2013 Louisville Cardinals football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 Football 2013 Louisville Cardinals Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg American Athletic Conference The American 15 15 12–1 7–1 Charlie Strong 4th Shawn Watson 3rd Vance Bedford 4th Pro-style 4–3 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Russell Athletic Bowl champion Russell Athletic Bowl W 36–9 vs. Miami (FL) The 2013 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by fourth-year head coach Charlie Strong. The Cardinals played their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. They were in their last year as a member of the American Athletic Conference (formerly known as the Big East) until they moved to the Atlantic Coast Conference starting on July 1, 2014. They finished the season 12–1, 7–1 in American Athletic play to finish in second place. They were invited to the Russell Athletic Bowl where they defeated Miami (FL). Schedule 2013 AP Eastern September 1 3:30 p.m. w y 9 Ohio Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN 49–7 55,332 September 7 12:00 p.m. w y 8 Eastern Kentucky Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN3 44–7 53,647 September 14 12:00 p.m. w y y 7 Kentucky Governor's Cup Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY ESPN 27–13 65,445 September 21 12:00 p.m. w y 7 FIU Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY WHAS 72–0 51,586 October 5 12:00 p.m. w y 7 Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA AAN 30–7 21,709 October 10 7:30 p.m. w 8 Rutgers Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN 24–10 55,168 October 18 8:00 p.m. l 8 UCF Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN 35–38 55,215 October 26 12:00 p.m. w y 18 South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN2 34–3 35,782 November 8 8:30 p.m. w y 20 UConn Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN2 31–10 27,104 November 16 7:00 p.m. w 19 Houston Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPNU 20–13 53,027 November 23 12:00 p.m. w 21 Memphis rivalry Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY AAN 24–17 46,421 December 5 7:30 p.m. w y 19 Cincinnati The Keg of Nails Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN 31–24 OT 35,097 December 28 6:45 p.m. w y y 18 Miami (FL) Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium Orlando, FL rivalry) (Russell Athletic Bowl ESPN 36–9 51,098 Rankings 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 16 7 8 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 18 16 16 20 20 17 16 19 20 16 16 20 19 13 14 20 21 15 16 21 21 16 18 20 19 16 17 19 18 16 16 18 15 15 Roster 2013 Louisville Cardinals y 2 JR Michaelee Harris WR' 3 JR Robert Clark WR 5 JR Teddy Bridgewater y QB 7 SR Damian Copeland WR 9 JR DeVante Parker WR y 10 JR Dominique Brown RB y 11 FR Will Gardner QB 12 JR Brett Nelson QB 15 FR Hunter Bowles TE 17 SR DeMarcus Topp WR 20 SO Corvin Lamb RB 23 FR Brandon Radcliff RB 29 SR Stephen Goodwin WR 30 FR Diaz Bolden WR 31 FR DeQuan West WR 32 SR Senorise Perry RB y 36 SO Luke Brohm FB 37 FR Martin Williams WR 42 SO Tyler Sharp FB 44 SR B. J. Butler FB 53 JR Jake Smith OL 54 SO Mike Romano OL 60 FR Joe Manley OL 62 FR T. C. Klusman OL 63 SO Josh Stearns OL 64 JR David Noltemeyer OL 68 SR Kamran Joyner OL 69 SR Chris Walker OL 70 JR John Miller OL 71 JR Chris Acosta OL 73 FR Henry Vincent OL 74 SO Ryan Mack OL 75 FR Sid Anvoots OL 76 SO Chase Petersen OL 77 SO Abraham Garcia OL 78 SO Aaron Epps OL 79 JR Jamon Brown OL y 80 FR Zeke Pike TE 82 JR Eli Rogers WR y 83 JR Ryan Hubbell TE 86 JR Matt Milton WR 87 JR Kai Dominguez WR 88 SR Jarrett Davis WR 1 SO Keith Brown LB 2 SR Preston Brown LB y Preston Brown (linebacker) 3 SO Charles Gaines CB y Charles Gaines (American football) 8 FR Gerod Holliman S y 11 JR B. J. Dubose DE y 12 JR Stephan Robinson DB 13 SO James Burgess LB 15 JR Andrew Johnson CB 97 SO DeAngelo Brown DL 98 SO Sheldon Rankins DL y 99 JR Jamaine Brooks DL 8 JR Ryan Johnson K 33 SR Grant Donovan LS 35 FR Anthony George K 40 SO Joshua Appleby K 41 JR Matthew Nakatani K 45 SO John Wallace P http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/lou/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/prospectus/prospectus.pdf April 4, 2013 Charlie Strong Vance BedfordDefensive coordinator Dave BorbelyOffensive line Kenny CarterRunning backs/special teams coordinator Ron DugansWide receivers Clint HurttDefensive line Brian Jean-MaryLinebackers Sherrone MooreTight ends Pat MoorerStrength and conditioning Tommy RestivoSecondary References Louisville Category:Louisville Cardinals football seasons Category:Pop-Tarts Bowl champion seasons Louisville Cardinals football Category:2013 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:Long stubs with short prose