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| 2008 Louisville Cardinals football | |
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| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 5–7 (1–6 Big East) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jeff Brohm (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Ron English (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Cincinnati $ | 6 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 West Virginia | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 2 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 1 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, led by Steve Kragthorpe in his second year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium [1] and were in their second year as members of the Big East Conference. [2]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 3:30 pm | Kentucky * | ESPN | L 2–27 | 42,696 [3] | |
| September 6 | 3:30 pm | Tennessee Tech * |
| ESPN360/WHAS | W 51–10 | 38,694 [3] |
| September 17 | 8:00 pm | Kansas State * |
| ESPN2 | W 38–29 | 42,208 [3] |
| September 26 | 8:00 pm | Connecticut |
| ESPN2 | L 21–26 | 42,523 [3] |
| October 10 | 3:30 pm | at Memphis * | ESPN | W 35–28 | 40,248 [3] | |
| October 18 | 3:30 pm | Middle Tennessee * |
| W 42–23 | 38,319 [3] | |
| October 25 | 3:30 pm | No. 14 South Florida |
| ESPN360 | W 24–20 | 40,384 [3] |
| November 1 | 7:05 pm | at Syracuse | ESPNU | L 21–28 | 32,917 [3] | |
| November 8 | 12:00 pm | at No. 25 Pittsburgh | ESPN360 | L 7–41 | 44,055 [3] | |
| November 14 | 8:00 pm | No. 22 Cincinnati |
| ESPN2 | L 20–28 | 37,822 [3] |
| November 22 | 12:00 pm | West Virginia |
| ESPN | L 21–35 | 34,796 [3] |
| December 4 | 7:30 pm | at Rutgers | ESPN | L 14–63 | 42,347 [3] | |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Cardinals | 13 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 51 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huskies | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Tigers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Raiders | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 14 Bulls | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Orange | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 25 Panthers | 10 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 41 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 22 Bearcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountaineers | 7 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Scarlet Knights | 14 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 63 |