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2001 Louisville Cardinals football team

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2001 Louisville Cardinals football

C-USA champion Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 28–10 vs. BYU
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 17
Record	11–2 (6–1 C-USA)
Head coach	John L. Smith (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Scott Linehan (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Chris Smeland (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No.17Louisville $	6	–	1	11	–	2
Cincinnati	5	–	2	7	–	5
UAB	5	–	2	6	–	5
East Carolina	5	–	2	6	–	6
Southern Miss	4	–	3	6	–	5
TCU	4	–	3	6	–	6
Memphis	3	–	4	5	–	6
Army	2	–	5	3	–	8
Tulane	1	–	6	3	–	9
Houston	0	–	7	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, led by John L. Smith, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. They ended the season with an 11–2 record.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 23	7:00 pm	New Mexico State*		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky (John Thompson Foundation Classic)		W 45–24	38,129
September 1	12:30 pm	atKentucky*		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (Governor's Cup)	JPS	W 36–10	70,838
September 8	7:00 pm	Western Carolina*		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky		W 31–7	35,214
September 22	12:00 pm	atIllinois*	No. 25	Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois	ESPN	L 10–34	43,232
September 29	2:00 pm	Memphis		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky (rivalry)		W 38–21	39,256
October 4	7:30 pm	Colorado State*		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	ESPN	W 7–2	39,389
October 16	8:00 pm	Southern Miss		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	ESPN2	W 24–14	33,627
October 27	2:00 pm	atCincinnati		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati (The Keg of Nails)		W 28–13	31,004
November 3	3:30 pm	atTulane		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans		W 52–7	19,369
November 10	2:00 pm	Houston	No. 25	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, Kentucky		W 34–10	40,479
November 15	7:30 pm	atEast Carolina	No. 19	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, North Carolina	ESPN	W 39–34	39,775
November 23	6:00 pm	atTCU	No. 17	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas	ESPN	L 22–37	22,176
December 31	4:00 pm	vs. No. 19BYU*	No. 23	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN2	W 28–10	58,968
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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2001 Louisville Cardinals football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`9`	Deion Branch	Sr
QB	`18`	Jeff Brunelli	Jr
RB	`23`	Lionel Gates	Fr
WR	`85`	Tiger Jones	Fr
QB	`17`	Stefan LeFors	Fr
TE	`89`	Richard Owens	So
QB	`15`	Dave Ragone	Jr
WR	`82`	J. R. Russell	Fr
RB	`32`	Eric Shelton	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`35`	Michael Brown	Jr
S	`12`	Curry Burns	Jr
CB	`24`	Anthony Floyd	Jr
DB	`42`	Laroni Gallishaw	Fr
CB	`3`	Chris Johnson	Jr
LB	`54`	Robert McCune	Fr
S	`1`	Kerry Rhodes	Fr
DE	`99`	Dewayne White	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`62`	Jamason Welker	Fr
TE	`89`	Richard Owens	So

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v t e Louisville Cardinals football
Venues	High School Park (1912) Eclipse Park (1913–1916, 1921–1922) Parkway Field (1923–1936, 1952–1956) Maxwell Field (1937–1942) duPont Manual Stadium (1938, 1940–1941, 1949–1951) Cardinal Stadium (1957–1997) L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati: The Keg of Nails Kentucky: Governor's Cup Memphis
Culture & lore	Cardinal Bird Marching band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Conference USA football champions

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