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American college football season
2017 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Seasons
The 2017 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the
TaxSlayer Bowl where they lost to
Mississippi State .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 7:30 p.m. vs. Purdue * No. 16 FOX W 35–2837,394
September 9 12:00 p.m. at North Carolina No. 17 ESPN W 47–3547,000
September 16 8:00 p.m. No. 3 College GameDay)
ABC L 21–4755,588
September 23 12:00 p.m. Kent State * No. 19 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ACCRSN W 42–347,812
September 30 3:30 p.m. Murray State * No. 17 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ACCRSN W 55–1047,826
8:00 p.m. at No. 24 ESPN
L 25–3956,107
October 14 12:20 p.m ACCN
L 42–4544,679
October 21 12:00 p.m. at Florida State ESPN W 31–2872,764
October 28 12:20 p.m. at ACCN L 32–4229,593
November 11 3:30 p.m. Virginia Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPNU W 38–2146,787
November 18 3:30 p.m. Syracuse Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPNU W 56–1034,265
November 25 12:00 p.m. at Kentucky * SECN W 44–1756,186
December 30 12:00 p.m. vs. No. 24 ESPN L 27–3141,310
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries
vs Purdue
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 16 Cardinals
7
3
15
10
35
Boilermakers
7
7
7
7
28
At North Carolina
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 17 Cardinals
10
10
7
20
47
Tar Heels
7
7
14
7
35
Clemson
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 3 Tigers
7
12
14
14
47
No. 14 Cardinals
7
0
0
14
21
Kent State
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Flashes
0
3
0
0
3
No. 19 Cardinals
21
7
14
0
42
Murray State
1
2
3
4
Total
Racers
3
0
7
0
10
No. 17 Cardinals
14
21
10
10
55
At NC State
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 17 Cardinals
0
10
3
12
25
No. 24 Wolfpack
0
17
7
15
39
Boston College
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
7
7
14
17
45
Cardinals
14
7
0
21
42
At Florida State
1
2
3
4
Total
Cardinals
7
7
14
3
31
Seminoles
7
7
0
14
28
At Wake Forest
1
2
3
4
Total
Cardinals
3
7
7
15
32
Demon Deacons
14
14
7
7
42
Virginia
1
2
3
4
Total
Cavaliers
7
7
0
7
21
Cardinals
7
10
14
7
38
Syracuse
1
2
3
4
Total
Orange
3
0
0
7
10
Cardinals
7
28
14
7
56
At Kentucky
1
2
3
4
Total
Cardinals
17
14
3
10
44
Wildcats
7
3
0
7
17
vs Mississippi State–Tax Slayer Bowl
1
2
3
4
Total
Cardinals
7
14
3
3
27
Bulldogs
14
3
0
14
31
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP
16 17 14 19 17 17 RV — — — — — — RV RV — Coaches 17 16 14 20 18 17 RV — — — — — — RV RV — CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
Roster
2017 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Lorenzo Ward (Associate head coach/secondary)
Lonnie Galloway (Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers)
Mike Summers (Co-offensive coordinator/offensive line)
Peter Sirmon (defensive coordinator)
Cort Dennison (Inside Linebackers/recruiting coordinator)
Chris Klenakis (Tight Ends)
Nick Petrino (quarterbacks)
L. D. Scott (defensive line)
Kolby Smith (running backs)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: October 2, 2017
2018 NFL Draft
Main article:
2018 NFL Draft
The Cardinals had four players selected in the 2018 NFL draft.
References
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