2013 Louisville Cardinals football team

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2013 Louisville Cardinals football
Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg
Russell Athletic Bowl champion
Conference American Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 15
Record12–1 (7–1 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Vance Bedford (4th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Seasons
  2012
2014  
2013 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 UCF $  8 0   12 1  
No. 15 Louisville  7 1   12 1  
Cincinnati  6 2   9 4  
Houston  5 3   8 5  
SMU  4 4   5 7  
Rutgers  3 5   6 7  
UConn  3 5   3 9  
South Florida  2 6   2 10  
Memphis  1 7   3 9  
Temple  1 7   2 10  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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).

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13:30 p.m. Ohio *No. 9 ESPN W 49–755,332
September 712:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky *No. 8
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ESPN3 W 44–753,647
September 1412:00 p.m.at Kentucky *No. 7ESPNW 27–1365,445
September 2112:00 p.m. FIU *No. 7
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
WHAS W 72–051,586
October 512:00 p.m.at Temple No. 7 AAN W 30–721,709
October 107:30 p.m. Rutgers No. 8
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ESPN W 24–1055,168
October 188:00 p.m. UCF No. 8
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ESPNL 35–3855,215
October 2612:00 p.m.at South Florida No. 18 ESPN2 W 34–335,782
November 88:30 p.m.at UConn No. 20ESPN2W 31–1027,104
November 167:00 p.m. Houston No. 19
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ESPNU W 20–1353,027
November 2312:00 p.m. Memphis No. 21
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
AANW 24–1746,421
December 57:30 p.m.at Cincinnati No. 19ESPNW 31–24 OT35,097
December 286:45 p.m.vs. Miami (FL) *No. 18ESPNW 36–951,098
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 98777788182020192121191815
Coaches 98767786161716131516161615
Harris Not released61616161416181716Not released
BCS Not released2019202021201918Not released

Roster

2013 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense '
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2Michaelee HarrisJr
WR 3Robert ClarkJr
QB 5 Teddy Bridgewater Jr
WR 7Damian CopelandSr
WR 9 DeVante Parker Jr
RB 10 Dominique Brown Jr
QB 11Will GardnerFr
QB 12Brett NelsonJr
TE 15Hunter BowlesFr
WR 17DeMarcus ToppSr
RB 20Corvin LambSo
RB 23Brandon RadcliffFr
WR 29Stephen GoodwinSr
WR 30Diaz BoldenFr
WR 31DeQuan WestFr
RB 32 Senorise Perry Sr
FB 36Luke BrohmSo
WR 37Martin WilliamsFr
FB 42Tyler SharpSo
FB 44B. J. ButlerSr
OL 53Jake SmithJr
OL 54Mike RomanoSo
OL 60Joe ManleyFr
OL 62T. C. KlusmanFr
OL 63Josh StearnsSo
OL 64David NoltemeyerJr
OL 68Kamran JoynerSr
OL 69Chris WalkerSr
OL 70John MillerJr
OL 71Chris AcostaJr
OL 73Henry VincentFr
OL 74Ryan MackSo
OL 75Sid AnvootsFr
OL 76Chase PetersenSo
OL 77Abraham GarciaSo
OL 78Aaron EppsSo
OL 79 Jamon Brown Jr
TE 80Zeke PikeFr
WR 82 Eli Rogers Jr
TE 83Ryan HubbellJr
WR 86Matt MiltonJr
WR 87Kai DominguezJr
WR 88Jarrett DavisSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 1Keith BrownSo
LB 2 Preston Brown Sr
CB 3 Charles Gaines So
S 8 Gerod Holliman Fr
DE 11 B. J. Dubose Jr
DB 12Stephan RobinsonJr
LB 13James BurgessSo
CB 15Andrew JohnsonJr
DL 97DeAngelo BrownSo
DL 98 Sheldon Rankins So
DL 99Jamaine BrooksJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 8Ryan JohnsonJr
LS 33Grant DonovanSr
K 35Anthony GeorgeFr
K 40Joshua ApplebySo
K 41Matthew NakataniJr
P 45John WallaceSo
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
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 4, 2013

References