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.

Atlantic Division

CoachesNo. 24

APNo. 24

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2014 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	8:00 p.m.	Miami (FL)		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)	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

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

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

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

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

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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 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