2012 Louisville Cardinals football team information
American college football season
2012Louisville Cardinals football
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
Record
11–2 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Charlie Strong (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator
Shawn Watson (1st season)
Offensive scheme
Pro-style
Defensive coordinator
Vance Bedford (3rd season)
Base defense
4–3
Home stadium
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big East Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 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 upset the heavily favored Florida Gators.
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