The 2012 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by third-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 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. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl where they upset the heavily favored Florida Gators.
Personnel
Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atLouisville Alma mater (Year)Charlie StrongHead Coach3rdCentral Arkansas (1983)Shawn WatsonOffensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks2ndSouthern Illinois (1982)Vance BedfordDefensive Coordinator3rdTexas (1981)Clint HurttAssociate head coach, Defensive Line and recruiting coordinator3rdMiami (FL) (2001)Ron Dugans Wide receivers 3rdFlorida State (1999)Brian Jean-MaryLinebackers3rdAppalachian State (1998)Tommy RestivoSecondary3rdGeorgetown College (2006)Dave BorbelyOffensive Line and Running Game Coordinator3rdDePauw (1981)Kenny CarterRunning Backs and Special Team3rdThe Citadel (1989)Sherrone Moore Tight ends 4thOklahoma (2008)Reference:
Schedule
Rankings
Roster 2012 Louisville CardinalsRunning backs 36 Bo Eggers – Senior 10 Dominique Brown – Junior 32 Senorise Perry – Junior 20 Corvin Lamb – Freshman 28 Jeremy Wright – Junior 30 Kamal Hogan – Sophomore 48 Nick Heuser – Senior 49 Jarel McGriff-Culver – Sophomore
Wide receivers 2 Michaelee Haris – Sophomore 3 Charles Gaines – Freshman 4 Robert Clark – Sophomore 7 Damian Copeland – Junior 9 DeVante Parker – Sophomore 14 Andrell Smith – Senior 29 Stephen Goodwin – Junior 31 DeMarcus Topp – Senior 82 Eli Rogers – Sophomore 84 Aaron Nace – Sophomore 84 Matt Milton – Sophomore 87 Kai Dominguez – Sophomore 88 Jarrett Davis – Junior 89 Scott Radcliff – Senior
Offensive line 53 Jake Smith – Sophomore 54 Mike Romano – Freshman 55 Mario Benavides – Senior 59 Zach Perkins – Junior 63 Josh Stearns – Freshman 64 David Noltemeyer – Sophomore 64 Brandon Bramer – Freshman 66 Alex Kupper – Senior 68 Kamran Joyer – Junior 69 Chris Walker – Junior 70 John Miller – Sophomore 71 Chris Acosta – Sophomore 72 Hunter Stout – Junior 74 Ryan Mack – Freshman 76 Chase Petersen – Freshman 78 Aaron Epps – Freshman 79 Jamon Brown – Sophomore Quarterbacks 4 Will Stein – Senior 5 Teddy Bridgewater – Sophomore 12 Luke Brohm – Freshman 19 Jerry Arlinghaus – Freshman
Tight ends 32 Gerald Christian – Sophomore 80 Stephon Ball – Senior 81 Chris White – Junior 83 Ryan Hubbell – Sophomore 85 Nate Nord – Senior 15 Hunter Bowles – Freshman
Defensive line 17 Marcus Smith – Junior 44 B.J. Butler – Junior 47 Malcolm Mitchell – Junior 48 Deiontrez Mount – Sophomore 57 Jordan Tennyson – Sophomore 90 B.J. Dubose – Sophomore 92 Brandon Dunn – Junior 93 Roy Philon – Junior 94 Lorenzo Mauldin – Sophomore 98 Dominique Dishmon – Freshman 99 Jamaine Brooks – Sophomore
Defensive backs 8 Gerod Holliman – Freshman 15 Andrew Johnson – Sophomore 18 Titus Teague – Junior 19 Terell Floyd – Sophomore 21 Adrian Bushell – Senior 22 Jordan Paschal – Sophomore 25 Calvin Pryor – Sophomore 26 Zed Evans – Junior 27 Jermaine Reve – Freshman 29 Hakeem Smith – Junior 30 Anthony Branch – Junior 41 Stephan Robinson – Sophomore 45 Mitchell Nelson – Freshman Linebackers 1 Keith Brown – Freshman 2 Preston Brown – Junior 13 James Burgess – Freshman 24 Daniel Brown – Senior 27 Mike Adessa – Junior 31 Champ Lee – Junior 32 Alex Witcpalek – Junior 34 George Durant – Junior 37 Tyon Dixon – Sophomore 38 Thaddeus Franklin – Sophomore 40 Chris Zelli – Senior 42 Jalen Harrington – Freshman 43 Deon Rogers – Junior
Special teams 18 Matthew Nakatani – Sophomore (K) 33 Grant Donovan – Sophomore (LS) 35 Andrew Fletcher – Freshman (K) 38 Ryan Johnson – Sophomore (P) 45 John Wallace – Freshman (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 Sherrone Moore - Tight ends coach Clint Hurtt – Recruiting doordinator/defensive line coach Brian Jean-Mary – Linebackers coach Larry Slade – Secondary coach Pat Moorer – Strength and conditioning coach
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