2010 Louisville Cardinals football team

2010 Louisville Cardinals football
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl champion
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, W 31–28 vs. Southern Miss
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	7–6 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Charlie Strong (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Sanford (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Vance Bedford (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Seasons ←  2009 2011  →

2010 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Connecticut $+		5	–	2					8	–	5
West Virginia +		5	–	2					9	–	4
Pittsburgh +		5	–	2					8	–	5
Syracuse		4	–	3					8	–	5
South Florida		3	–	4					8	–	5
Louisville		3	–	4					7	–	6
Cincinnati		2	–	5					4	–	8
Rutgers		1	–	6					4	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions As of January 11, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Charlie Strong, who was in his first season. They played their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 3–4 in Big East play and were invited to the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, where they defeated Southern Miss, 31–28.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 p.m.	Kentucky *	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky (Governor's Cup)	ABC Dave LaMont, JC Pearson	L 16–23	55,327 [1]
September 11	3:30 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky *	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	WHAS Drew Deener, Doug James	W 23–13	51,427 [2]
September 18	5:30 p.m.	at Oregon State *	Reser Stadium Corvallis, Oregon	FSNNW Tom Glasgow, Steve Preece, Rashad Floyd	L 28–35	45,379 [3]
October 2	7:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State *	ASU Stadium Jonesboro, Arkansas	ESPN3 BJ Schaben, Curt Warner	W 34–24	25,219 [4]
October 9	2:00 p.m.	Memphis *	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky (rivalry)	ESPN3 BJ Schaben, Curt Warner	W 56–0	48,427 [5]
October 15	8:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky (Keg of Nails)	ESPN Joe Tessitore, Rod Gilmore	L 27–35	55,106 [6]
October 23	3:30 p.m.	Connecticut	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	ESPNU Pam Ward, Danny Kanell	W 26–0	48,591 [7]
October 30	12:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	ESPN3 Mike Gleason, John Congemi, Eamon McAnaney	L 3–20	48,562 [8]
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ESPN3 Mike Gleason, John Congemi, Eamon McAnaney	W 28–20	40,735 [9]
November 13	12:00 p.m.	South Florida	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	ESPNU Rob Stone, David Pollack	L 21–24 OT	43,887 [10]
November 20	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	ESPN3 Mike Gleason, John Congemi, Eamon McAnaney	L 10–17	51,772 [11]
November 26	11:00 a.m.	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN2 Mike Gleason, John Congemi	W 40–13	37,422 [12]
December 21	8:00 pm	vs. Southern Miss *	Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Florida (Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl)	ESPN/ESPN Radio Rece Davis, Lou Holtz, Mark May, Rob Stone/Dave LaMont, JC Pearson, Elizabeth Moreau	W 31–28	20,017 [13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Kentucky Wildcats vs. Louisville Cardinals Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
2. "Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs. Louisville Cardinals Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
3. "Louisville Cardinals vs Oregon State Beavers Box Score". CBS College Sports. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
4. "Louisville Cardinals vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
5. "NCAA Game Recap – Memphis v Louisville". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
6. "Cincinnati vs. Louisville – Box Score – October 15, 2010 – ESPN".
7. "Connecticut vs. Louisville – Box Score – October 23, 2010 – ESPN".
8. "Louisville Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
9. "Louisville Cardinals vs. Syracuse Orange Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
10. "South Florida Bulls vs. Louisville Cardinals Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
11. "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Louisville Cardinals Box Score". ESPN.com. November 20, 2010. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
12. "Louisville Cardinals vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
13. "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. Louisville Cardinals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2010.