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Louisville Cardinals football
2005 Louisville Cardinals football
	2006 Gator Bowl, L 24-35 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference	Big East Conference
	Ranking
Coaches	#20
AP	#19
2005 record	9-3 (5-2 Big East)
Head coach	Bobby Petrino
Offensive coordinator	Paul Petrino
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mike Cassity
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
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The 2005 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2005 college football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his third year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. They finished 9-3 in their 1st season as a member of the Big East with a 5-2 conference record.

[edit] Pre-season

The Cardinals finished the 2004 season with an 11-1 record, including a win in the 2004 Liberty Bowl. After the win they were ranked 6^th in the nation. The team was picked, by the Big East media, to finish first in the conference, and ranked 12th in the preseason polls.

[edit] Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
09/04/2005*	3:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	#12	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	ESPN	W 31-24
09/17/2005*	12:00 p.m.	Oregon State	#11	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN	W 63-27
09/24/2005	6:45 p.m.	at South Florida	#9	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPNU	L 14-45
09/31/2005*	12:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	#24	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN Regional	W 61-10
10/08/2005*	4:30 p.m.	North Carolina	#23	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	WHAS	W 69-14
10/15/2005	3:30 p.m.	at West Virginia	#19	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ABC	L 44-46 ^3OT
10/22/2005	12:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	#NR	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	W 46-22
11/03/2005	7:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh	#24	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN	W 42-20
11/11/2005	8:00 p.m.	Rutgers	#23	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN2	W 56-5
11/26/2005	3:30 p.m.	Syracuse	#17	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPNU	W 41-17
12/03/2005	7:45 p.m.	at Connecticut	#16	Rentschler Field • E. Hartford, CT	ESPN	W 30-20
01/02/2006*	12:30 p.m.	vs. #12 Virginia Tech	#15	ALLTEL Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	NBC	L 24-35
*Non-Conference Game. ^†Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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