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)
2008 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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]
September268:00 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Louisville.


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