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2008 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record5–7 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Brohm
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorRon English
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPapa John's Cardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 42,000)
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Cincinnati $   6 – 1     11 – 3  
Pittsburgh   5 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 23 West Virginia   5 – 2     9 – 4  
Rutgers   5 – 2     8 – 5  
Connecticut   3 – 4     8 – 5  
South Florida   2 – 5     8 – 5  
Louisville   1 – 6     5 – 7  
Syracuse   1 – 6     3 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, led by Steve Kragthorpe in his second year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium[1] and were in their second year as members of the Big East Conference.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:30 pmKentucky*
ESPNL 2–2742,696[3]
September 63:30 pmTennessee Tech*
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky
ESPN360/WHASW 51–1038,694[3]
September 178:00 pmKansas State*
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky
ESPN2W 38–2942,208[3]
September 268:00 pmConnecticut
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky
ESPN2L 21–2642,523[3]
October 103:30 pmat Memphis*
ESPNW 35–2840,248[3]
October 183:30 pmMiddle Tennessee State*dagger
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky
W 42–2338,319[3]
October 253:30 pmNo. 14 South Florida
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky
ESPN360W 24–2040,384[3]
November 17:05 pmat Syracuse
ESPNUL 21–2832,917[3]
November 812:00 pmat No. 25 Pittsburgh
ESPN360L 7–4144,055[3]
November 148:00 pmNo. 22 Cincinnati
ESPN2L 20–2837,822[3]
November 2212:00 pmWest Virginia
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky
ESPNL 21–3534,796[3]
December 47:30 pmat Rutgers
ESPNL 14–6342,347[3]

References

  1. ^ "2008 Louisville Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Big East Traditions". gocards.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Louisville.


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