2007 Louisville Cardinals football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2007 Louisville Cardinals Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg Big East Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 6–6 3–4 Steve Kragthorpe 1st Charlie Stubbs 1st Mike Cassity 4th Multiple 4–3 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium The 2007 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, led by Steve Kragthorpe in his first year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium and were in their third year in the Big East Conference. With the stunning upsets, the team has missed a bowl game for the first time in a decade (since 1997). Pre-season The Cardinals finished the 2006 season with a 12–1 record, including a win in the Orange Bowl. After the win, they were ranked fifth in the nation. Returning fourteen starters from their 2006 team,http://www.madduxsports.com/louisville-cardinals-football-preview.html 2007 Louisville Cardinals Football Preview 2007-08-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20070928102025/http://www.madduxsports.com/louisville-cardinals-football-preview.html 28 September 2007 dead dmy-all including quarterback Brian Brohmhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2731688 Louisville quarterback Brohm to return for senior season January 15, 2007 2007-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20070118140708/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2731688 18 January 2007 live the team was picked, by the Big East media, to finish second in the conference,http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/071707aaa.html Cards Picked to Finish Second in BIG EAST in 2007 2007-08-14 2012-07-16 https://archive.today/20120716135429/http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/071707aaa.html dead and were ranked between five and 13 in various preseason polls.http://www.athlonsports.com/college-football/10763/no-13-loaded-cardinals-welcome-kragthorpe No. 13: Loaded Cardinals welcome Kragthorpe athlonsports 2007-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20070519042559/http://www.athlonsports.com/college-football/10763/no-13-loaded-cardinals-welcome-kragthorpe 19 May 2007 livehttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/04/24/spring.power.rankings/index.html SI.com – Writers – Stewart Mandel: Spring Power Rankings SI.com 2007-04-24 2007-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20070427221902/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/04/24/spring.power.rankings/index.html 27 April 2007 deadhttps://proxy.espn.com/college-football/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=2738142 Schlabach: Revised early look at the top 25 for 2007 ESPN.com January 21, 2007 2007-01-23http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=627579 Rivals.com College Football – Rivals.com 2007 Preseason Top 25 Rivals.com 2007-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20070116144955/http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=627579 16 January 2007 dead http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10089235 Spring Top 25: Dear Mr. Dellins – your Bruins are here Sportsline.com 2007-03-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20070408163726/http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10089235 2007-04-08 dead Coaching changes Almost a week after their victory in the Orange Bowl, head coach, Bobby Petrino, was offered and took the head coaching position with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/falcons/2007-01-07-petrino-falcons_x.htm Falcons lure Louisville's Petrino to NFL with five-year deal 2007-08-08 USA Today 2007-01-08 Two days later, Steve Kragthorpe, former head coach for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, was hired for the position.https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2725322&campaign=rsssrch&source=atlanta+falcons Louisville, Tulsa's Kragthorpe have agreement January 9, 2007 2007-08-08 Though five assistant coaches were retained, five new assistants were hired in the off-season, three of which came with Kragthorpe from his staff at Tulsa.http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011307aaa.html Kragthorpe Announces Cardinal Coaching Staff 2007-08-14 2007-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20070116222216/http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011307aaa.html dead Roster changes Although returning 14 starters from 2006, the team lost four players to the 2007 NFL draft. From the offense, running back Michael Bush was taken in the fourth round by Oakland and running back Kolby Smith was taken in the fifth round by Kansas City. From the defense, tackle Amobi Okoye was taken tenth by Houston while cornerback, William Gay was taken in the fifth round by Pittsburgh.http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042907aab.html Four Cardinals Selected in the NFL Draft 2007-08-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20070818185036/http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042907aab.html 18 August 2007 dead Recruiting The Cardinals signed 15 recruits for the new class, including three junior-college transfers. Included in the top-50 class were one five-star recruit on defense, three four-star recruits on offense and another four-star recruit on defense. Also entering in with the class was 2006 recruit Josh Chichester, who wasn't able to enroll with his recruiting class. yes yes 2007 Victor Anderson RB Louisville, KY St. Xavier HS 5 9 176 4.44 1/28/2007 4 3 74 Doug Beaumont WR Louisville, KY Male HS 5 9 176 4.45 9/17/2006 4 3 78 Michael Fennerty TE Olympia, WA Olympia HS 6 4 210 4.86 2/24/2007 2 2 40 Patrick Grant DE Lauderdale Lakes, FL Boyd H. Anderson HS 6 4 218 4.6 2/7/2007 3 3 74 Zach Kiernan OT Newport, KY Newport Central Catholic HS 6 6 242 NA 10/10/2006 3 3 40 Dale Martin RB Bolingbrook, IL Bolingbrook HS 5 11 195 4.5 1/6/2007 4 4 77 Josh Miller WR Palatka, FL Palatka HS 6 2 182 4.5 1/25/2007 2 3 40 C.J. Peake S Trotwood, OH Trotwood-Madison HS 6 2 212 4.55 1/26/2007 3 4 76 Bilal Powell S Lakeland, FL Lake Gibson Senior HS 6 0 200 4.5 1/24/2007 2 2 40 Matt Simms QB Ramsey, NJ Don Bosco Prep School 6 2 200 4.8 1/29/2007 3 3 70 Chaz Thompson CB Weed, CA College of the Siskiyous 6 1 195 4.35 1/21/2007 2 3 NA Greg Tomczyk OT Princeton, NJ The Hun School 6 6 290 4.88 1/17/2007 3 3 60 Woodny Turenne DB Visalia, CA College of the Sequoias 6 2 190 4.34 1/25/2007 4 5 NA Mark Wetterer OG Cincinnati, OH Anderson HS 6 5 292 5.3 12/2/2006 3 3 74 Willie Williams LB Culver City, CA West Los Angeles 6 3 232 NA 1/25/2007 4 3 NA yes 2007 Louisville Commit List 2007 Scout.com Football Recruiting: Louisville 2007 Player Commitments – Louisville louisville 17 97 #47 #41 2007-08-14 yes Pre-season honors Three Cardinal players were honored as part of pre-season watchlists for national awards. Brian Brohm – Manning Award and Maxwell Awardhttp://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080907aaa.html Brohm Named to Manning Watch List 2007-08-15 2012-07-22 https://archive.today/20120722134103/http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080907aaa.html dead Adrian Grady – Bronko Nagurski Trophyhttp://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/061407aaa.html Wood and Grady Named to Preseason Watch Lists 2007-08-15 2013-01-21 https://archive.today/20130121052806/http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/061407aaa.html dead Eric Wood – Outland Trophy In addition to the honors, Brohm was also named to the Playboy pre-season All-America team.http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/041307aaa.html Brohm Named to Preseason All-American Team 2007-08-15 2013-01-20 https://archive.today/20130120020818/http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/041307aaa.html dead Season Roster Wide receivers  3 Trent Guy – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore  4 Patrick Carter – Senior  7 Mario Urrutia – Junior  9 Chris Vaughn – Junior 21 Troy Pascley – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 25 Josh Miller – Freshman 26 JaJuan Spillman – Sophomore 27 Doug Beaumont – Freshman 83 Steve Orndorff – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 83 Andrew Robinson – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 84 Scott Long – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 85 Harry Douglas – Senior 87 Corey Thompson – Junior 89 Josh Chichester – Freshman Centers 62 Nick Borgelt – Junior 77 Eric Wood – Junior Offensive guards 63 Danny Barlowe – Senior 66 Mike Donoghue – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 69 Marcel Benson – Senior 70 Conrad Thomas – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 71 Abdul Kuyateh – Junior 79 Mark Wetterer – Freshman Offensive tackles 51 Ryan Kessling – Freshman 55 Greg Tomczyk – Freshman 65 Josh Byrom – Sophomore 68 George Bussey – Junior 72 Brian Roche – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 74 Jeffrey Adams – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 75 Zach Taylor – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 76 Hector Hernandez – Freshman 78 Breno Giacomini – Senior Tight ends 49 Pete Nochta – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 80 Mike Fennerty – Freshman 81 Scott Kuhn – Senior 82 Gary Barnidge – Senior 86 Zach Meagher – Freshman Quarterbacks  5 Matt Simms – Freshman 12 Brian Brohm – Senior 14 Hunter Cantwell – Junior 15 Bill Ashburn – Junior 17 Tyler Wolfe – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 18 Caleb Newton – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Tailbacks 20 Victor Anderson – 10px|RedshirtFreshman 24 George Stripling – Junior 28 Sergio Spencer – Junior 30 Dale Martin – Freshman 42 Anthony Allen – Sophomore 45 Blayne Donnell – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Fullbacks 32 Brock Bolen – Junior 48 Joe Tronzo – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore Defensive ends  8 Deantwan Whitehead – Sophomore 56 Michael Adams – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 58 Rodney Gnat – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 73 Zach Kiernan – Freshman 88 Brandon Cox – Senior 90 Johnnie Burns – Junior 95 Maurice Mitchell – Junior Defensive tackles 52 Elisee Pompilius – Junior 91 L.T. Walker – Freshman 92 Willie Williams – Senior 93 LD Scott – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 94 Adrian Grady – Junior 97 Aundre Henderson – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 99 Earl Heyman – Junior Cornerbacks  4 Travis Norton – Junior  9 Woodney Turenne – Junior 14 Rod Council – Junior 15 Chaz Thompson – Junior 19 Johnny Patrick – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 22 James Wyatt – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 34 Bobby Buchanan – Junior 37 Marcus Folmar – Junior 39 Marcell Lesueur – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 44 Maurice Urrutia – Freshman Linebackers  6 Preston Smith – Senior  7 Willie A. Williams – Junior 11 Malik Jackson – Senior 29 Lamar Myles – Junior 31 Darius Mann – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 41 Eugene Sowell – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 46 Terrance Butler – Senior 50 Josh McDonald – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 54 James Bryant – 10px|Redshirt Junior 54 Rashad Roberts – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 55 Chase Floyd – Junior 57 Mozell Axson – Junior 96 Patrick Grant – Freshman Safeties  2 Richard Raglin – Junior  5 Brandon Heath – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 10 Latarrius Thomas – Sophomore 13 Jon Russell – Senior 21 C.J. Peake – Freshman 23 Stephen Garr – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 24 Scedric Moss – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 26 Daniel Covington – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 32 Bilal Powell – Freshman 38 Deon Palmer – Senior Long snappers 40 Dane Mattingly – Sophomore Punters 29 Cory Goettsche – Sophomore Place kickers 15 Mac Soult – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 18 Art Carmody – Senior 36 Todd Flannery – Senior 43 Justin Waltrip – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 44 Paul Belshoff – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 64 Steve Hartman – Freshman Sources: http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/lou/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07-fb-guide-44-59 http://louisville.scout.com/a.z?s=17&p=8&c=2&nid=696&yr=2007 Coaching staff The 2007 Cardinal team was coached by Steve Kragthorpe and his staff. Much of the coaching staff from 2006 remained, but Kragthorpe brought in other to fill out the staff, including, initially, three from his previous position.http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011807aaa.html Alford Named as Kragthorpe Completes Coaching Staff 2007-08-14 2012-07-16 https://archive.today/20120716022548/http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011807aaa.html dead Keith Patterson was originally brought in from Tulsa as defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach, however returned to Tulsa before the season began for personal reasons.http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/030107aaa.html Patterson Leaves Louisville; Returns to Tulsa 2007-08-14 2012-07-17 https://archive.today/20120717124810/http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/030107aaa.html dead Patterson was quickly replaced by Mike Mallory.http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/030207aaa.html Mallory Hired to Coach the Secondary 2007-08-14 2012-07-15 https://archive.today/20120715082751/http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/030207aaa.html dead Name Position Year atLouisville Alma Mater (Year) Steve Kragthorpe Head coach 1st West Texas A&M (1988) Jeff Brohm Quarterbacks 5th Louisville (1993) Mike Cassity Defensive coordinatorSafeties 4th Kentucky (1976) Reggie Johnson Inside linebackers 5th Louisville (1996) Mark Nelson Defensive lineSpecial teams 1st East Central (1980) Greg Nord Tight endsRecruiting coordinator 13th Kentucky (1980) Charlie Stubbs Offensive coordinatorWide receivers 1st Brigham Young (1978) Brent Myers Offensive line 1st Eastern Washington (1982) Tony Alford Running backs 1st Colorado State (1992) Mike Mallory Secondary 1st Michigan (1985) Schedule 2007 Eastern August 30 7:30 pm w y 10 2007 Murray State Racers Murray State Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPNU 73–10 42,185Cumulative Season Statistics http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/teamcume.html University of Louisville 18 October 2011 September 6 7:00 pm w y 8 Middle Tennessee Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN2 58–42 40,882 September 15 7:30 pm l y y 9 Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY Governor's Cup ESPN Classic 34–40 70,857 September 22 12:00 pm l 18 Syracuse Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN+ 35–38 40,922 September 29 3:30 pm w y y NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ESPNU 29–10 56,487 October 5 8:00 pm l y Utah Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN 35–44 40,894 October 13 7:00 pm w y Cincinnati 17 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH The Keg of Nails ESPNU 28–24 35,097 October 19 8:00 pm l y Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN 17–21 40,000 October 27 12:00 pm w y Pittsburgh Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN+ 24–17 34,792 November 8 7:30 pm l y West Virginia 6 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPN 31–38 60,992 November 17 8:00 pm l y South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPNU 17–55 57,288 November 29 7:30 pm w Rutgers Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN 41–38 39,612 References Louisville Category:Louisville Cardinals football seasons Louisville Cardinals football Category:2007 in Louisville, Kentucky