The 2013 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by fourth year head coach Charlie Strong. The Cardinals played their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. They were in their last year as a member of the American Athletic Conference (formerly known as the Big East) until they move to the Atlantic Coast Conference starting on July 1, 2014. They finished the season 12–1, 7–1 in American Athletic play to finish in second place. They were invited to the Russell Athletic Bowl where they defeated Miami (FL).
Previous season
The Cardinals finished the 2012 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. It marked also the first time the Cardinals won back-to-back BIG EAST titles. Louisville finished a remarkable season by defeating third-ranked Florida 33–23 in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, giving the Cardinals their 11th win for just the fourth time in school history.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 1 |
3:30 PM |
Ohio* |
#9 |
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY |
ESPN |
W 49–7 |
55,332 |
September 7 |
12:00 PM |
Eastern Kentucky* |
#8 |
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY |
ESPN3 |
W 44–7 |
53,647 |
September 14 |
12:00 PM |
at Kentucky* |
#7 |
Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Governor's Cup) |
ESPN |
W 27–13 |
65,445 |
September 21 |
12:00 PM |
FIU* |
#7 |
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY |
WHAS |
W 72–0 |
51,586 |
October 5 |
12:00 PM |
at Temple |
#7 |
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA |
AAN |
W 30–7 |
21,709 |
October 10 |
7:30 PM |
Rutgers |
#8 |
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY |
ESPN |
W 24–10 |
55,168 |
October 18 |
8:00 PM |
UCF |
#8 |
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY |
ESPN |
L 35–38 |
55,215 |
October 26 |
12:00 PM |
at South Florida |
#18 |
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL |
ESPN2 |
W 34–3 |
35,782 |
November 8 |
8:30 PM |
at Connecticut |
#20 |
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT |
ESPN2 |
W 31–10 |
27,104 |
November 16 |
7:00 PM |
Houston |
#19 |
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY |
ESPNU |
W 20–13 |
53,027 |
November 23 |
12:00 PM |
Memphis |
#21 |
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Rivalry) |
AAN |
W 24–17 |
46,421 |
December 5 |
7:30 PM |
at Cincinnati |
#19 |
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Battle for the Keg of Nails) |
ESPN |
W 31–24 OT |
35,097 |
December 28 |
6:45 PM |
vs. Miami (FL)* |
#18 |
Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium • Orlando, FL (Russell Athletic Bowl) |
ESPN |
W 36–9 |
51,098 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
|
Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
Final |
AP |
9 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
18 |
20 |
20 |
19 |
21 |
21 |
19 |
18 |
15 |
Coaches' |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
16 |
17 |
16 |
13 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
Harris |
Not released |
6 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
16 |
18 |
17 |
16 |
Not released |
BCS |
Not released |
20 |
19 |
20 |
20 |
21 |
20 |
19 |
18 |
Not released |
Roster
2013 Louisville Cardinals football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class |
WR |
2 |
Michaelee Harris |
Jr |
WR |
3 |
Robert Clark |
Jr |
QB |
5 |
Teddy Bridgewater |
Jr |
WR |
7 |
Damian Copeland |
Sr |
WR |
9 |
DeVante Parker |
Jr |
RB |
10 |
Dominique Brown |
Jr |
QB |
11 |
Will Gardner |
Fr |
QB |
12 |
Brett Nelson |
Jr |
TE |
15 |
Hunter Bowles |
Fr |
WR |
17 |
DeMarcus Topp |
Sr |
RB |
20 |
Corvin Lamb |
So |
RB |
23 |
Brandon Radcliff |
Fr |
WR |
29 |
Stephen Goodwin |
Sr |
WR |
30 |
Diaz Bolden |
Fr |
WR |
31 |
DeQuan West |
Fr |
RB |
32 |
Senorise Perry |
Sr |
FB |
36 |
Luke Brohm |
So |
WR |
37 |
Martin Williams |
Fr |
FB |
42 |
Tyler Sharp |
So |
FB |
44 |
B.J. Butler |
Sr |
OL |
53 |
Jake Smith |
Jr |
OL |
54 |
Mike Romano |
So |
OL |
60 |
Joe Manley |
Fr |
OL |
62 |
T.C. Klusman |
Fr |
OL |
63 |
Josh Stearns |
So |
OL |
64 |
David Noltemeyer |
Jr |
OL |
68 |
Kamran Joyner |
Sr |
OL |
69 |
Chris Walker |
Sr |
OL |
70 |
John Miller |
Jr |
OL |
71 |
Chris Acosta |
Jr |
OL |
73 |
Henry Vincent |
Fr |
OL |
74 |
Ryan Mack |
So |
OL |
75 |
Sid Anvoots |
Fr |
OL |
76 |
Chase Petersen |
So |
OL |
77 |
Abraham Garcia |
So |
OL |
78 |
Aaron Epps |
So |
OL |
79 |
Jamon Brown |
Jr |
TE |
80 |
Zeke Pike |
Fr |
WR |
82 |
Eli Rogers |
Jr |
TE |
83 |
Ryan Hubbell |
Jr |
WR |
86 |
Matt Milton |
Jr |
WR |
87 |
Kai Dominguez |
Jr |
WR |
88 |
Jarrett Davis |
Sr |
|
Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class |
LB |
1 |
Keith Brown |
So |
LB |
2 |
Preston Brown |
Sr |
CB |
3 |
Charles Gaines |
So |
S |
8 |
Gerod Holliman |
Fr |
DE |
11 |
B.J. Dubose |
Jr |
DB |
12 |
Stephan Robinson |
Jr |
LB |
13 |
James Burgess |
So |
CB |
15 |
Andrew Johnson |
Jr |
DL |
97 |
DeAngelo Brown |
So |
DL |
98 |
Sheldon Rankins |
So |
DL |
99 |
Jamaine Brooks |
Jr |
|
Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class |
K |
8 |
Ryan Johnson |
Jr |
LS |
33 |
Grant Donovan |
Sr |
K |
35 |
Anthony George |
Fr |
K |
40 |
Joshua Appleby |
So |
K |
41 |
Matthew Nakatani |
Jr |
P |
45 |
John Wallace |
So |
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Vance Bedford
Defensive Coordinator
- Dave Borbely
Offensive Line
- Kenny Carter
Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator
- Ron Dugans
Wide Receivers
- Clint Hurtt
Defensive Line
- Brian Jean-Mary
Linebackers
- Sherrone Moore
Tight Ends
- Pat Moorer
Strength and Conditioning
- Tommy Restivo
Secondary
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster
Last update: April 4, 2013
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