2011 Louisville Cardinals football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2011 Louisville Cardinals football Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg 200 Big East Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 7–6 5–2 Charlie Strong 2nd Mike Sanford (2nd season; first 5 games)Shawn Watson (interim; remainder of season)Bozich, Rick (October 9, 2011). Watson, No quick fix likely for Louisville football team. The Courier-Journal, Retrieved October 9, 2011.Bozich, Rick (October 10, 2011). Play-Calling The Reason Strong Removed SanfordJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes . The Courier-Journal, Retrieved October 10, 2011. Vance Bedford 2nd Spread 4–3 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Big East co-champion Belk Bowl L 24–31 vs. NC State The 2011 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by second-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 7–6, 5–2 in Big East play to share the conference championship with Cincinnati and West Virginia. Due to tie-break rules, the Cardinals did not receive the Big East's automatic bid into a BCS bowl; West Virginia received the bid. The Cardinals were instead invited to the Belk Bowl, where they were defeated by North Carolina State, 31–24. Schedule http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/lou-m-footbl-sched.html University of Louisville Official Athletic Site – Football 2011-04-27 2011-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20110514040627/http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/lou-m-footbl-sched.html dead 2011 Coaches' Eastern September 1 6:00 p.m. w y Murray State Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPNU 21–9 46,157 September 9 8:00 p.m. l y Florida International Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN 17–24 47,228 September 17 7:00 p.m. w y y Kentucky Governor's Cup Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY ESPNU 24–17 68,170 October 1 3:30 p.m. l y Marshall Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY BIG EAST Network 13–17 53,267 October 8 12:00 p.m. l y y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 7–14 51,500https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312810153 Louisville Cardinals vs. North Carolina Tar Heels Box Score ESPN.com October 8, 2011 October 15 12:00 p.m. l y Cincinnati Keg of Nails Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH BIG EAST Network 16–25 40,971https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312882132 Louisville Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score ESPN.com October 15, 2011 October 21 8:00 p.m. w Rutgers Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN 16–14 48,435 October 29 12:00 p.m. w y Syracuse Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY BIG EAST Network 27–10 44,817 November 5 12:00 p.m. w y West Virginia 24 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV BIG EAST Network 38–35 57,287https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313090277 Louisville Cardinals vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score ESPN.com November 5, 2011 November 12 12:00 p.m. l Pittsburgh Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY BIG EAST Network 14–21 51,321 November 19 12:00 p.m. w y Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT BIG EAST Network 34–20 34,483 November 25 11:00 a.m. w y South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN2 34–24 46,666 December 27 8:00 p.m. l y y North Carolina State Belk Bowl Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC ESPN 24–31 58,427 Roster Quarterbacks  4 Will Stein – 10px|Redshirt JR  5 Teddy Bridgewater – FR 10 Dominique Brown – SO 12 Luke Brohm – FR 19 Jerry Arlinghaus – FR Running backs 20 Victor Anderson – SR 22 Corvin Lamb – FR 28 Jeremy Wright – 10px|Redshirt SO 30 Kamal Hogan – 10px|Redshirt FR 32 Senorise Perry – SO 48 Nick Heuser – SO (FB) 49 Jarel McGriff-Culver – 10px|Redshirt FR Wide receivers  1 Joshua Bellamy – SR  2 Michaelee Harris – 10px|Redshirt FR  7 Damian Copeland – 10px|Redshirt SO  9 DeVante Parker – FR 14 Andrell Smith – JR 29 Stephen Goodwin – SO 31 DeMarcus Topp – 10px|Redshirt JR 37 Lincoln Carr – JR 82 Eli Rogers – FR 84 Aaron Nanace – SO 88 Jarrett Davis – SO 89 Scott Radcliff – JR Tight ends 11 Josh Chichester – 10px|Redshirt SR 80 Stephon Ball – 10px|Redshirt JR 81 Chris White – 10px|Redshirt SO 87 Scot MacMillan – FR 86 Lorenzo Mauldin – FR Offensive linemen 53 Jake Smith – 10px|Redshirt FR (OL) 54 Mike Romano – FR (C) 55 Mario Benavides – 10px|Redshirt JR (C) 59 Zach Perkins – SO (OL) 62 John Clark – 10px|Redshirt SO (OL) 65 Dylan Kupper – FR (OL) 66 Alex Kupper – 10px|Redshirt JR (OL) 68 Kamran Joyer – 10px|Redshirt SO (OL) 69 Chris Walker – 10px|Redshirt SO (OL) 70 John Miller – FR (OL) 71 Chris Acosta – 10px|Redshirt FR (OL) 72 Hunter Stout – 10px|Redshirt SO (OL) 73 Hector Hernandez – 10px|Redshirt SR (OL) 74 Ryan Mack – FR (OL) 75 Ryan Kessling – 10px|Redshirt SR (OT) 76 Chase Petersen – FR (OL) 78 Aaron Epps – FR (OL) 79 Jamon Brown – FR (OG) Defensive linemen  6 Greg Scruggs – SR (DE) 17 Marcus Smith – SO (DE) 44 B.J. Butler – SO (DE) 47 Malcolm Mitchell – 10px|Redshirt SO (DE) 57 Jordan Tennyson – JR (DE) 90 B.J. Dubose – Freshman (DE) 91 William Savoy – 10px|Redshirt Senior (DE) 92 Brandon Dunn – SO (DT) 93 Roy Philon – 10px|Redshirt SO (DT) 95 Randy Salmon – 10px|Redshirt JR (DT) 99 Jamaine Brooks – 10px|Redshirt Freshman (DL) Linebackers  2 Preston Brown – SO 24 Daniel Brown – 10px|Redshirt JR 27 Mike Addesa – FR 34 George Durant – 10px|Redshirt SO 37 Tyon Dixon – SO 39 Chris Zelli – FR 42 Champ Lee – SO 42 Jalen Harrington – FR 43 Deon Rogers – SO 46 Dexter Heyman – SR 48 Deiontrez Mount – FR 51 Mike Privott – 10px|Redshirt SO 56 Tarik Rollins – 10px|Redshirt SO Defensive backs  3 Charles Gaines – Freshman (CB)  8 Darius Ashley – 10px|Redshirt JR (CB) 13 Preston Pace – 10px|Redshirt SR (CB) 15 Andrew Johnson – FR (CB) 18 Titus Teague – 10px|Redshirt SO (CB) 19 Terrell Floyd – FR (CB) 19 Joe Castaneda – FR (DB) 21 Adrian Bushell – 10px|Redshirt JR (CB) 22 Jordon Paschal – 10px|Redshirt FR (CB) 23 Terrence Simien – 10px|Redshirt SR (S) 25 Calvin Pryor – FR (S) 26 Zed Evans – 10px|Redshirt SO (CB) 27 Jermaine Reve – FR (S) 29 Hakeem Smith – 10px|Redshirt SO (S) 33 Mike Evans – SR (DB) 35 Anthony Conner – 10px|Redshirt SR (CB) 36 Shenard Holton – JR (S) 38 Rashad Stewart – SO (DB) 39 Kenneth Jaboin – SR (DB) 41 Stephan Robinson – 10px|Redshirt FR (CB) Special teams 12 Chris Philpott – SR (K) 18 Matthew Nakatani – 10px|Redshirt FR (K) 33 Grant Donovan – 10px|Redshirt FR (LS) 35 Andrew Fletcher – 10px|Redshirt FR (K) 38 Ryan Johnson – 10px|Redshirt FR (P) 40 Jordan Bleser – SR (P) 45 John Wallace – FR (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 Clint hurtt – Recruiting doordinator/defensive line coach Brian jean-mary – Linebackers coach Larry slade – Secondary coach Pat moorer – Strength and conditioning Coach References Louisville Category:Louisville Cardinals football seasons Category:Big East Conference football champion seasons Louisville Cardinals football Category:2011 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:Long stubs with short prose