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2000 Louisville Cardinals football
C-USA champion
ConferenceConference USA
Record9–3 (6–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorScott Linehan (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorChris Smeland (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPapa John's Cardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Louisville $   6 – 1     9 – 3  
East Carolina   5 – 2     8 – 4  
Cincinnati   5 – 2     7 – 5  
Southern Miss   4 – 3     8 – 4  
UAB   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Tulane   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Memphis   2 – 5     4 – 7  
Houston   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Army   1 – 6     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, led by John L. Smith and played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, ended with a 9–3 record.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 pmKentucky*
WDRBW 40–34 OT42,510[1]
September 97:00 pmGrambling State*
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ESPN PlusW 52–041,227[2]
September 236:00 pmat No. 2 Florida State*
ESPN2L 0–3180,741
September 307:00 pmConnecticut
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 41–2238,121
October 73:30 pmat UAB
W 38–1718,000[3]
October 143:30 pmCincinnati
FSNW 38–2439,233
October 197:00 pmEast Carolina
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
FSNL 25–2838,024
October 282:00 pmTulane
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 35–3230,387
November 43:30 pmat No. 13 Southern Miss
FSNW 49–2831,667[4]
November 112:00 pmArmy
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 38–1740,328
November 183:30 pmat Houston
W 32–133,006
December 291:30 pmvs. No. 23 Colorado State*No. 22
ESPNL 17–2258,302
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

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See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP——————————————2222—
Coaches Poll——————————————2323—
BCSNot released———————Not released

Roster

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2000 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 9 Deion Branch Jr
WR 10 Arnold Jackson Sr
QB 15 Dave Ragone So
G 61 Aaron Dardzinski Jr
OL 68 Dan Koons  Fr
OL 69 Jason Hilliard  Fr
OT 72 Ariel Rodriguez So
C 73 Jason Padget Sr
OL 74 Jason Weathers  Fr
OT 75 Scott Graham Sr
OT 76 Rob Eble Jr
G 77 Joe O'Shaughnessy Sr
OL 78 Brian Devine Fr
WR 80 Zek Parker Sr
WR 84 Allen Carroll Sr
WR 85 Tiger Jones Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 2 Rashad Holman Sr
CB 3 Antonio Roundtree Sr
S 12 Curry Burns So
CB 24 Anthony Floyd So
DT 79 Donovan Arp Sr
DB 42 Laroni Gallishaw Fr
DT 90 Scott Lopez  Fr
DE 92 Michael Josiah So
DT 93 Tyrone Saterfield Fr
DE 95 Devon Thomas So
DT 96 Derrick Kennedy Sr
DE 97 Toby Dawson Sr
DE 98 Chad Lee So
DE 99 Dewayne White So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 13 Frank Zebich Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-12-16

References

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  1. ^ "Louisville exploits OT opportunity". The Paducah Sun. September 3, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Louisville blanks Grambling St". The Messenger. September 10, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cards deck UAB with 'D', 38–7". The Courier-Journal. October 8, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cards in Happysburg". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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