2011 Louisville Cardinals football team
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.
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Big East co-champion | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| 2011 record | 7–6 (5–2 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Sanford (games 1–5) Shawn Watson (interim, games 5–12)[1][2] |
| Defensive coordinator | Vance Bedford (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 55,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 West Virginia $+ | 5 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Cincinnati + | 5 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville + | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 4 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 1 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Murray State* | ESPNU | W 21–9 | 46,157 | |
| September 9 | 8:00 p.m. | Florida International* |
| ESPN | L 17–24 | 47,228 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at Kentucky* | ESPNU | W 24–17 | 68,170 | |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Marshall* |
| BIG EAST Network | L 13–17 | 53,267 |
| October 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at North Carolina* | ESPN2 | L 7–14 | 51,500[4] | |
| October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati | BIG EAST Network | L 16–25 | 40,971[5] | |
| October 21 | 8:00 p.m. | Rutgers |
| ESPN | W 16–14 | 48,435 |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse |
| BIG EAST Network | W 27–10 | 44,817 |
| November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 24 West Virginia | BIG EAST Network | W 38–35 | 57,287[6] | |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh |
| BIG EAST Network | L 14–21 | 51,321 |
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Connecticut | BIG EAST Network | W 34–20 | 34,483 | |
| November 25 | 11:00 a.m. | at South Florida | ESPN2 | W 34–24 | 46,666 | |
| December 27 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. North Carolina State* | ESPN | L 24–31 | 58,427 | |
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Roster
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special teams
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Head Coach Assistant coaches
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References
- 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 Sanford. The Courier-Journal, Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/lou-m-footbl-sched.html
- "Louisville Cardinals vs. North Carolina Tar Heels Box Score". ESPN.com. October 8, 2011.
- "Louisville Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score". ESPN.com. October 15, 2011.
- "Louisville Cardinals vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score". ESPN.com. November 5, 2011.
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