Miami (OH) *ESPN2L 28–4940,620
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2003 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 Tiger Jones Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 7 Justin Rascati Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 17 Stefan LeFors Jr
RB 23 Lionel Gates Jr
RB 32 Eric Shelton Jr
G 59 Jason Spitz So
C 68Dan KoonsSr
OL 70 Will Rabatin Jr
WR 82 J. R. Russell Jr
WR 85 Harry Douglas Fr
TE 89 Richard Owens Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 1 Kerry Rhodes Jr
CB 21 William Gay Fr
LB 54 Robert McCune Jr
DE 58 Elvis Dumervil So
DT 90Scott LopezSr
DL 91 Amobi Okoye Fr
DT 92 Montavious Stanley Redshirt.svg  So
LB 97 Brandon Johnson Redshirt.svg  So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. "Cards get deceptive 36–20 win". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "University of Louisville Official Athletic Site – Football". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2012.