2008 Louisville Cardinals football team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|year=2008

|team=Louisville Cardinals

|image=Louisville Cardinals text logo.svg

|conference=Big East Conference

|conference_link=Big East Conference (1979–2013)

|division=

|short_conf=Big East

|record=5–7

|conf_record=1–6

|CoachRank=

|APRank=

|head_coach=Steve Kragthorpe

|hc_year=2nd

|off_coach=Jeff Brohm

|oc_year=1st

|def_coach=Ron English

|dc_year=1st

|off_scheme=Multiple

|def_scheme=4–3

|stadium=Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

}}

The 2008 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, led by Steve Kragthorpe in his second year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium{{Cite web |title=2008 Louisville Football Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/2008-louisville-football-schedule/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=FBSchedules.com |language=en-US}} and were in their second year as members of the Big East Conference.{{Cite web |url=https://gocards.com/sports/2015/3/26/GEN_20140101119 |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=gocards.com |title=Big East Traditions }}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2008

| poll = Associated Press

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 31

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| rank =

| opponent = Kentucky

| gamename = Governor's Cup

| site_stadium = Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky

| tv = ESPN

| score = 2–27

| attend = 42,696{{cite web|title=Cumulative Season Statistics|url=http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html|publisher=University of Louisville}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 6

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank =

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|school=Tennessee Technological University|title=Tennessee Tech}}

| site_stadium = Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky

| tv = ESPN360/WHAS

| score = 51–10

| attend = 38,694

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 17

| time = 8:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank =

| opponent = Kansas State

| site_stadium = Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 38–29

| attend = 42,208

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| time = 8:00 pm

| w/l = l

| rank =

| opponent = Connecticut

| site_stadium = Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 21–26

| attend = 42,523

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Memphis

| site_stadium = Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Memphis, Tennessee

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ESPN

| score = 35–28

| attend = 40,248

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| homecoming = y

| rank =

| opponent = Middle Tennessee State

| site_stadium = Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky

| tv =

| score = 42–23

| attend = 38,319

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = South Florida

| opprank = 14

| site_stadium = Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky

| tv = ESPN360

| score = 24–20

| attend = 40,384

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| time = 7:05 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Syracuse

| site_stadium = Carrier Dome

| site_cityst = Syracuse, New York

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 21–28

| attend = 32,917

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| opprank = 25

| site_stadium = Heinz Field

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh

| tv = ESPN360

| score = 7–41

| attend = 44,055

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| time = 8:00 pm

| w/l = l

| rank =

| opponent = Cincinnati

| opprank = 22

| gamename = The Keg of Nails

| site_stadium = Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 20–28

| attend = 37,822

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = l

| rank =

| opponent = West Virginia

| site_stadium = Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

| site_cityst = Louisville, Kentucky

| tv = ESPN

| score = 21–35

| attend = 34,796

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 4

| time = 7:30 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Rutgers

| site_stadium = Rutgers Stadium

| site_cityst = Piscataway, New Jersey

| tv = ESPN

| score = 14–63

| attend = 42,347

}}

References

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