| 2005Louisville Cardinals football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 24–35 vs.Virginia Tech | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 20 |
| AP | No. 19 |
| Record | 9–3 (5–2 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Paul Petrino (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Cassity (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5West Virginia $ | 7 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19Louisville | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2005 Louisville Cardinals football team represented theUniversity of Louisville in the2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, led byBobby Petrino in his third year at the school, played their home games inPapa John's Cardinal Stadium. They finished 9–3 in their first season as a member of theBig East Conference with a 5–2 conference record.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | 3:30 p.m. | atKentucky* | No. 12 | ESPN Classic[1] | W 31–24 | 70,752 | |
| September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Oregon State* | No. 11 | ESPN | W 63–27 | 42,647 | |
| September 24 | 6:45 p.m. | atSouth Florida | No. 9 | ESPNU | L 14–45 | 33,586 | |
| October 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic* | No. 24 |
| ESPN Plus | W 61–10 | 40,219 |
| October 8 | 4:30 p.m. | North Carolina* | No. 23 |
| WHAS | W 69–14 | 41,334 |
| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | atWest Virginia | No. 19 | ABC | L 44–463OT | 59,797 | |
| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | atCincinnati | ESPNU | W 46–22 | 21,086 | ||
| November 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 24 |
| ESPN | W 42–20 | 42,692 |
| November 11 | 8:00 p.m. | Rutgers | No. 23 |
| ESPN2 | W 56–5 | 41,219 |
| November 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 17 |
| ESPNU | W 41–17 | 37,896 |
| December 3 | 7:45 p.m. | atConnecticut | No. 16 | ESPN | W 30–20 | 40,000 | |
| January 2 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. No. 12Virginia Tech* | No. 15 | NBC | L 24–35 | 63,780 | |
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| 2005 Louisville Cardinals coaching staff | ||||
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| Name | Position | |||
| Bobby Petrino | Head coach | |||
| Greg Nord | Assistant head coach / tight ends / running backs coach | |||
| Mike Cassity | Defensive coordinator / safeties coach | |||
| Paul Petrino | Offensive coordinator / wide receivers coach | |||
| Jeff Brohm | Quarterbacks coach | |||
| Reggie Johnson | Inside linebackers coach | |||
| Tony Levine | Outside linebackers coach / special teams coordinator | |||
| Mike Summers | Offensive line coach | |||
| Joe Whitt Jr. | Cornerbacks coach / recruiting coordinator | |||
| Kevin Wolthausen | Defensive line coach | |||
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