The 2016 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by then third-year head coach Bobby Petrino, who began his second stint at Louisville in 2014 after eight years away. The team played their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. The Cardinals competed as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cardinals were led by sophomore quarterback Lamar Jackson, who was responsible for 51 touchdowns on the year (30 passing and 21 rushing), which was second in FBS. He was awarded the Heisman Trophy, distinguishing him as the nation's best college football player, becoming the first Louisville player to win the award.
Schedule
Personnel
Roster 2016 Louisville Cardinals FootballQuarterback 4 Jawon Pass – Freshman (6′4, 207) 8 Lamar Jackson – Sophomore (6′3, 205) 13 Ethan Horton – Junior (6′0, 205) 14 Kyle Bolin – Junior (6′2, 210) 15 Sean McCormack – Freshman (6′5, 209)
Tailback 12 Trey Smith – Freshman (6′0, 220) 23 Brandon Radcliff – Senior (5′9, 210) 27 L.J. Scott – Junior (6′0, 225) 29 Malik Williams – Junior (6′3, 220) 31 Malik Staples – Freshman (6′1, 214) 33 Malin Jones – Senior (6′0, 225) 34 Jeremy Smith – Junior (6′2, 224) 40 Dae Williams – Freshman (6′2, 224)
Fullback 46 Lamar Atkins – Senior (5′11, 236)
Wide receiver 1 Traveon Samuel – Sophomore (5′7, 170) 2 Jamari Staples – Senior (6′4, 195) 3 Pat Thomas – Senior (6′4, 190) 5 Seth Dawkins – Freshman (6′3, 201) 7 Reggie Bonnafon – Junior (6′3, 208) 9 Jaylen Smith – Sophomore (6′4, 210) 17 James Quick – Senior (6′1, 180) 19 Ja'Quay Savage – Junior (6′3, 210) 26 Chris Taylor-Yamanoha – Freshman (6′2, 185) 38 Chris Miele – Junior (6′2, 190) 81 Emonee Spence – Sophomore (6′3, 190) 82 Keon Wakefield – Freshman (5′10, 171) 84 Gio Pascascio – Senior (6′3, 195) 86 Devante Peete – Sophomore (6′6, 206) 87 Dez Fitzpatrick – Junior (6′3, 196) 88 Javonte Bagley – Junior (6′3, 190)
Tight end 18 Cole Hikutini – Senior (6′5, 248) 42 Tyler Polston – Junior (6′2, 240) 44 Paul Logsdon – Junior (6′3, 230) 48 Austin Cummins – Freshman (6′5, 225) 80 Charles Standberry – Junior (6′3, 242) 83 Micky Crum – Sophomore (6′4, 250) 85 Jordan Davis – Sophomore (6′4, 262) 89 Keith Towbridge – Senior (6′5, 265)
Offensive Lineman 50 Khalil Hunter – Senior (6′4, 304) 56 Kola Mahoni – Junior (6′3, 308) 60 Tyler Haycraft – Sophomore (6′3, 290) 61 Tobijah Hughley – Senior (6′3, 295) 63 Nathan Scheler – Sophomore (6′1, 288) 65 Luke Schultheiss – Junior (6′1, 280) 67 Thomas Nauert – Sophomore (6′2, 256) 68 Danny Burns – Sophomore (6′6, 310) 69 Chaz Ray – Sophomore (6′3, 320) 70 Toriano Roundtrree – Sophomore (6′6, 300) 71 Chandler Jones – Freshman (6′4, 310) 72 Lukayus McNeil – Sophomore (6′6, 316) 73 Matt Cohen – Senior (6′6, 300) 74 Geron Christian – Sophomore (6′6, 314) 75 Robbie Bell – Freshman (6′5, 288) 77 Linwood Foy – Junior (6′4, 285) 78 Max Martin – Freshman (6′3, 293) 79 Kenny Thomas – Sophomore (6′6, 325)
Defensive tackle 94 G.G. Robinson – Freshman (6′4, 305) 95 Kyle Shortridge – Junior (6′2, 288) 97 DeAngelo Brown – Senior (6′1, 310)
Defensive end 14 Drew Bailey – Junior (6′5, 285) 44 Chris Williams – Junior (6′1, 285) 48 Marcus Watson – Freshman (6′2, 270) 49 Tony Smyzer – Freshman (5'11, 270) 51 Kordell Slater – Freshman (6′4, 240) 59 Caleb Tillman – Freshman (6′3, 272) 62 Derek Dorsey – Freshman (6′3, 275) 64 Tyler Robinson – Freshman (5′11, 328) 90 De'Asian Richardson – Junior (6′3, 335) (DE)
Long snappers 37 Kyle Goss – Freshman (6′0, 240) 41 Ryan Betlach – Junior (5′10, 188) 46 Brendan Lowery – Sophomore (5′11, 192) 49 Colin Holba – Senior (6′5, 245)
Punter 29 Mason King – Freshman (6′3, 205) 47 Austin Johnson – Freshman (6′2, 195) Linebacker 32 Stacy Thomas – Junior (6′1, 232) 42 Isaac Stewart – Sophomore (6′2, 245) 43 Damien Smith – Sophomore (6′1, 238) 47 Reese Melton – Freshman (6′2, 211) 52 Vince Lococo – Freshman (6′0, 235) 53 Amonte Caban – Freshman (6′1, 248) 54 Tobias Little – Freshman (6′0, 226) 55 Keith Kelsey – Senior (6′1, 236) 58 Jonathan Greenard – Freshman (6′4, 252) 76 Luke Massad – Freshman (6′2, 290) 91 Trevon Young – Senior (6′4, 245) 92 Devonte Fields – Senior (6′4, 242) 93 Gary McCrae – Sophomore (6′4, 225) 96 Henry Famurewa – Sophomore (6′2, 252) 98 Tabarious Peterson – Freshman (6′3, 250) 99 James Hearns – Junior (6′3, 249)
Cornerback 1 Alphonso Carter – Junior (6′3, 206) 3 Cornelius Sturghill – Sophomore (5′11, 180) 6 Shaq Wiggins – Junior (5′10, 172) 10 Jaire Alexander – Sophomore (5′11, 188) 15 Trumaine Washington – Junior (5′10, 180) 20 Ronald Walker – Junior (6′1, 198) 24 Zykiesis Cannon – Junior (6′0, 195) 29 Javier Santiago – Sophomore (5′9, 190) 39 Aaron Floyd – Sophomore (5′10, 172)
Defensive back 34 Marcus Mays – Sophomore (5′10, 185) 35 Lamarques Thomas – Freshman (6′0, 164) 39 John Stitch – Senior (5′10, 185)
Safety 11 Dee Smith – Sophomore (6′1, 200) 13 P.J. Blue – Freshman (6′3, 195) 21 London Iakopo – Junior (6′0, 212) 22 Chucky Williams – Junior (6′2, 210) 25 Josh Harvey-Clemons – Senior (6′5, 228) 30 Khane Pass – Freshman (6′1, 208)
Placekicker 32 Blanton Creque – Sophomore (5′11, 188) 35 Anthony George – Senior (6′1, 190) 36 Evan O'Hara – Sophomore (6′0, 202) 39 Austin Laszewski – Freshman (6′0, 169) 43 Patrick Soucy – Sophomore (6′0, 185)
Depth chart
Official Depth Chart 2016.
True Freshman Double Position : *
Rankings
Recruiting National Signing Day was February 3, 2016. The Cardinals signed 23 players in total.
Additional Recruiting Sources
Game summaries
Charlotte
(Q1, 12:03) LOU – #8 Lamar Jackson 36-yard run (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 7–0 (Q1, 6:49) LOU – #7 Reggie Bonnafon 13-yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 14–0 (Q1, 3:47) LOU – #34 Jeremy Smith 24-yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 21–0 (Q1, 0:00) LOU – #8 Lamar Jackson 1-yard run (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 28–0 (Q2, 12:05) LOU – #23 Brandon Radcliff 16-yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 35–0 (Q2, 6:27) LOU – #27 L.J. Scott 20-yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 42–0 (Q2, 2:59) LOU – #17 James Quick 32-yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 49–0 (Q2, 0:05) LOU – #18 Cole Hikutini 1-yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 56–0 (Q3, 8:36) CHA – Austin Duke 24-yard pass from Kevin Olsen (Stephen Muscarello kick) – LOU 56–7 (Q3, 4:43) LOU – #1 Traveon Samuel 18-yard pass from #14 Kyle Bolin (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 63–7 (Q4, 10:16) LOU – #5 Seth Dawkins 13-yard pass from #14 Kyle Bolin (#32 Blanton Creque kick) – LOU 70–7 (Q4, 3:46) CHA – Anthony Covington recovered fumble (Stephen Muscarello kick) – LOU 70–14
At Syracuse
(Q1, 14:44) LOU – #17 James Quick 72-yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 7–0 (Q1, 12:13) LOU – #8 Lamar Jackson 7-yard run (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 14–0 (Q1, 10:17) LOU – #8 Lamar Jackson 72-yard run (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 21–0 (Q1, 6:58) SYR – Brisly Estime 15-yard pass from Eric Dungey (Cole Murphy kick) – LOU 21–7 (Q1, 4:11) LOU – #8 Lamar Jackson 13-yard run (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 28–7 (Q2, 3:23) LOU – #8 Lamar Jackson 9-yard run (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 35–7 (Q2, 2:42) SYR – Amba Etta-Tawo 47-yard pass from Eric Dungey (Cole Murphy kick) – LOU 35–14 (Q2, 0:40) SYR – Amba Etta-Tawo 4-yard pass from Eric Dungey (Cole Murphy kick) – LOU 35–21 (Q3, 12:18) LOU – #1 Traveon Samuel 21-yard run (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 42–21 (Q3, 6:49) SYR – Eric Dungey 1-yard run (Cole Murphy kick) – LOU 42–28 (Q4, 13:16) LOU – #36 Evan O'Hara 26-yard field goal – LOU 45–28 (Q4, 10:16) LOU – #36 Evan O'Hara 41-yard field goal – LOU 48–28 (Q4, 8:55) LOU – #23 Brandon Radcliff 48-yard run (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 55–28 (Q4, 7:31) LOU – #34 Jeremy Smith 30-yard run (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 62–28
Florida State
(Q1, 12:54) LOU – #8 Lamar Jackson 2-yard run, (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 7–0 (Q1, 4:50) LOU – #8 Lamar Jackson 14-yard run, (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 14–0 (Q1, 1:41) FSU – Ricky Aguayo 47-yard field goal – LOU 14–3 (Q2, 10:56) FSU – Auden Tate 20-yard pass from Deondre Francois, (Ricky Aguayo kick) – LOU 14–10 (Q2, 7:40) LOU – #9 Jaylen Smith 2-yard run, (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 21–10 (Q2, 5:03) LOU – #9 Jaylen Smith 4-yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson, (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 28–10 (Q2, 0:12) LOU – #8 Lamar Jackson 1-yard run, (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 35–10 (Q3, 13:49) LOU – #10 Jaire Alexander 69-yard punt return (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 42–10 (Q3, 5:02) LOU – #9 Jaylen Smith 1-yard run, (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 49–10 (Q4, 14:27) LOU – #8 Lamar Jackson 47-yard run, (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 56–10 (Q4, 12:30) LOU – #23 Brandon Radcliff 6-yard run, (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 63–10 (Q4, 5:19) FSU – Auden Tate 12-yard pass from J.J. Cosentino, (Ricky Aguayo kick) – LOU 63–17 (Q4, 0:51) FSU – Ricky Aguayo 33-yard field goal – LOU 63–20
At Marshall
(Q1, 10:57) LOU – #17 James Quick 71-yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson (#32 Blanton Creque kick) – LOU 7–0 (Q2, 11:10) LOU – #18 Cole Hikutini 8-yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson (#32 Blanton Creque kick) – LOU 14–0 (Q2, 5:02) LOU – #18 Cole Hikutini 30-yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson (#32 Blanton Creque kick) – LOU 21–0 (Q2, 3:14) LOU – #8 Lamar Jackson 4-yard run (#32 Blanton Creque kick) – LOU 28–0 (Q2, 0:36) MAR – Ryan Yurachek 16-yard pass from Garet Morrell (Amoreto Curraj kick) – LOU 28–7 (Q2, 0:02) LOU – #7 Reggie Bonnafon 8-yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson (#32 Blanton Creque kick) – LOU 35–7 (Q3, 12:33) LOU – #8 Lamar Jackson 9-yard run (#32 Blanton Creque kick) – LOU 42–7 (Q3, 5:01) LOU – #32 Blanton Creque 39-yard field goal – LOU 45–7 (Q3, 2:19) LOU – #9 Jaylen Smith 51-yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson (#32 Blanton Creque kick) – LOU 52–7 (Q4, 13:40) MAR – Keion Davis 12-yard pass from Garet Morrell (Amoreto Curraj kick) – LOU 52–14 (Q4, 13:25) MAR – Ty Tyler 26 fumble return (Amoreto Curraj kick) – LOU 52–21 (Q4, 6:36) LOU – #23 Brandon Radcliff 10-yard run (#32 Blanton Creque kick) – LOU 59–21 (Q4, 2:41) MAR – Tony Pittman 13-yard run (Amoreto Curraj kick) – LOU 59–28
At Clemson
(Q2, 14:18) LOU – #34 Jeremy Smith 1-yard run (#32 Blanton Creque kick) – LOU 7–0 (Q2, 7:48) CLEM – Deon Cain 37-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Greg Huegel kick) – LOU 7–7 (Q2, 6:09) CLEM – Wayne Gallman 24-yard run (Greg Huegel kick) – CLEM 14–7 (Q2, 3:47) CLEM – Deon Cain 33-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Greg Huegel kick) – CLEM 21–7 (Q2, 0:37) LOU – #32 Blanton Creque 26-yard field goal – CLEM 21–10 (Q2, 0:05) CLEM – Artavis Scott 5-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Greg Huegel kick) – CLEM 28–10 (Q3, 11:20) LOU – #17 James Quick 8-yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – CLEM 28–16 (Q3, 5:21) LOU – #32 Blanton Creque 21-yard field goal – CLEM 28–19 (Q3, 0:45) LOU – #8 Lamar Jackson 1-yard run (#32 Blanton Creque kick) – CLEM 28–26 (Q4, 10:23) LOU – #32 Blanton Creque 28-yard field goal – LOU 29–28 (Q4, 7:52) LOU – #8 Lamar Jackson 11-yard run (#32 Blanton Creque kick) – LOU 36–28 (Q4, 7:05) CLEM – Mike Williams 20-yard pass from Deshaun Watson – LOU 36–34 (Q4, 3:14) CLEM – Jordan Leggett 31-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (2pts) – CLEM 42–36
Duke
(Q1, 11:11) LOU – #9 Jaylen Smith 5-yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 7–0 (Q1, 6:06) DUKE – Erich Schneider 9-yard pass from Daniel Jones (AJ Reed kick) – LOU 7–7 (Q2, 14:51) LOU – #36 Evan O'Hara 22-yard field goal – LOU 10–7 (Q3, 10:50) LOU – #34 Jeremy Smith 80-yard run (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 17–7 (Q4, 6:34) DUKE – Johnathan Lloyd 20-yard pass from Daniel Jones (AJ Reed kick) – LOU 17–14 (Q4, 1:32) LOU – #8 Lamar Jackson 2-yard run (#36 Evan O'Hara kick) – LOU 24–14
NC State