2004 Louisville Cardinals football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2004 Louisville Cardinals Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg 150 Conference USA C-USA 7 6 11–1 8–0 Bobby Petrino 2nd Paul Petrino 2nd Mike Cassity 1st Multiple 4–3 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Conference USA championLiberty Bowl champion Liberty Bowl W 44–40 vs. Boise State The 2004 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his second year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. They finished 11–1 and were the Conference USA champions with a perfect 8–0 conference record in their last season before leaving to join the Big East Conference. They were invited to and won the Liberty Bowl, defeating Western Athletic Conference champion Boise State 44–40. Schedule 2004 AP Eastern September 5 Sunday 3:30 pm w y Kentucky Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY Governor's Cup ESPN 28–0 42,681 September 11 1:00 pm w y Army Michie Stadium [West Point, NY WDRB 52–21 28,130 September 25 1:30 pm w y y 24 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPN Plus 34–0 49,000 October 2 3:00 pm w 22 East Carolina Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN Plus 59–7 40,220 Pirates spit, Cards lick their chops October 3, 2004 The Courier-Journal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109350773/pirates-spit-cards-lick-their-chops/ September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com October 14 Thursday 7:30 pm l y y 18 Miami (FL) 3 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL rivalry ESPN 38–41 63,715 October 22 Friday 8:00 pm w 15 South Florida Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN 41–9 42,032 November 4 Thursday 7:30 pm w y 14 Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN rivalry ESPN 56–49 52,384 November 10 Wednesday 7:30 pm w 12 TCU Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN2 55–28 40,107 November 20 5:00 pm w y 8 Houston Robertson Stadium Houston, TX ESPN Plus 65–27 20,176 November 27 2:30 pm w 7 Cincinnati Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY The Keg of Nails ESPN2 70–7 37,617 December 4 2:30 pm w y 7 Tulane Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA ESPN Plus 55–7 22,169 December 31 Friday 3:30 pm w y y 7 Boise State 10 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN Liberty Bowl ESPN 44–40 58,355 Game summaries At Miami (FL) 2004 Miami Hurricanes football team #18 Louisville at #3 Miami (FL) Louisville 7 17 7 7 Miami (FL) 7 0 14 20 October 14 Orange Bowl 7:30 p.m. EST Source: ESPN yes 1 5:22 MIA Greg Olsen 9-yard pass from Brock Berlin (Jon Peattie kick) MIA 7–0 1 1:53 LOU Lionel Gates 1-yard run (Arthur Carmody kick) Tied 7–7 2 14:56 LOU Arthur Carmody 31-yard field goal LOU 10–7 2 10:03 LOU Tiger Jones 12-yard pass from Stefan LeFors (Arthur Carmody kick) LOU 17–7 2 1:29 LOU Lionel Gates 17-yard pass from Stefan LeFors (Arthur Carmody kick) LOU 24–7 3 9:51 MIA Roscoe Parrish 14-yard pass from Brock Berlin (Jon Peattie kick) LOU 24–14 3 6:42 LOU Tiger Jones 22-yard pass from Stefan LeFors (Arthur Carmody kick) LOU 31–14 3 4:08 MIA Akieem Jolla 11-yard pass from Brock Berlin (Jon Peattie kick) LOU 31–21 4 14:53 MIA Jon Peattie 24-yard field goal LOU 31–24 4 12:03 MIA Jon Peattie 32-yard field goal LOU 31–27 4 8:11 MIA Devin Hester 78-yard punt return (Jon Peattie kick) MIA 34–31 4 4:30 LOU Lionel Gates 1-yard run (Arthur Carmody kick) LOU 38–34 4 0:49 MIA Frank Gore 1-yard run (Jon Peattie kick) MIA 41–38 yes Liberty Bowl 2004 Liberty Bowl 2004 Boise State Broncos football team #10 Boise State vs. #7 Louisville Boise St 10 21 3 6 Louisville 14 7 14 9 Friday December 31 Liberty Bowl 3:30 p.m. EST Source: ESPN yes 1 10:49 BSU Tyler Jones 48-yard field goal BSU 3–0 1 9:09 LOU Gary Barnidge 6-yard pass from Stefan LeFors (Arthur Carmody kick) LOU 7–3 1 0:59 BSU Andy Avalos 92-yard interception return (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 10–7 1 0:46 LOU Harry Douglas 65-yard run (Arthur Carmody kick) LOU 14–10 2 13:12 LOU Broderick Clark 30-yard pass from Brian Brohm (Arthur Carmody kick) LOU 21–10 2 8:52 BSU Brad Lau recovered offensive fumble in end zone (Tyler Jones kick) LOU 21–17 2 8:38 BSU T.J. Acree 19-yard pass from Jared Zabransky (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 24–21 2 0:15 BSU Jared Zabransky 1-yard run (Tyler Jones kick) BSU 31–21 3 9:05 BSU Tyler Jones 42-yard field goal BSU 34–21 3 6:06 LOU J.R. Russell 14-yard pass from Stefan LeFors (Arthur Carmody kick) BSU 34–28 3 2:17 LOU Stefan LeFors 1-yard run (Arthur Carmody kick) LOU 35–34 4 10:51 BSU Jon Helmandollar (pass failed) BSU 40–35 4 6:48 LOU Eric Shelton 1-yard run (pass failed) LOU 41–40 4 1:10 LOU Arthur Carmody 19-yard field goal LOU 44–40 yes Coaching staff 2004 Louisville Cardinals coaching staff Name Position Bobby Petrino Head coach Greg Nord Assistant head coach / tight ends / running backs coach Mike Cassity Defensive coordinator / safeties coach Paul Petrino Offensive coordinator / wide receivers coach Jeff Brohm Quarterbacks coach Reggie Johnson Inside Linebackers coach Tony Levine Outside linebackers coach / special teams coordinator Mike Summers Offensive line Coach Joe Whitt Jr. Cornerbacks coach / recruiting coordinator Kevin Wolthausen Defensive line Coach References Louisville Category:Louisville Cardinals football seasons Category:Conference USA football champion seasons Category:Liberty Bowl champion seasons Louisville Cardinals football Category:2004 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:Long stubs with short prose