2005 Louisville Cardinals football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2005 Louisville Cardinals Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg 150 Big East Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 20 19 9–3 5–2 Bobby Petrino 3rd Paul Petrino 3rd Mike Cassity 2nd Multiple 4–3 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Gator Bowl L 24–35 vs. Virginia Tech The 2005 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his third year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. They finished 9–3 in their first season as a member of the Big East Conference with a 5–2 conference record. Schedule 2005 AP Eastern September 4 3:30 p.m. w y y 12 Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY Governor's Cup ESPN Classichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odpf-k-75d4&list=PLq4YINXXJxY8I8U-kgJEYmEzTnKBr--MG Louisville at Kentucky Football 2005 July 25, 2014 YouTube 31–24 70,752 September 17 12:00 p.m. w y 11 Oregon State Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN 63–27 42,647 September 24 6:45 p.m. l y 9 South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPNU 14–45 33,586 October 1 12:00 p.m. w y 24 Florida Atlantic Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN Plus 61–10 40,219 October 8 4:30 p.m. w y 23 North Carolina Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY WHAS 69–14 41,334 October 15 3:30 p.m. l y 19 West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV ABC 44–46 3OT 59,797 October 22 12:00 p.m. w y Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH The Keg of Nails ESPNU 46–22 21,086 November 3 7:30 p.m. w 24 Pittsburgh Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN 42–20 42,692 November 11 8:00 p.m. w 23 Rutgers Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN2 56–5 41,219 November 26 3:30 p.m. w 17 Syracuse Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPNU 41–17 37,896 December 3 7:45 p.m. w y 16 Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN 30–20 40,000 January 2 12:30 p.m. l y y 15 Virginia Tech 12 Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL Gator Bowl NBC 24–35 63,780 Personnel Coaching staff 2005 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 Roster 2005 Louisville Cardinals f 82 So Gary Barnidge TE y 12 So Brian Brohm QB y 59 Sr Jason Spitz G y 58 Sr Elvis Dumervil DE y https://web.archive.org/web/20051105203332/http://uoflsports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lou-m-footbl-mtt.html *Bobby Petrino References Louisville Category:Louisville Cardinals football seasons Louisville Cardinals football Category:2005 in Louisville, Kentucky