2012 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS FOOTBALL TEAM

2012 Louisville Cardinals football
2012 Louisville Cardinals football
Big East co-champion; Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 33–23 vs. Florida
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 13
Record	11–2 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach	Charlie Strong (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Shawn Watson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Vance Bedford (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Big East Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 13 Louisville $+	5	–	2	11	–	2
Cincinnati +	5	–	2	10	–	3
Rutgers +	5	–	2	9	–	4
Syracuse +	5	–	2	8	–	5
Pittsburgh	3	–	4	6	–	7
Connecticut	2	–	5	5	–	7
Temple	2	–	5	4	–	7
South Florida	1	–	6	3	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by third-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 11–2, 5–2 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for the Big East championship. As the highest rated of the four Big East champions in the final BCS poll, the Cardinals received the conference's automatic bid into a BCS game. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl where they upset the heavily favored Florida Gators.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Louisville	Alma mater (Year)
Charlie Strong	Head Coach	3rd	Central Arkansas (1983)
Shawn Watson	Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks	2nd	Southern Illinois (1982)
Vance Bedford	Defensive Coordinator	3rd	Texas (1981)
Clint Hurtt	Associate head coach, Defensive Line and recruiting coordinator	3rd	Miami (FL) (2001)
Ron Dugans	Wide receivers	3rd	Florida State (1999)
Brian Jean-Mary	Linebackers	3rd	Appalachian State (1998)
Tommy Restivo	Secondary	3rd	Georgetown College (2006)
Dave Borbely	Offensive Line and Running Game Coordinator	3rd	DePauw (1981)
Kenny Carter	Running Backs and Special Team	3rd	The Citadel (1989)
Sherrone Moore	Tight ends	4th	Oklahoma (2008)
Reference:^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	3:30 p.m.	Kentucky*	No. 25	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky ( Battle for the Governor's Cup)	ESPN	W 32–14	55,386
September 8	3:30 p.m.	Missouri State*	No. 23	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	WHAS	W 35–7	47,553
September 15	3:30 p.m.	North Carolina*	No. 19	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	ABC/ ESPN2	W 39–34	53,334
September 22	7:00 p.m.	at FIU*	No. 20	FIU Stadium Miami	ESPN3	W 28–21	12,318
September 29	8:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss*	No. 19	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi	CBSSN	W 21–17	23,492
October 13	11:00 a.m.	at Pittsburgh	No. 18	Heinz Field Pittsburgh	ESPNU	W 45–35	42,432
October 20	3:30 p.m.	South Florida	No. 16	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	ABC	W 27–25	50,167
October 26	8:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	No. 16	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky ( Battle for the Keg of Nails)	ESPN	W 34–31 ^OT	53,271
November 3	12:00 p.m.	Temple	No. 10	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	ABC/ ESPN3	W 45–17	44,609
November 10	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 9	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York	ABC	L 26–45	40,312
November 24	12:00 p.m.	Connecticut	No. 19	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	Big East Network	L 20–23 ^3OT	45,618
November 29	7:30 p.m.	at Rutgers		High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	ESPN	W 20–17	52,798
January 2, 2013	8:30 p.m.	vs. No. 4 Florida*	No. 22	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans ( Sugar Bowl) ( College GameDay)	ESPN	W 33–23	54,178
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	25	23	19	20	19	19	18	16	16	12	11	20	19	RV	22	13
Coaches	RV	24	20	18	17	16	16	14	14	10	10	18	18	23	18	13
Harris	Not released						18	16	14	10	10	17	18	24	19	Not released
BCS	Not released							16	16	10	9	19	20	—	21	Not released

Roster

2012 Louisville Cardinals

Running backs

36 Bo Eggers – Senior
10 Dominique Brown – Junior
32 Senorise Perry – Junior
20 Corvin Lamb – Freshman
28 Jeremy Wright – Junior
30 Kamal Hogan – Sophomore
48 Nick Heuser – Senior
49 Jarel McGriff-Culver – Sophomore

Wide receivers

2 Michaelee Haris – Sophomore
3 Charles Gaines – Freshman
4 Robert Clark – Sophomore
7 Damian Copeland – Junior
9 DeVante Parker – Sophomore
14 Andrell Smith – Senior
29 Stephen Goodwin – Junior
31 DeMarcus Topp – Senior
82 Eli Rogers – Sophomore
84 Aaron Nace – Sophomore
84 Matt Milton – Sophomore
87 Kai Dominguez – Sophomore
88 Jarrett Davis – Junior
89 Scott Radcliff – Senior

Offensive line

53 Jake Smith – Sophomore
54 Mike Romano – Freshman
55 Mario Benavides – Senior
59 Zach Perkins – Junior
63 Josh Stearns – Freshman
64 David Noltemeyer – Sophomore
64 Brandon Bramer – Freshman
66 Alex Kupper – Senior
68 Kamran Joyer – Junior
69 Chris Walker – Junior
70 John Miller – Sophomore
71 Chris Acosta – Sophomore
72 Hunter Stout – Junior
74 Ryan Mack – Freshman
76 Chase Petersen – Freshman
78 Aaron Epps – Freshman
79 Jamon Brown – Sophomore

Quarterbacks

4 Will Stein – Senior
5 Teddy Bridgewater – Sophomore
12 Luke Brohm – Freshman
19 Jerry Arlinghaus – Freshman

Tight ends

32 Gerald Christian – Sophomore
80 Stephon Ball – Senior
81 Chris White – Junior
83 Ryan Hubbell – Sophomore
85 Nate Nord – Senior
15 Hunter Bowles – Freshman

Defensive line

17 Marcus Smith – Junior
44 B.J. Butler – Junior
47 Malcolm Mitchell – Junior
48 Deiontrez Mount – Sophomore
57 Jordan Tennyson – Sophomore
90 B.J. Dubose – Sophomore
92 Brandon Dunn – Junior
93 Roy Philon – Junior
94 Lorenzo Mauldin – Sophomore
98 Dominique Dishmon – Freshman
99 Jamaine Brooks – Sophomore

Defensive backs

8 Gerod Holliman – Freshman
15 Andrew Johnson – Sophomore
18 Titus Teague – Junior
19 Terell Floyd – Sophomore
21 Adrian Bushell – Senior
22 Jordan Paschal – Sophomore
25 Calvin Pryor – Sophomore
26 Zed Evans – Junior
27 Jermaine Reve – Freshman
29 Hakeem Smith – Junior
30 Anthony Branch – Junior
41 Stephan Robinson – Sophomore
45 Mitchell Nelson – Freshman

Linebackers

1 Keith Brown – Freshman
2 Preston Brown – Junior
13 James Burgess – Freshman
24 Daniel Brown – Senior
27 Mike Adessa – Junior
31 Champ Lee – Junior
32 Alex Witcpalek – Junior
34 George Durant – Junior
37 Tyon Dixon – Sophomore
38 Thaddeus Franklin – Sophomore
40 Chris Zelli – Senior
42 Jalen Harrington – Freshman
43 Deon Rogers – Junior

Special teams

18 Matthew Nakatani – Sophomore (K)
33 Grant Donovan – Sophomore (LS)
35 Andrew Fletcher – Freshman (K)
38 Ryan Johnson – Sophomore (P)
45 John Wallace – Freshman (P/K)

Head coach

Charlie Strong

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
Sherrone Moore - Tight ends coach
Clint Hurtt – Recruiting doordinator/defensive line coach
Brian Jean-Mary – Linebackers coach
Larry Slade – Secondary coach
Pat Moorer – Strength and conditioning coach

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References

^ "Coaches/Staff". Louisville Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
^ "University of Louisville Official Athletic Site – Football". www.uoflsports.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011.

[Coaches-1] "Coaches/Staff". Louisville Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2012.

[2] "University of Louisville Official Athletic Site – Football". www.uoflsports.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011.

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Venues	High School Park (1912) Eclipse Park (1913–1916, 1921–1922) Parkway Field (1923–1936, 1952–1956) Maxwell Field (1937–1942) duPont Manual Stadium (1938, 1940–1941, 1949–1951) Cardinal Stadium (1957–1997) L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati: The Keg of Nails Kentucky: Governor's Cup Memphis
Culture & lore	Cardinal Bird Marching band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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v t e Louisville Cardinals football
Venues	High School Park (1912) Eclipse Park (1913–1916, 1921–1922) Parkway Field (1923–1936, 1952–1956) Maxwell Field (1937–1942) duPont Manual Stadium (1938, 1940–1941, 1949–1951) Cardinal Stadium (1957–1997) L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati: The Keg of Nails Kentucky: Governor's Cup Memphis
Culture & lore	Cardinal Bird Marching band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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2012 Louisville Cardinals football

Big East co-champion Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 33–23 vs. Florida
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 13
Record	11–2 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach	Charlie Strong (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Shawn Watson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Vance Bedford (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →