2003 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 2003 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his first year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.

2003 Louisville Cardinals football
GMAC Bowl, L 2849 vs. Miami (OH)
ConferenceConference USA
Record94 (53 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Petrino (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMike Gillhamer (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPapa John's Cardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 42,000)
2003 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Southern Miss $  8 0   9 4  
No. 24 TCU  7 1   11 2  
Memphis  5 3   9 4  
Louisville  5 3   9 4  
South Florida  5 3   7 4  
Houston  4 4   7 6  
UAB  4 4   5 7  
Tulane  3 5   5 7  
Cincinnati  2 6   5 7  
East Carolina  1 7   1 11  
Army  0 8   0 13  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:30 pmat Kentucky*ESPN2W 40–2470,467
September 131:30 pmat Syracuse*WDRBW 30–2038,550
September 203:00 pmUTEP*W 42–1440,205
September 273:00 pmTemple*
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 21–1238,489
October 47:00 pmat USFESPN+L 28–31 2OT36,044
October 113:00 pmArmy
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 34–1040,432
October 178:00 pmTulane
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ESPNW 47–2838,119
October 252:00 pmat East CarolinaWDRBW 36–2033,420
November 57:30 pmat No. 13 TCUESPN2L 28–3133,681
November 153:00 pmMemphis
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 7–3730,114
November 223:15 pmHouston
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 66–4533,268
November 2811:00 amat CincinnatiESPN2W 43–4011,993
December 187:30 pmvs. No. 14 Miami (OH)*ESPN2L 28–4940,620
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2003 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 Tiger Jones Jr
QB 17 Stefan LeFors Jr
RB 23 Lionel Gates Jr
RB 32 Eric Shelton Jr
G 59 Jason Spitz So
C 68 Dan Koons Sr
OL 70 Will Rabatin Jr
WR 82 J. R. Russell Jr
WR 85 Harry Douglas Fr
TE 89 Richard Owens Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 1 Kerry Rhodes Jr
CB 21 William Gay Fr
LB 54 Robert McCune Jr
DE 58 Elvis Dumervil So
DT 90 Scott Lopez Sr
DL 91 Amobi Okoye Fr
DT 92 Montavious Stanley  So
LB 97 Brandon Johnson  So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. "University of Louisville Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2012.


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