2002 Louisville Cardinals football team

2002 Louisville Cardinals football
2002 Louisville Cardinals football
GMAC Bowl, L 15–38 vs. Marshall
Conference	Conference USA
Record	7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	John L. Smith (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	John Pettas (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chris Smeland (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, led by John L. Smith and played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.

2002 Conference USA football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Cincinnati +	6	–	2	7	–	7
No. 23 TCU +	6	–	2	10	–	2
Louisville	5	–	3	7	–	6
Southern Miss	5	–	3	7	–	6
Tulane	4	–	4	8	–	5
UAB	4	–	4	5	–	7
East Carolina	4	–	4	4	–	8
Houston	3	–	5	5	–	7
Memphis	2	–	6	3	–	9
Army	1	–	7	1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	Kentucky*	No. 17	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup)	ESPN2	L 17–22	42,660
September 7	7:00 pm	at Duke*		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	WDRB	W 40–3	25,486
September 14	9:30 pm	at No. 24 Colorado State*		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	L 33–36	31,607
September 21	1:00 pm	at Army		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	WDRB	W 45–14	28,625
September 26	7:30 pm	No. 4 Florida State*		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN	W 26–20 ^OT	38,109
October 8	8:00 pm	at Memphis		Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 38–32	44,081
October 19	2:00 pm	TCU		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		L 31–45	34,127
October 26	2:00 pm	East Carolina		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 44–20	32,428
November 7	7:30 pm	Cincinnati		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)	ESPN	L 14–24	36,253
November 14	7:30 pm	at Southern Miss		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN	W 20–17 ^OT	28,076
November 23	1:00 pm	UAB		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 41–21	35,261
November 30	3:00 pm	at Houston		Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	WDRB	L 10–27	11,048
December 18	8:00 pm	vs. No. 24 Marshall*		Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (GMAC Bowl)	ESPN2	L 15–38	40,646
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2002 Louisville Cardinals football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`8`	Gerry Ahrens	Jr
RB	`23`	Lionel Gates	So
TE	`86`	Ronnie Ghent	Sr
WR	`88`	Victor Glenn	Jr
WR	`2`	Tiger Jones	So
QB	`17`	Stefan LeFors	So
C	`68`	Dan Koons	Jr
TE	`89`	Richard Owens	Jr
RB	`28`	T. J. Patterson	So
OL	`70`	Will Rabatin	So
QB	`15`	Dave Ragone	Sr
WR	`82`	J. R. Russell	So
RB	`32`	Eric Shelton	So
G	`59`	Jason Spitz	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`35`	Michael Brown	Sr
S	`12`	Curry Burns	Sr
DE	`58`	Elvis Dumervil	Fr
CB	`24`	Anthony Floyd	Sr
DB	`42`	Laroni Gallishaw	So
LB	`97`	Brandon Johnson	Fr
CB	`3`	Chris Johnson	Sr
LB	`98`	Chad Lee	Sr
LB	`54`	Robert McCune	So
S	`1`	Kerry Rhodes	So
DT	`92`	Montavious Stanley	Fr
DE	`99`	Dewayne White	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`14`	Nate Smith	Jr

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-16

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