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University of Louisville
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Established 1798
President James R Ramsey
Athletic Director Tom Jurich
Enrollment 21,689
City Louisville
State Kentucky
Campus Size 287 Acres
Colors Cardinal Red, Black, White
Mascot
Nickname Cardinals
Conference Big East
Championships Mens Basketball 1980, 1986
University Website University of Louisville
Athletics Website UofL Sports.com
Student Newspaper The Louisville Cardinal


The University of Louisville is a state supported research university located in Kentucky's largest metropolitan area. It was a municipally supported public institution for many decades prior to joining the university system in 1970. The University has three campuses. The 287-acre Belknap Campus is three miles from downtown Louisville and houses seven of the university's 11 colleges and schools. The Health Sciences Center is situated in downtown Louisville's medical complex and houses the university's health related programs and the University of Louisville Hospital.



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Athletics:
UofL has had many great athletes pass through, and a good basketball program under Rick Pitino. The football program has risen in prominence since the early 90's with Howard Schnellenburger and Bobby Petrino, leading the Cards. UofL's biggest rivals are Kentucky of the SEC, West Virginia and Cincinnati of the Big East. The Cards are a member of the Big East Conference, which they joined in 2005. Prior to joining the Big East, UofL was a member of Conference USA and the Metro Conference.



Rivalries:
Keg of Nails with Cincinnati, Governor's Cup with Kentucky
Other rivals inclue: Marquette, Memphis, West Virginia




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Contents

[edit] Traditions

[edit] Stadiums

  • Football- Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (42,000)
    • PJCS opened in the fall of 1998
    • Record Attendance is 43,217 on 11/2/2006 against West Virginia
    • UofL holds a 46-9 record in the stadium, and has a 17 game home winning streak which is currently 2nd in the nation behind USC
  • Basketball- Freedom Hall (18,865)
    • Opened in 1956
    • Record Attendance is 20,091 on 1/21/06 against Connecticut
    • Has hosted 6 NCAA Final Fours
    • The Cardinals will be moving into a new arena in Downtown Louisville which will open in 2010 (The primary tenants of the new arena will be Louisville's Mens and Womens Basketball teams.
  • Baseball- Jim Patterson Stadium (2,500)
    • Opened in Spring 2005

[edit] Football

[edit] Staff

Head Football Coach- Steve Kragthorpe
Defensive Coordinator- Ron English
Offensive Coordinator- Jeff Brohm

[edit] Current Starters

Offense
QB: Adam Froman
RB: Vic Anderson
FB: Joe Tronzo
WR: Scott Long
WR: Doug Beaumont
TE: Pete Nochta
OT: Byron Stingily
OT: Greg Tomczyk
OG: Abdul Kuyateh
OG: Mark Wetterer
C: Mario Benavides

Defense
DE: William Savoy
DE: Greg Scruggs
NT: L.D. Scott
DT: L.T. Walker
LB: Brandon Heath
LB: Antwon Canady
LB: Jon Dempsey
CB: Bobby Burns
CB: Johnny Patrick
S: Terence Simien
S: Chaz Thompson

[edit] History

  • Bowl Record 6-7-1
  • Bowl Streak- UofL is tied with Texas & Miami for the 7th longest current bowl streak in the nation at 9 straight seasons. Only Michigan, Florida State, Florida, Virginia Tech, Georgia, & Georgia Tech have a longer active streak.
  • BCS Appearances - 1 (2007)
  • National Championships - 0
  • Famous Alumni-
  • Jay Gruden-In the AFL Hall of Fame, Voted #4 player in league history, Was Head Coach of the 1996 & 1998 AFL Champion Orlando Predators.
  • Mark Clayton-5 time Pro Bowl WR & is still the current AFC Single Season TD reception record holder with 18 TD's caught in 1984.
  • Tom Jackson-selected by the Denver Broncos in the 1973 NFL Draft. Enjoyed a 14-year career in Denver where he was a 3 time Pro Bowl selection, a 2 time All-Pro selection, and was voted Denver's Most Inspirational Player six times. Jackson also assisted the team to Championship appearances in Super Bowl XII and Super Bowl XXI. Since 1987 he has worked for ESPN providing Football coverage.
  • Sam Madison-4 time Pro Bowl CB.
  • Deion Branch-2005 Super Bowl MVP.
  • David Akers-4 time Pro Bowl selection & Currently one of the top kickers in the NFL.
  • Ted Washington-starting NT on the 2003 Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots.
  • Johnny Unitas-was the 1957, '59, & '64 NFL MVP. Was 1of4 QB's chosen for the NFL's 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1994 and was #32 on ESPN's Sportscentury Top 50 athletes of the 20th century.
  • Joe Jacob played in 4 Super Bowls & 4 consecutive Pro Bowls

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Staff

Head Basketball Coach- Rick Pitino

[edit] Starters

PG: Edgar Sosa
SG: Brandon Jenkins
SF: Terrence Williams
PF: Juan Palacios
C: David Padgett

Key Bench Players:
PG: Andre McGee, Brad Gianiny (W)
SG: Jerry Smith, Chris Current (W), Stuart Miller (W), Will Scott (W)
F: Earl Clark, Perrin Johnson
PF/C: Derrick Caracter, Terrance Farley
C: Jonathan Huffman

[edit] History

  • National Championships - 2 (1980 & 1986)
  • Final Four Appearances - 8 (1959, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 2005)
  • NCAA Appearances- 32
    • 5th in the Nation, 53-34 All-Time NCAA Record
  • 1956 NIT Champions,1948 NAIB Champions
  • Top 5 in the Nation in Attendance for 24 consecutive years
  • 18 All-Americans
  • National Player of the Year
    • Darrell Griffith in 1980
  • NCAA Final Four MVP's
    • Darrell Griffith in 1980
    • Pervis Ellison in 1986
  • 57 Louisville players have been drafted by the NBA, including 17 in the 1st Round
    • 7 players have been among the first 5 chosen
    • 41 Louisville players have appered in at least one NBA game
  • Retired Numbers- 42 Pervis Ellison, 35 Darrell Griffith, 31 Wes Unseld, 8 Charlie Tyra
  • Retired Jerseys- 20 Bob Lochmueller/Allen Murphy, 22 Rodney McCray/John Turner, 13 George Hauptfuher/Kenny Reeves/Bud Olsen, 12 Jim Morgan, 16 Chuck Noble, 9 Phil "Tree" Rollins, 15 Jim Price, 43 Derek Smith, 55 Billy Thompson, 20 Milt Wagner, 14 Butch Beard, Jack Coleman, 10 Ulysses "Junior" Bridgeman, 24 Don Goldstein
  • Famous Alumni -
  • Pervis Ellison 1989 NBA #1 Overall Draft Pick
  • Wes Unseld Only NBA player ever chosen Rookie of the Year & MVP in the same season (1968), Unseld was also the 1978 Championship Series MVP for Washington & was enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988
  • Junior Bridgeman scored over 11,000 points in the NBA & has his #2 jersey retired by the Milwaukee Bucks
  • Darrell Griffith 1981 NBA Rookie of the Year & scored over 12,000 points in his NBA career
  • Billy Thompson only 1 of 44 players to ever play on an NCAA Championship team & NBA Championship team in back-to-back years
  • Felton Spencer

[edit] Baseball

[edit] Staff

Head Baseball Coach- Dan McDonnell
Pitching Coach-Lazer Collazo
Hitting Coach-James McAuley

[edit] History


Big East Conference
Football: Cincinnati • Connecticut • Louisville • Pittsburgh• Rutgers • South Florida • Syracuse • West Virginia
  Non-Football: DePaul • Georgetown • Marquette • Notre Dame• Providence • St. John's • Seton Hall • Villanova  		 Big East Conference
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