2015 Louisville Cardinals football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 27–21 vs. Texas A&M
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGarrick McGee (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTodd Grantham (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumPapa John's Cardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson x$^   8 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 14 Florida State   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Louisville   5 – 3     8 – 5  
NC State   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Syracuse   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Wake Forest   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Boston College   0 – 8     3 – 9  
Coastal Division
No. 15 North Carolina x   8 – 0     11 – 3  
Pittsburgh   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Miami (FL)   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Duke   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Virginia Tech   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Virginia   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Georgia Tech   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Clemson 45, North Carolina 37
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by sixth-year head coach Bobby Petrino, who began his second stint at Louisville in 2014 season after eight years away. The team played its 18th season at its current home of Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. They competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Atlantic Division. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Music City Bowl where they defeated Texas A&M.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Louisville		 Alma Mater Before Louisville
Bobby Petrino Head coach 6 Carroll College (1983) Western Kentucky – Head coach (2014)
Garrick McGee Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach / assistant head coach 2 Oklahoma (1996) UAB – Head coach (2013)
Todd Grantham Defensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach 2 Virginia Tech (1988) Georgia – Defensive coordinator (2013)
Greg Brown Safeties Coach / recruiting coordinator 2 UTEP (1980) Alabama – Safeties Coach (2013)
Terrell Buckley Cornerbacks coach 2 Florida State (1991) Akron – Cornerbacks Coach (2013)
Tony Grantham Inside linebackers coach / special teams coordinator 2 Radford (2000) Navy – Outside linebackers coach (2013)
Chris Klenakis Offensive line coach / running game coordinator 2 Nevada (1992) Iowa State – Offensive line coach (2013)
L.D. Scott Defensive line coach 2 Louisville (2009) Western Kentucky – Defensive ends coach (2013)
Kolby Smith Running backs coach 2 Louisville (2006) Western Kentucky – Running backs coach (2013)
Lamar Thomas Wide receivers coach 2 Miami (1992) Western Kentucky – Wide receivers coach (2013)
Joe Miday Director of strength and conditioning 1 Marshall (2008) Western Kentucky – Director of strength and conditioning (2013)
Scott Wilks Assistant director of strength and conditioning 2 Marshall (2009) Western Kentucky – Assistant director of strength and conditioning (2013)
Andrew Wagner Director of football operations 2 Butler (1999) Western Kentucky – Director of football operations (2013)

Roster

2015 Louisville Cardinals Football

Quarterbacks

  •  7 Reggie Bonnafon – sophomore (6'3, 209)
  •  8 Lamar Jackson – freshman (6'3, 196) *
  • 11 Will Gardner – Redshirt junior (6'5, 220)
  • 13 Ethan Horton – sophomore (6'0, 208)
  • 14 Kyle Bolin – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 208)

Running backs

  •  4 Corvin Lamb – Redshirt senior (5'9, 208)
  • 12 Trey Smith – freshman (6'0, 215) *
  • 23 Brandon Radcliff – Redshirt junior (5'9, 214)
  • 27 L. J. Scott – sophomore (6'0, 226)
  • 31 Mitchell Allen – freshman (5'9, 191) *
  • 31 Darius Skinner – Redshirt senior (5'7, 190)
  • 33 Malin Jones – junior (6'0, 225)
  • 34 Jeremy Smith – sophomore (6'2, 225) *

Fullbacks

  • 37 Conner Kronk – sophomore (5'11, 220)
  • 39 Griffin Uhl – Redshirt junior (6'2, 264)

Wide receivers

  •  1 Alphonso Carter – sophomore (6'3, 205)
  •  2 Jamari Staples – junior (6'4, 195) *
  •  3 Pat Thomas – junior (6'4, 190)
  •  9 Traveon Samuel – freshman (5'7, 175)
  • 17 James Quick – junior (6'1, 191)
  • 19 Ja'Quay Savage – senior (6'3, 214)
  • 26 Jalen Washington – freshman (5'7, 177)
  • 38 Chris Miele – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 190)
  • 81 Emonee Spence – freshman (6'3, 194) *
  • 82 Dontez Byrd – Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 170)
  • 84 Gio Pascascio – junior (6'3, 185)
  • 85 Cody Swabek – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 168)
  • 86 Devonte Peete – freshman (6'6, 203) *
  • 87 Jaylen Smith – freshman (6'4, 184) *
  • 88 Javonte Bagley – sophomore (6'3, 192)

Tight ends

  • 18 Cole Hikutini – junior (6'5, 240) *
  • 42 Tyler Polston – sophomore (6'2, 240)
  • 44 Paul Logsdon – sophomore (6'3, 210)
  • 80 Charles Standberry – sophomore (6'3, 226)
  • 83 Micky Crum – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 257)
  • 89 Keith Towbridge – junior (6'5, 261)
  

Offensive linemen

  • 50 Khalil Hunter – junior (6'4, 300) *
  • 54 Kevin Austin – sophomore (6'3, 307)
  • 56 Kiola Mahoni – sophomore (6'3, 300) *
  • 60 Tyler Haycraft – freshman (6'3, 269)
  • 61 Tobijah Hughley – Redshirt junior (6'3, 289)
  • 62 T.C. Klusman – Redshirt junior (6'3, 275)
  • 63 Nathan Scheler – freshman (6'1, 270)
  • 64 Gabe Ahner – Redshirt junior (6'3, 289)
  • 65 Luke Schultheiss – sophomore (6'1, 284)
  • 68 Danny Burns – Redshirt freshman (6'6, 303)
  • 70 Toriano Roundtree – sophomore (6'8, 305)
  • 71 Chandler Jones – freshman (6'4, 300) *
  • 72 Lukayus McNeil – Redshirt freshman (6'6, 313)
  • 73 Pedro Sibiea – Redshirt junior (6'3, 300)
  • 74 Geron Christian – freshman (6'6, 320) *
  • 75 Skylar Lacy – Redshirt sophomore (6'6, 306)
  • 76 Kelby Johnson – senior (6'7, 297)
  • 78 Aaron Epps – Redshirt senior (6'7, 288)
  • 79 Kenny Thomas Jr. – freshman (6'6, 320)
Defensive line
  • 14 Drew Bailey – junior (6'5, 285) *
  • 44 Pio Vatuvei – DE – senior (6'2, 296)
  • 59 Aaron Ahner – DT – Redshirt senior (6'3, 275)
  • 90 Johnny Richardson – DE – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 322)
  • 94 G.G. Robinson – DT – freshman (6'4, 290) *
  • 95 Kyle Shortridge – DT – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 305)
  • 97 DeAngelo Brown – DT – Redshirt junior (6'1, 308)
  • 98 Sheldon Rankins – DE – senior (6'2, 303)
Kickers
  • 32 Blaton Creque – freshman (5'11, 170)
  • 35 Anthony George – Redshirt junior (6'1, 190)
  • 47 Jon Brown – sophomore (5'10, 202)

Long snappers

  • 46 Brendan Lowery – freshman (5'11, 205)
  • 49 Colin Holba – Redshirt junior (6'5, 233)

Punters

  • 29 Mason King – freshman (6'3, 175)
  • 40 Joshua Appleby – senior (6'3, 222)
  • 45 John Wallace – Redshirt senior (6'0, 190)
  

Linebackers

  •  1 Keith Brown – Redshirt junior (6'1, 237)
  • 13 James Burgess – senior (6'0, 229)
  • 32 Stacy Thomas – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 225)
  • 42 Isaac Stewart – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 236)
  • 43 Damien Smith – freshman (6'1, 215)
  • 46 Lamar Atkins – Redshirt junior (5'11, 236)
  • 48 Tim Bonner – freshman (6'4, 215) *
  • 51 Royce Donovan – Redshirt junior (6'2, 224)
  • 52 Nick Dawson-Brents – Redshirt junior (6'3, 265)
  • 53 Amonte Caban – freshman (6'1, 226) *
  • 55 Keith Kelsey – junior (6'1, 236)
  • 57 Finesse Middleton – Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 242)
  • 58 Jonathan Greenard – freshman (6'4, 226) *
  • 91 Trevon Young – senior (6'4, 229)
  • 92 Devonte Fields – junior (6'4, 245) *
  • 96 Henry Famurewa – OLB – sophomore (6'2, 245)
  • 99 James Hearns – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 257)

Cornerbacks

  •  3 Cornelius Sturghill – Redshirt freshman (5'11, 186)
  •  6 Shaq Wiggins – sophomore (5'10, 171)
  • 10 Jaire Alexander – freshman (5'11, 170) *
  • 15 Trumaine Washington – sophomore (5'10, 183)
  • 21 Devontre Parnell – Redshirt junior (5'11, 184)
  • 24 Zykiesis Cannon – sophomore (6'0, 195)
  • 26 Duke Culver – sophomore (6'0, 186)
  • 34 George Clements – senior (6'1, 185)
  • 39 Aaron Floyd – freshman (5'10, 172)
  • 41 Kevin Elijah – junior (5'7, 156)
  • 24 Kevon Dunbar – DB – freshman (6'1, 192)
  • 39 John Stitch – DB – junior (5'10, 185)

Safeties

  •  5 Khane Pass – freshman (6'1, 200) *
  • 11 Dee Smith – freshman (6'1, 200) *
  • 22 Chucky Williams – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 204)
  • 25 Josh Harvey-Clemons – junior (6'5, 230)
  • 27 Jermaine Reve – Redshirt senior (6'0, 192)
  • 28 Terrence Ross – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 208)
  • 36 Kevin Houchins – Redshirt junior (5'11, 201)
  • * : 2015 Louisville Cardinals Football Signed

Schedule

Louisville announced their 2015 football schedule on January 29, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of six home games, five away games and one neutral site game in the regular season. The Cardinals will host ACC foes Boston College, Clemson, Syracuse, and Virginia, and will travel to Florida State, NC State, Pittsburgh, and Wake Forest.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 53:30 p.m.vs. No. 6 Auburn*
CBSL 24–3173,927
September 1212:00 p.m.Houston*
ACCRSNL 31–3450,019
September 177:30 p.m.No. 11 Clemson
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ESPNL 17–2055,396
September 266:00 p.m.Samford*
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ESPN3W 45–350,121
October 312:30 p.m.at NC State
ACCNW 20–1356,417
October 1712:00 p.m.at No. 11 Florida State
ESPNL 21–4171,225
October 2412:30 p.m.Boston Collegedagger
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ACCNW 17–1441,486
October 307:00 p.m.at Wake Forest
ESPN2W 20–1924,922
November 712:30 p.m.Syracuse
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ACCNW 41–1746,158
November 1412:30 p.m.Virginia
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ACCRSNW 38–3151,233
November 213:45 p.m.at Pittsburgh
ESPNewsL 34–4542,119
November 2812:00 p.m.at Kentucky*
SECNW 38–2462,512
December 307:00 p.m.vs. Texas A&M*
ESPNW 27–2150,478
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule source:[2]

References

  1. ^ "Cardinals Release 2015 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of Louisville Department of Athletics. January 29, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 Louisville Cardinals Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
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