2011 Louisville Cardinals football team

2011 Louisville Cardinals football
Big East co-champion
Belk Bowl, L 24–31 vs. NC State
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record7–6 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Sanford (2nd season; first 5 games)
Shawn Watson (interim; remainder of season)[1][2]
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorVance Bedford (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPapa John's Cardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 West Virginia $+   5 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 25 Cincinnati +   5 – 2     10 – 3  
Louisville +   5 – 2     7 – 6  
Rutgers   4 – 3     9 – 4  
Pittsburgh   4 – 3     6 – 7  
Connecticut   3 – 4     5 – 7  
South Florida   1 – 6     5 – 7  
Syracuse   1 – 6     5 – 7  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
As of January 11, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by second-year head coach Charlie Strong and played their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. They were a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–2 in Big East play to share the conference championship with Cincinnati and West Virginia. Due to tie-break rules, the Cardinals did not receive the Big East's automatic bid into a BCS bowl; West Virginia received the bid. The Cardinals were instead invited to the Belk Bowl, where they were defeated by North Carolina State, 31–24.

Schedule

[3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.Murray State*
ESPNUW 21–946,157
September 98:00 p.m.Florida International*
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ESPNL 17–2447,228
September 177:00 p.m.at Kentucky*
ESPNUW 24–1768,170
October 13:30 p.m.Marshall*
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
BIG EAST NetworkL 13–1753,267
October 812:00 p.m.at North Carolina*
ESPN2L 7–1451,500[4]
October 1512:00 p.m.at Cincinnati
BIG EAST NetworkL 16–2540,971[5]
October 218:00 p.m.Rutgers
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ESPNW 16–1448,435
October 2912:00 p.m.Syracusedagger
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
BIG EAST NetworkW 27–1044,817
November 512:00 p.m.at No. 24 West Virginia
BIG EAST NetworkW 38–3557,287[6]
November 1212:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
BIG EAST NetworkL 14–2151,321
November 1912:00 p.m.at Connecticut
BIG EAST NetworkW 34–2034,483
November 2511:00 a.m.at South Florida
ESPN2W 34–2446,666
December 278:00 p.m.vs. North Carolina State*
ESPNL 24–3158,427

Roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 20 Victor Anderson – SR
  • 22 Corvin Lamb – FR
  • 28 Jeremy Wright – Redshirt SO
  • 30 Kamal Hogan – Redshirt FR
  • 32 Senorise Perry – SO
  • 48 Nick Heuser – SO (FB)
  • 49 Jarel McGriff-Culver – Redshirt FR

Wide receivers

  •  1 Joshua Bellamy – SR
  •  2 Michaelee Harris – Redshirt FR
  •  7 Damian Copeland – Redshirt SO
  •  9 DeVante Parker – FR
  • 14 Andrell Smith – JR
  • 29 Stephen Goodwin – SO
  • 31 DeMarcus Topp – Redshirt JR
  • 37 Lincoln Carr – JR
  • 82 Eli Rogers – FR
  • 84 Aaron Nanace – SO
  • 88 Jarrett Davis – SO
  • 89 Scott Radcliff – JR

Tight ends

  • 11 Josh Chichester – Redshirt SR
  • 80 Stephon Ball – Redshirt JR
  • 81 Chris White – Redshirt SO
  • 87 Scot MacMillan – FR
  • 86 Lorenzo Mauldin – FR

Offensive linemen

  • 53 Jake Smith – Redshirt FR (OL)
  • 54 Mike Romano – FR (C)
  • 55 Mario Benavides – Redshirt JR (C)
  • 59 Zach Perkins – SO (OL)
  • 62 John Clark – Redshirt SO (OL)
  • 65 Dylan Kupper – FR (OL)
  • 66 Alex Kupper – Redshirt JR (OL)
  • 68 Kamran Joyer – Redshirt SO (OL)
  • 69 Chris Walker – Redshirt SO (OL)
  • 70 John Miller – FR (OL)
  • 71 Chris Acosta – Redshirt FR (OL)
  • 72 Hunter Stout – Redshirt SO (OL)
  • 73 Hector Hernandez – Redshirt SR (OL)
  • 74 Ryan Mack – FR (OL)
  • 75 Ryan Kessling – Redshirt SR (OT)
  • 76 Chase Petersen – FR (OL)
  • 78 Aaron Epps – FR (OL)
  • 79 Jamon Brown – FR (OG)

Defensive linemen

  •  6 Greg Scruggs – SR (DE)
  • 17 Marcus Smith – SO (DE)
  • 44 B.J. Butler – SO (DE)
  • 47 Malcolm Mitchell – Redshirt SO (DE)
  • 57 Jordan Tennyson – JR (DE)
  • 90 B.J. Dubose – Freshman (DE)
  • 91 William Savoy – Redshirt Senior (DE)
  • 92 Brandon Dunn – SO (DT)
  • 93 Roy Philon – Redshirt SO (DT)
  • 95 Randy Salmon – Redshirt JR (DT)
  • 99 Jamaine Brooks – Redshirt Freshman (DL)

Linebackers

  •  2 Preston Brown – SO
  • 24 Daniel Brown – Redshirt JR
  • 27 Mike Addesa – FR
  • 34 George Durant – Redshirt SO
  • 37 Tyon Dixon – SO
  • 39 Chris Zelli – FR
  • 42 Champ Lee – SO
  • 42 Jalen Harrington – FR
  • 43 Deon Rogers – SO
  • 46 Dexter Heyman – SR
  • 48 Deiontrez Mount – FR
  • 51 Mike Privott – Redshirt SO
  • 56 Tarik Rollins – Redshirt SO

Defensive backs

  •  3 Charles Gaines – Freshman (CB)
  •  8 Darius Ashley – Redshirt JR (CB)
  • 13 Preston Pace – Redshirt SR (CB)
  • 15 Andrew Johnson – FR (CB)
  • 18 Titus Teague – Redshirt SO (CB)
  • 19 Terrell Floyd – FR (CB)
  • 19 Joe Castaneda – FR (DB)
  • 21 Adrian Bushell – Redshirt JR (CB)
  • 22 Jordon Paschal – Redshirt FR (CB)
  • 23 Terrence Simien – Redshirt SR (S)
  • 25 Calvin Pryor – FR (S)
  • 26 Zed Evans – Redshirt SO (CB)
  • 27 Jermaine Reve – FR (S)
  • 29 Hakeem Smith – Redshirt SO (S)
  • 33 Mike Evans – SR (DB)
  • 35 Anthony Conner – Redshirt SR (CB)
  • 36 Shenard Holton – JR (S)
  • 38 Rashad Stewart – SO (DB)
  • 39 Kenneth Jaboin – SR (DB)
  • 41 Stephan Robinson – Redshirt FR (CB)

Special teams

  • 12 Chris Philpott – SR (K)
  • 18 Matthew Nakatani – Redshirt FR (K)
  • 33 Grant Donovan – Redshirt FR (LS)
  • 35 Andrew Fletcher – Redshirt FR (K)
  • 38 Ryan Johnson – Redshirt FR (P)
  • 40 Jordan Bleser – SR (P)
  • 45 John Wallace – FR (P/K)

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • Shawn Watson – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
  • Vance Bedford – Defensive coordinator
  • Kenny Carter – Special teams coordinator/running backs coach
  • Dave borbely – Offensive line coach
  • Ron Dugans – Wide receivers coach
  • Clint hurtt – Recruiting doordinator/defensive line coach
  • Brian jean-mary – Linebackers coach
  • Larry slade – Secondary coach
  • Pat moorer – Strength and conditioning Coach

References

  1. ^ Bozich, Rick (October 9, 2011). Watson, No quick fix likely for Louisville football team. The Courier-Journal, Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  2. ^ Bozich, Rick (October 10, 2011). Play-Calling The Reason Strong Removed Sanford[permanent dead link‍]. The Courier-Journal, Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  3. ^ "University of Louisville Official Athletic Site – Football". Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
  4. ^ "Louisville Cardinals vs. North Carolina Tar Heels Box Score". ESPN.com. October 8, 2011.
  5. ^ "Louisville Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score". ESPN.com. October 15, 2011.
  6. ^ "Louisville Cardinals vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score". ESPN.com. November 5, 2011.


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