2014 Louisville Cardinals football team

2014 Louisville Cardinals football
2014 Louisville Cardinals football
Belk Bowl, L 14–37 vs. Georgia
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 24
Record	9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Petrino (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Garrick McGee (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Todd Grantham (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Bobby Petrino, who began his second stint at Louisville after eight years away, seven of which were spent as a head coach at other colleges and in the National Football League (NFL). The team played its 17th season at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. They were in their first season as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, having replaced departed member Maryland in the Atlantic Division. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Belk Bowl, where they lost to Georgia.

2014 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. T–5 Florida State x$^	8	–	0	13	–	1
No. 15 Clemson	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 24 Louisville	5	–	3	9	–	4
Boston College	4	–	4	7	–	6
NC State	3	–	5	8	–	5
Syracuse	1	–	7	3	–	9
Wake Forest	1	–	7	3	–	9
Coastal Division
No. 8 Georgia Tech x	6	–	2	11	–	3
Duke	5	–	3	9	–	4
North Carolina	4	–	4	6	–	7
Pittsburgh	4	–	4	6	–	7
Miami (FL)	3	–	5	6	–	7
Virginia Tech	3	–	5	7	–	6
Virginia	3	–	5	5	–	7
Championship: Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	8:00 p.m.	Miami (FL)		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN	W 31–13	55,428
September 6	7:00 p.m.	Murray State*	No. 25	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN3	W 66–21	50,179
September 13	12:30 p.m.	at Virginia	No. 21	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	L 21–23	34,816
September 20	3:30 p.m.	at FIU*		FIU Stadium Miami, FL	FS1	W 34–3	10,826
September 27	3:30 p.m.	Wake Forest		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPNU	W 20–10	51,463
October 3	7:00 p.m.	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	W 28–6	37,569
October 11	3:30 p.m.	at Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPNU	L 17–23	81,500
October 18	3:30 p.m.	NC State		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCRSN	W 30–12	50,227
October 30	7:30 p.m.	No. 2 Florida State	No. 25	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN	L 31–42	55,414
November 8	7:15 p.m.	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN2	W 38–19	33,565
November 22	3:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	No. 24	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 31–28	80,795
November 29	12:00 p.m.	Kentucky*	No. 22	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup)	ESPN2	W 44–40	55,118
December 30	6:30 p.m.	vs. No. 13 Georgia*	No. 21	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (Belk Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–37	45,671
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 28 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Source: ^[1]

Game summaries

Miami

13th meeting. 2–9–1 all time. Last meeting 2013, Cardinals 36–9.

Miami Hurricanes vs Louisville Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami	0	10	3	0	13
Louisville	7	7	7	10	31

at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY

Date: September 1, 2014
Game time: 8:00 PM EST
Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
Game attendance: 55,428
Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis (Play-by-play) • David Pollack (Analyst) • Jesse Palmer (Analyst)

Game information

Murray State

19th meeting. 12–6 all time. Last meeting 2011, Cardinals 21–9.

Murray State Racers vs #25 Louisville Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Murray State	7	0	7	7	21
#25 Louisville	21	24	14	7	66

at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY

Date: September 6, 2014
Game time: 7:00 PM EST
Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
Game attendance: 50,179
Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
TV: ESPN3

Game information

Virginia

3rd meeting. Tied 1–1. Last meeting 1989, Cavaliers 16–15.

#21 Louisville Cardinals vs Virginia Cavaliers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Louisville	7	0	0	14	21
Virginia	7	3	10	3	23

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA

Date: September 13, 2014
Game time: 12:30 PM EST
Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
Game attendance: 34,816
Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
TV: ACCN

Game information

FIU

4th meeting. 2–1 all time. Last meeting 2013, Cardinals 72–0.

Louisville Cardinals vs FIU Panthers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	7	21	6	0	34
FIU	0	3	0	0	3

at FIU Stadium • Miami, FL

Date: September 20, 2014
Game time: 3:30 PM EST
Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
Game attendance: 10,826
Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:

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Wake Forest

2nd meeting. 1–0 all time. Last meeting 2007, 24–13 Cardinals.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Louisville Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Wake Forest	3	0	7	0	10
Louisville	0	7	0	13	20

at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY

Date: September 27, 2014
Game time: 3:30 PM EST
Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
Game attendance: 51,463
Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
TV: ESPNU

Game information

Syracuse

2nd meeting. Tied 6–6. Last meeting 2012, 45–26 Orange.

Louisville Cardinals vs Syracuse Orange – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	7	5	7	9	28
Syracuse	3	0	3	0	6

at Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY

Date: October 3, 2014
Game time: 7:00 PM EST
Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
Game attendance: 37,569
Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
TV: ESPN

Game information

Clemson

1st meeting.

Louisville Cardinals vs Clemson Tigers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	3	7	7	0	17
Clemson	7	7	6	3	23

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC

Date: October 11, 2014
Game time: 3:30 PM EST
Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
Game attendance: 81,500
Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
TV: ESPNU

Game information

NC State

5th meeting. 3–1 all time. Last meeting 2011, Wolfpack 31–24.

NC State Wolfpack vs Louisville Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
NC State	6	0	3	9	18
Louisville	7	10	3	10	30

at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY

Date: October 18, 2014
Game time: 3:30 PM EST
Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
Game attendance: 50,227
Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
TV: Fox Sports 1

Game information

Florida State

15th meeting. 2–12 all time. Last meeting 2002, Cardinals 26–20.

Florida State Seminoles vs Louisville Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Florida State	0	7	14	21	42
#25 Louisville	0	21	3	7	31

at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY

Date: October 30, 2014
Game time: 7:30 PM EST
Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
Game attendance:
Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis (Play-by-play) • David Pollack (Analyst) • Jesse Palmer (Analyst)

Game information

Boston College

7th meeting. Tied 3–3. Last meeting 1998, Cardinals 52–28.

Louisville Cardinals vs Boston College Eagles – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	3	14	7	14	38
Boston College	7	6	6	0	19

at Alumni Stadium • Chesnut Hill, MA

Date: November 8, 2014
Game time: 7:15 PM EST
Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
Game attendance:
Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:

Game information

Notre Dame

1st meeting.

Louisville Cardinals vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Louisville	14	3	7	7	31
Notre Dame	3	3	14	8	28

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN

Date: November 22, 2014
Game time: 3:30 PM EST
Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
Game attendance:
Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks (Play-by-play) • Mike Mayock (Analyst)

Game information

Kentucky

27th meeting. 12–14 all time. Last meeting 2013, Cardinals 27–13.

Kentucky Wildcats vs Louisville Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Kentucky	6	14	3	17	40
#22 Louisville	0	21	7	16	44

at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY

Date: November 29, 2014
Game time: Noon EST
Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
Game attendance: 45,671
Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
TV: ESPN2

Game information

Coaching staff

2014 Louisville Cardinals football staff

	Coaching Staff Bobby Petrino – Head Coach Garrick McGee – Asst. Head coach/offensive coordinator/QB Coach Todd Grantham – Defensive coordinator/Outside linebackers Chris Klenakis – Run Game Coordinator/offensive line Tony Grantham – Inside linebackers/special teams Greg Brown – Recruiting coordinator/safeties L.D. Scott – Defensive line Kolby Smith – Running backs Lamar Thomas- Wide receivers Terrell Buckley- Cornerbacks			Support Staff Justin Burke – Offensive assistant Mike Kurowski – Dir. of Athletic Equipment Operations Denise Murphy – Administrative Asst. Jonathan Saxon – Defensive graduate assistant Will Stein – Offensive graduate assistant Larry Slade – Dir. of Community Relations and Career Preparations David Spina – Director of Video Operations Andrew Wolfrum – Defensive Quality Control			Strength and Conditioning Staff Kyle Johnston – Head Athletic Trainer Chad Lee – Assistant strength coach Joshua Chatman – Assistant Athletic Trainer Blake LeBlanc – Rehabilitation Coordinator Kevin Ozimek – Assistant Athletic Trainer Sam Zuege – Assistant Athletic Trainer

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	25	21	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	21	20	24
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	20	20	24
CFP	Not released									25	—	—	24	22	21	21	Not released

References

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2014 Louisville Cardinals football team

Contents

Schedule

Game summaries

Miami

Murray State

Virginia

FIU

Wake Forest

Syracuse

Clemson

NC State

Florida State

Boston College

Notre Dame

Kentucky

Coaching staff

Rankings

References