2012 Louisville Cardinals football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football 2012 Louisville Cardinals Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg 200px Big East Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 13 13 11–2 5–2 Charlie Strong 3rd Shawn Watson 1st Vance Bedford 3rd Pro-style 4–3 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Big East co-championSugar Bowl champion Sugar Bowl W 33–23 vs. Florida 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 atLouisville Alma mater (Year)Charlie StrongHead Coach3rdCentral Arkansas (1983)Shawn WatsonOffensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks2ndSouthern Illinois (1982)Vance BedfordDefensive Coordinator3rdTexas (1981)Clint HurttAssociate head coach, Defensive Line and recruiting coordinator3rdMiami (FL) (2001)Ron Dugans Wide receivers 3rdFlorida State (1999)Brian Jean-MaryLinebackers3rdAppalachian State (1998)Tommy RestivoSecondary3rdGeorgetown College (2006)Dave BorbelyOffensive Line and Running Game Coordinator3rdDePauw (1981)Kenny CarterRunning Backs and Special Team3rdThe Citadel (1989)Sherrone Moore Tight ends 4thOklahoma (2008)Reference:http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lou-m-footbl-mtt.html Coaches/Staff Louisville Athletics November 18, 2012 July 23, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140723065035/http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lou-m-footbl-mtt.html dead Schedule 2012 AP Eastern September 2 3:30 p.m. w y 25 Kentucky Battle for the Governor's Cup Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky ESPN 32–14 55,386 September 8 3:30 p.m. w y 23 Missouri State Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky WHAS 35–7 47,553 September 15 3:30 p.m. w y 19 North Carolina Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky ABC/ESPN2 39–34 53,334 September 22 7:00 p.m. w y y 20 FIU FIU Stadium Miami ESPN3 28–21 12,318 September 29 8:00 p.m. w y y 19 Southern Miss M. 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Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi CBSSN 21–17 23,492 October 13 11:00 a.m. w y 18 Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh ESPNU 45–35 42,432 October 20 3:30 p.m. w 16 South Florida Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky ABC 27–25 50,167 October 26 8:00 p.m. w 16 Cincinnati Battle for the Keg of Nails Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky ESPN 34–31 OT 53,271 November 3 12:00 p.m. w 12 Temple Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky ABC/ESPN3 45–17 44,609 November 10 12:00 p.m. l y 11 Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York ABC 26–45 40,312 November 24 12:00 p.m. l 19 Connecticut Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky Big East Network 20–23 3OT 45,618 November 29 7:30 p.m. w y Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey ESPN 20–17 52,798 January 2, 2013 8:30 p.m. w y y 22 Florida 4 Sugar Bowl) (College GameDay Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans ESPN 33–23 54,178 Rankings 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 6 7 25 RV 23 24 19 20 20 18 19 17 19 16 18 16 18 16 14 16 16 16 14 14 16 12 10 10 10 11 10 10 9 20 18 17 19 19 18 18 20 RV 23 24 NR 22 18 19 21 13 13 Roster 2012 Louisville CardinalsRunning backs 36 Bo Eggers – 10px|Redshirt Senior 10 Dominique Brown – Junior 32 Senorise Perry – Junior 20 Corvin Lamb – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 28 Jeremy Wright – 10px|Redshirt Junior 30 Kamal Hogan – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 48 Nick Heuser – 10px|Redshirt Senior 49 Jarel McGriff-Culver – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore Wide receivers 2 Michaelee Haris – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 3 Charles Gaines – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 4 Robert Clark – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 7 Damian Copeland – 10px|Redshirt Junior 9 DeVante Parker – Sophomore 14 Andrell Smith – Senior 29 Stephen Goodwin – 10px|Redshirt Junior 31 DeMarcus Topp – 10px|Redshirt Senior 82 Eli Rogers – Sophomore 84 Aaron Nace – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 84 Matt Milton – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 87 Kai Dominguez – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 88 Jarrett Davis – Junior 89 Scott Radcliff – Senior Offensive line 53 Jake Smith – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 54 Mike Romano – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 55 Mario Benavides – 10px|Redshirt Senior 59 Zach Perkins – 10px|Redshirt Junior 63 Josh Stearns – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 64 David Noltemeyer – Sophomore 64 Brandon Bramer – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 66 Alex Kupper – 10px|Redshirt Senior 68 Kamran Joyer – 10px|Redshirt Junior 69 Chris Walker – 10px|Redshirt Junior 70 John Miller – Sophomore 71 Chris Acosta – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 72 Hunter Stout – 10px|Redshirt Junior 74 Ryan Mack – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 76 Chase Petersen – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 78 Aaron Epps – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 79 Jamon Brown – Sophomore Quarterbacks 4 Will Stein – 10px|Redshirt Senior 5 Teddy Bridgewater – Sophomore 12 Luke Brohm – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 19 Jerry Arlinghaus – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Tight ends 32 Gerald Christian – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 80 Stephon Ball – 10px|Redshirt Senior 81 Chris White – 10px|Redshirt Junior 83 Ryan Hubbell – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 85 Nate Nord – 10px|Redshirt Senior 15 Hunter Bowles – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Defensive line 17 Marcus Smith – Junior 44 B.J. Butler – Junior 47 Malcolm Mitchell – 10px|Redshirt Junior 48 Deiontrez Mount – Sophomore 57 Jordan Tennyson – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 90 B.J. Dubose – Sophomore 92 Brandon Dunn – Junior 93 Roy Philon – 10px|Redshirt Junior 94 Lorenzo Mauldin – Sophomore 98 Dominique Dishmon – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 99 Jamaine Brooks – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore Defensive backs 8 Gerod Holliman – Freshman 15 Andrew Johnson – Sophomore 18 Titus Teague – 10px|Reshirt Junior 19 Terell Floyd – Sophomore 21 Adrian Bushell – 10px|Redshirt Senior 22 Jordan Paschal – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 25 Calvin Pryor – Sophomore 26 Zed Evans – 10px|Reshirt Junior 27 Jermaine Reve – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 29 Hakeem Smith – 10px|Reshirt Junior 30 Anthony Branch – 10px|Redshirt Junior 41 Stephan Robinson – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 45 Mitchell Nelson – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Linebackers 1 Keith Brown – Freshman 2 Preston Brown – Junior 13 James Burgess – Freshman 24 Daniel Brown – 10px|Redshirt Senior 27 Mike Adessa – 10px|Redshirt Junior 31 Champ Lee – 10px|Reshirt Junior 32 Alex Witcpalek – 10px|Reshirt Junior 34 George Durant – 10px|Reshirt Junior 37 Tyon Dixon – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 38 Thaddeus Franklin – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 40 Chris Zelli – 10px|Reshirt Senior 42 Jalen Harrington – 10px|Reshirt Freshman 43 Deon Rogers – Junior Special teams 18 Matthew Nakatani – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore (K) 33 Grant Donovan – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore (LS) 35 Andrew Fletcher – 10px|Redshirt Freshman (K) 38 Ryan Johnson – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore (P) 45 John Wallace – 10px|Redshirt 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 http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lou-m-footbl-mtt.html University of Louisville Official Athletic Site – Football www.uoflsports.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110221120721/http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lou-m-footbl-mtt.html 2011-02-21 References Louisville Category:Louisville Cardinals football seasons Category:Big East Conference football champion seasons Category:Sugar Bowl champion seasons Louisville Cardinals football Category:2012 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:Long stubs with short prose