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2012 Louisville Cardinals football team

2012 Louisville Cardinals football
Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg
Big East co-champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 33–23 vs. Florida
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 13
AP No. 13
2012 record 11–2 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach Charlie Strong (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson (1st full as coordinator, 2nd overall year)
Defensive coordinator Vance Bedford (3rd year)
Home stadium Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 55,000)
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big East football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#13 Louisville $+   5 2         11 2  
Cincinnati +   5 2         10 3  
Rutgers +   5 2         9 4  
Syracuse +   5 2         8 5  
Pittsburgh   3 4         6 7  
Connecticut   2 5         5 7  
Temple   2 5         4 7  
South Florida   1 6         3 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Charlie Strong and played their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. They were a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 11–2, 5–2 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for the Big East championship. As the highest rated of the four Big East champions in the final BCS poll, the Cardinals received the conference's automatic bid into a BCS game. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl where they defeated Florida.

The Cardinals finished the 2011 season 7–6, and a 5–2 record in Big East play gave them a share of the conference championship with Cincinnati and West Virginia. Due to tiebreaking procedures, the Cardinals did not receive the Big East's automatic bid into a BCS bowl (West Virginia received the bid). The Cardinals were instead invited to the Belk Bowl where they were defeated by North Carolina State 24–31.



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