2013 Louisville Cardinals football team

2013 Louisville Cardinals football
2013 Louisville Cardinals football
Russell Athletic Bowl champion
Russell Athletic Bowl, W 36–9 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 15
Record	12–1 (7–1 The American)
Head coach	Charlie Strong (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Shawn Watson (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Vance Bedford (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
	Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

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 moved 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).

2013 American Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 UCF $	8	–	0	12	–	1
No. 15 Louisville	7	–	1	12	–	1
Cincinnati	6	–	2	9	–	4
Houston	5	–	3	8	–	5
SMU	4	–	4	5	–	7
Rutgers	3	–	5	6	–	7
UConn	3	–	5	3	–	9
South Florida	2	–	6	2	–	10
Memphis	1	–	7	3	–	9
Temple	1	–	7	2	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:30 p.m.	Ohio*	No. 9	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN	W 49–7	55,332
September 7	12:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky*	No. 8	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN3	W 44–7	53,647
September 14	12:00 p.m.	at Kentucky*	No. 7	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup)	ESPN	W 27–13	65,445
September 21	12:00 p.m.	FIU*	No. 7	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	WHAS	W 72–0	51,586
October 5	12:00 p.m.	at Temple	No. 7	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	AAN	W 30–7	21,709
October 10	7:30 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 8	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN	W 24–10	55,168
October 18	8:00 p.m.	UCF	No. 8	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN	L 35–38	55,215
October 26	12:00 p.m.	at South Florida	No. 18	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2	W 34–3	35,782
November 8	8:30 p.m.	at UConn	No. 20	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN2	W 31–10	27,104
November 16	7:00 p.m.	Houston	No. 19	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPNU	W 20–13	53,027
November 23	12:00 p.m.	Memphis	No. 21	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)	AAN	W 24–17	46,421
December 5	7:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati	No. 19	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (The Keg of Nails)	ESPN	W 31–24 ^OT	35,097
December 28	6:45 p.m.	vs. Miami (FL)*	No. 18	Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium Orlando, FL (rivalry) (Russell Athletic Bowl)	ESPN	W 36–9	51,098
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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