2016 Louisville Cardinals football team information
American college football season
2016Louisville Cardinals football
ACC Atlantic Division co-champion
Citrus Bowl, L 9–29 vs. LSU
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
Division
Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches
No. 20
AP
No. 21
Record
9–4 (7–1 ACC)
Head coach
Bobby Petrino (7th season)
Co-offensive coordinator
Lonnie Galloway (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator
Chris Klenakis (1st season)
Offensive scheme
Multiple
Defensive coordinator
Todd Grantham (3rd season)
Base defense
3–4
Home stadium
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$#
7
–
1
14
–
1
No. 21 Louisville x
7
–
1
9
–
4
No. 8 Florida State
5
–
3
10
–
3
NC State
3
–
5
7
–
6
Wake Forest
3
–
5
7
–
6
Boston College
2
–
6
7
–
6
Syracuse
2
–
6
4
–
8
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech xy
6
–
2
10
–
4
North Carolina
5
–
3
8
–
5
No. 20 Miami (FL)
5
–
3
9
–
4
Pittsburgh
5
–
3
8
–
5
Georgia Tech
4
–
4
9
–
4
Duke
1
–
7
4
–
8
Virginia
1
–
7
2
–
10
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
# – College Football Playoff champion
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2016 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by then third-year head coach Bobby Petrino, who began his second stint at Louisville in 2014 after eight years away. The team played their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. The Cardinals competed as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cardinals were led by sophomore quarterback Lamar Jackson, who was responsible for 51 touchdowns on the year (30 passing and 21 rushing), which was second in FBS. He was awarded the Heisman Trophy, distinguishing him as the nation's best college football player, becoming the first Louisville player to win the award.[1]
^"Louisville's Lamar Jackson wins Heisman Trophy". NBC Sports. Associated Press. December 10, 2016.
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