2003 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 2003 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his first year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.

2003 Louisville Cardinals football
GMAC Bowl, L 28–49 vs. Miami (OH)
Conference	Conference USA
Record	9–4 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Bobby Petrino (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Paul Petrino (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mike Gillhamer (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

2003 Conference USA football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Southern Miss $		8	–	0					9	–	4
No. 24 TCU		7	–	1					11	–	2
Memphis		5	–	3					9	–	4
Louisville		5	–	3					9	–	4
South Florida		5	–	3					7	–	4
Houston		4	–	4					7	–	6
UAB		4	–	4					5	–	7
Tulane		3	–	5					5	–	7
Cincinnati		2	–	6					5	–	7
East Carolina		1	–	7					1	–	11
Army		0	–	8					0	–	13
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 pm	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup)	ESPN2	W 40–24	70,467
September 13	1:30 pm	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	WDRB	W 30–20	38,550
September 20	3:00 pm	UTEP*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 42–14	40,205
September 27	3:00 pm	Temple*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 21–12	38,489
October 4	7:00 pm	at USF	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN+	L 28–31 2OT	36,044
October 11	3:00 pm	Army	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 34–10	40,432
October 17	8:00 pm	Tulane	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN	W 47–28	38,119
October 25	2:00 pm	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	WDRB	W 36–20	33,420
November 5	7:30 pm	at No. 13 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPN2	L 28–31	33,681
November 15	3:00 pm	Memphis	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)		L 7–37	30,114
November 22	3:15 pm	Houston	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 66–45	33,268
November 28	11:00 am	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (The Keg of Nails)	ESPN2	W 43–40	11,993
December 18	7:30 pm	vs. No. 14 Miami (OH)*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (GMAC Bowl)	ESPN2	L 28–49	40,620
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2003 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Tiger Jones  Jr QB 17 Stefan LeFors Jr RB 23 Lionel Gates Jr RB 32 Eric Shelton Jr G 59 Jason Spitz So C 68 Dan Koons Sr OL 70 Will Rabatin Jr WR 82 J. R. Russell Jr WR 85 Harry Douglas Fr TE 89 Richard Owens Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 1 Kerry Rhodes Jr CB 21 William Gay Fr LB 54 Robert McCune Jr DE 58 Elvis Dumervil So DT 90 Scott Lopez Sr DL 91 Amobi Okoye Fr DT 92 Montavious Stanley  So LB 97 Brandon Johnson  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bobby Petrino Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster