2005 Louisville Cardinals football team

2005 Louisville Cardinals football
2005 Louisville Cardinals football
Gator Bowl, L 24–35 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 19
Record	9–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach	Bobby Petrino (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Paul Petrino (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mike Cassity (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
	Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

The 2005 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his third year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. They finished 9–3 in their first season as a member of the Big East Conference with a 5–2 conference record.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 p.m.	at Kentucky*	No. 12	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup)	ESPN Classic^[1]	W 31–24	70,752
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Oregon State*	No. 11	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN	W 63–27	42,647
September 24	6:45 p.m.	at South Florida	No. 9	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPNU	L 14–45	33,586
October 1	12:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic*	No. 24	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN Plus	W 61–10	40,219
October 8	4:30 p.m.	North Carolina*	No. 23	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	WHAS	W 69–14	41,334
October 15	3:30 p.m.	at West Virginia	No. 19	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ABC	L 44–46 ^3OT	59,797
October 22	12:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (The Keg of Nails)	ESPNU	W 46–22	21,086
November 3	7:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh	No. 24	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN	W 42–20	42,692
November 11	8:00 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 23	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN2	W 56–5	41,219
November 26	3:30 p.m.	Syracuse	No. 17	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPNU	W 41–17	37,896
December 3	7:45 p.m.	at Connecticut	No. 16	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN	W 30–20	40,000
January 2	12:30 p.m.	vs. No. 12 Virginia Tech*	No. 15	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	NBC	L 24–35	63,780
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2005 Louisville Cardinals coaching staff
Name	Position
Bobby Petrino	Head coach
Greg Nord	Assistant head coach / tight ends / running backs coach
Mike Cassity	Defensive coordinator / safeties coach
Paul Petrino	Offensive coordinator / wide receivers coach
Jeff Brohm	Quarterbacks coach
Reggie Johnson	Inside linebackers coach
Tony Levine	Outside linebackers coach / special teams coordinator
Mike Summers	Offensive line coach
Joe Whitt Jr.	Cornerbacks coach / recruiting coordinator
Kevin Wolthausen	Defensive line coach

Schedule

2005 Big East Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 West Virginia $	7	–	0	11	–	1
No. 19 Louisville	5	–	2	9	–	3
Rutgers	4	–	3	7	–	5
South Florida	4	–	3	6	–	6
Pittsburgh	4	–	3	5	–	6
Connecticut	2	–	5	5	–	6
Cincinnati	2	–	5	4	–	7
Syracuse	0	–	7	1	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll