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American college football season
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).
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 3:30 p.m. |
Ohio* | No. 9 | |
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 | | 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 | |
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 | |
ESPN2 | W 34–3 | 35,782 |
November 8 | 8:30 p.m. | at
UConn | No. 20 | | 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 | | ESPN | W 31–24 OT | 35,097 |
December 28 | 6:45 p.m. | vs.
Miami (FL)* | No. 18 | | ESPN | W 36–9 | 51,098 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Eastern time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
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Coaches | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
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Harris | Not released | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | Not released |
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BCS | Not released | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | Not released |
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Roster
2013 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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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
|
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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