The Louisville Cardinals (also known as the Cards) are the athletic teams representing the University of Louisville. A member of the Big East Conference since 2005, they are known nationally as a traditional power in men's basketball and women's volleyball. In recent years, the football team has also gained national prominence with a 32-5 record since 2004 and finishing in the top 6 in both the final Bowl Championship Series and AP polls in two of the last three seasons. On the gridiron, the Cardinals were the 2006 champions of the Big East Conference and the 2007 Orange Bowl. The University of Louisville (also known as U of L) is a public, state-supported university located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. ... The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States. ... BCS Logo 2006-Present with logo of Television Rightsholder Fox Broadcasting Company The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is designed to pair the top two teams in college football against each other in the BCS National Championship Game, with the winner being the BCS national champion. ... The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of thirteen universities, mostly in the northeastern United States: Boston College (scheduled to leave in 2005) University of Connecticut (UConn) Georgetown University (Plays Division I-AA football in the Patriot League) University of Notre Dame (Plays Division I-A football... The Orange Bowl is an annual college football game that is usually played on January 1 in the Miami, Florida metro area, in the United States. ...

UofL's fanbase is strongest in the greater Louisville area and Western Kentucky (particularly in the cities of Bowling Green, Paducah, and Owensboro), but has expanded into other parts of state in recent years, especially in the Northern Kentucky and the Lexington/Frankfort areas. UofL has cable tv and radio affiliates throughout the state. Location of Bowling Green within Warren County in Kentucky. ... Paducah is a city in McCracken County, Kentucky at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River. ... Owensboro is the third largest city in Kentucky and the county seat of Daviess County. ... The term Northern Kentucky generally refers to the three northernmost counties in Kentucky. ... Nickname: Location in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Coordinates: , Country United States State Kentucky Counties Fayette Government  - Mayor Jim Newberry (D) Area  - City  285. ... Frankfort is the capital of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, a state of the United States of America. ...

The total sales of UofL merchandise has tripled since 2001, now ranking 32nd nationally in sales. Since 1997, the school has spent over $150 million, all from private funding, in upgrading its sports facilities. Since 2004, UofL has won conference titles in eight sports. UofL currently fields 13 women's teams and 10 men's teams. For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

Louisville team sports

Baseball

Score graph for the 2006 Baseball season

Team Established: 1909

All Time Record: 1,356-1,284 (.513)

2006 record: 31-29

Playing Facility: Jim Patterson Stadium (2005)

Head Coach: Dan McDonnell

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2

Last NCAA Appearance: 2007

College World Series Appearances: 1 (2007)

Conference Titles: 2

Drafted Players: 50

Players In The MLB system: 5

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Men's Basketball

Main article: Louisville Cardinals basketball

The 2005 senior headed Final Four team won nearly all close games

Graph of UofL's cumulative all time wins and losses

Team Established: 1911

All Time Record: 1,529-816 (.652)

Playing Facility: Freedom Hall (1956)

Court: Denny Crum Court (2007)

Head Coach: Rick Pitino

National Titles: 2

NCAA Final Fours: 8

Conference Titles: 11

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 33

NIT Appearances: 14

Last NCAA Appearance: 2007

All-Americans: 18

Drafted Players: 71

Players In The NBA: 1 (Fransico Garcia)

UofL's basketball tradition was established by Muhlenberg County native, Coach Bernard "Peck" Hickman. The Cards never had a losing season in Hickman's 23 years, prior to his arrival the team had only had 11 winning seasons. In 1956, Hickman's team won the NIT, then considered a national championship on a par with the NCAA tournament. After retiring he became the school's A.D. and hired, then John Wooden assistant and future Hall of Famer, Denny Crum, who led the team to two NCAA's Division I basketball championships in 1980 and 1986 and eight Final Fours. The men's basketball team currently ranks fifth in all-time NCAA Tournament wins and has been in the top five in average attendance each year since the 1982-83 season. Perennial rivals include the University of Kentucky, University of Cincinnati, and the University of Memphis. Over the past 12 years, Marquette University has also become a heated rival. The Louisville Cardinals Basketball team is the 18th winningest college basketball team in NCAA division I basketball history. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (975x549, 44 KB) Summary Graph of University of Louisville mens basketball season. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (975x549, 44 KB) Summary Graph of University of Louisville mens basketball season. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (924x465, 31 KB) Summary Graph of all time cummulative University of Louisville mens Basketball wins. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (924x465, 31 KB) Summary Graph of all time cummulative University of Louisville mens Basketball wins. ... Freedom Hall at a distance Freedom Hall is a multipurpose arena in Louisville, Kentucky on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center, which is owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. ... Denzil E. Denny Crum (born March 5, 1937 in San Fernando, California) is a former college mens basketball coach. ... Rick Pitino (born September 18, 1952) is the head basketball coach at the University of Louisville. ... Muhlenberg County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... Bernard Peck Hickman (October 5, 1911 – February 20, 2000) is best known as the man who turned the University of Louisville mens basketball team into one of the nations best. ... The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is a mens college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. ... // Final four redirects here. ... John Robert Wooden (born October 14, 1910, in Hall, Indiana) is a retired American basketball coach. ... Basketball Hall of Fame Logo The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ... Denzil E. Denny Crum (born March 5, 1937 in San Fernando, California) is a former college mens basketball coach. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... The 1980 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... The 1986 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... Final Four is a sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament. ... // Final four redirects here. ... The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... The University of Cincinnati is a coeducational public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... The University of Memphis is a public American research university located in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system. ... Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States of America. ...

The Cardinals' hired former Kentucky coach Rick Pitino in 2001, adding fuel to the UK rivalry. In the 2004-2005 season, Pitino led the Cardinals return to the Final Four after a 19-year absence. The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... Rick Pitino (born September 18, 1952) is the head basketball coach at the University of Louisville. ...

Women's Basketball

The 05-06 Lady Card's score graph

Team Established: 1975

All Time Record: 547-390 (.583)

06-07 record: 26-8

Playing Facility: Freedom Hall (1955)

Head Coach: Jeff Walz

Conference Titles: 12

NCAA Appearances: 11

Last NCAA Appearance: 2007

All-Americans: 6

Drafted Players: 2

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Cheerleading

The cheerleading squads are also a national powerhouse, with the co-ed squad winning 11 NCA (National Cheer Association) championships since 1985 and the all girl squad winning 5 consecutive championships since 2001.

Dance Team

Field hockey

Score graph for 2005 Field Hockey team

Team Established: 1976

All Time Record: 229-286 (.444)

Fall 2006 record: 12-8

Playing Facility: Trager Stadium (2000)

Head Coach: Pam Bustin

Conference Titles: 3

NCAA Appearances: 2

Last NCAA Appearance: 3

All-Americans: 3

The UofL women's field hockey team received the NFHCA Division I National Academic Team Award for their 3.65 GPA, which was the highest in the nation. [1] The team also won two MAC tourney titles in 2003 and 2004 and finished one game back in their first Big East season. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (950x750, 38 KB) Summary Score graph University of Louisville field hockey 2005 season. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (950x750, 38 KB) Summary Score graph University of Louisville field hockey 2005 season. ... Trager Stadium is a field hockey stadium located on the campus of the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky. ... The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a college athletic conference with a membership base that stretches from Pennsylvania to Illinois. ... The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of thirteen universities, mostly in the northeastern United States: Boston College (scheduled to leave in 2005) University of Connecticut (UConn) Georgetown University (Plays Division I-AA football in the Patriot League) University of Notre Dame (Plays Division I-A football...

Football

Score graph for the 2006 Football Cardinals

Graph of cumm. all time wins for the UofL Football team

Team Established: 1912

All Time Record: 425-405 (.51)

2006 Season record: 11-1

Playing Facility: Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (1998)

Head Coach: Steve Kragthorpe

Conference Titles: 4

Bowl Appearances: 13, incl. 9 straight

Last Bowl Appearance: 2007 FedEx Orange Bowl

All-Americans: 22

Drafted Players: 85

Players In The NFL: 21

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Under Coach Smith, the Cardinals spent 11 weeks in the AP Top 25, including a #17 final finish in 2000.

Under Coach Petrino, the Cardinals were ranked in all but three of the weekly AP polls since the beginning of the 2004 season. This includes a #6 final finish in both 2004 and 2006, as well as a #19 final finish in 2005.

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In 2006, the Cardinals began the season ranked #13 in the AP poll and finished the season with a 12-1 record, their first Big East Conference title and completed the season with a 24-13 victory over the Atlantic Coast Conference champion Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the FedEx Orange Bowl. The Cards finished the 2006 season ranked #6 in the AP Poll and #7 in the Coaches Poll, while being ranked #6 in the Bowl Championship Series Poll The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States. ... The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ... The Demon Deacon riding in on his motorcycle, as has become traditional at many Wake Forest sporting events. ... The Orange Bowl is an annual college football game that is usually played on January 1 in Miami, Florida. ... BCS Logo 2006-Present with logo of Television Rightsholder Fox Broadcasting Company The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is designed to pair the top two teams in college football against each other in the BCS National Championship Game, with the winner being the BCS national champion. ...

UofL winning percentage by year

On January 9, 2007, Steve Kragthorpe was introduced as the new head coach of the Cardinals, within 48 hours after Bobby Petrino announced his departure to take the head coaching position with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 416 pixel Image in higher resolution (958 × 498 pixel, file size: 18 KB, MIME type: image/gif) fjdjdj I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 416 pixel Image in higher resolution (958 × 498 pixel, file size: 18 KB, MIME type: image/gif) fjdjdj I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Steve Kragthorpe (born April 28, 1965 in Missoula, Montana) is the head coach for the University of Louisville football team. ... Bernard Bobby Petrino (b. ... City Atlanta, Georgia Team colors Black, Red, and White Head Coach Bobby Petrino Owner Arthur Blank General manager Rich McKay Mascot Freddie Falcon League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1966–present) Eastern Conference (1966) Western Conference (1967-69) Coastal Division (1967-1969) National Football Conference (1970-present) NFC West (1970... NFL redirects here. ...

None of the football program's recent success would have been possible without the vision and efforts of former coach Howard Schnellenberger, who was the head coach from 1985-1994. His greatest achievement at UofL was a 34-7 drubbing of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 1991 Fiesta Bowl, which culminated in UofL's first national ranking (11th) and a 10-1-1 record. Howard Schnellenberger (born March 16, 1934) is an American football coach at both the professional and college level. ... Athletic teams at The University of Alabama are known as the Crimson Tide. ... The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips (a Frito-Lay product), is a United States college football game played annually since 1971. ...

Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, as viewed from Central Avenue.

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Retired numbers

• The only number retired by the University of Louisville's football program is #16, which was worn by NFL legend Johnny Unitas. A statue of Unitas prominently overlooks the north end zone of Cardinal Stadium and is touched by every Cardinal as he enters the field prior to kickoff.

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Retired jerseys

• UofL has retired the jerseys (not the numbers) of the following former Cardinal football players: Bruce Armstrong, Ray Buchanan, Doug Buffone, Ernie Green, Tom Jackson, Joe Jacoby, Otto Knop, Lenny Lyles, Sam Madison, Frank Minnifield, Chris Redman, Otis Wilson, Roman Oben, Dwayne Woodruff, and Jeff Brohm.

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Rowing

Lacrosse

To be added in 2007

Soccer

2005 women's soccer Score Graph

2005 men's soccer Score Graph

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Women's

Team Established: 1985

All Time Record: 125-234 (.348)

Fall 2005 record: 11-7

Playing Facility: Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium (2000)

Head Coach: Karen Ferguson

Conference Titles: 0

All Americans: 1

Men's

Team Established: 1979

All Time Record: 185-272 (.404)

Fall 2005 Record: 5-11

Playing Facility: Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium (2000)

Head Coach: Tony Colevechia

Conference Titles: 2

Softball

Score graph for 2006 softball team

Team Established: 2000

All time record: 259-157 (.622)

2006 record: 48-10

Playing Facility: Ulmer Stadium (2000)

Head Coach: Sandy Pearson

Conference championships: 2

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2

Last NCAA Appearance: 2006

All-Americans: 1

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Volleyball

Score graph for the 2005 Volleyball team

Team Established: 1975

All Time Record: 662-360 (.647)

Playing Facility: Cardinal Arena (1990)

Record at Cardinal Arena: 153-19

Head Coach: Leonid Yelin

Conference Titles: 16

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 14

Last NCAA Appearance: 2005

All-Americans: 2

Volleyball has traditionally been one of UofL's most successful programs, led by head coach Leonid Yelin, whoose .772 career winning percentage ranks 9th among active coaches. During the 2005 season, UofL was ranked as high as #6 en route to a 30-3 record, a regular season tie for the Big East title, and a second straight trip to the Sweet 16. The team also had an average attendance of 1,215 per game in their 840 seat Cardinal Arena, with fans turned away at several games. Currently UofL is seeking state funding to expand the arena to better meet fan demands and prevent unsafe "standing room only" crowds. UofL also hosted both the 2005 Big East Volleyball tournament and the first two rounds of NCAA volleyball tournament at the Kentucky International Expo Center in Downtown Louisville. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (940x700, 34 KB) Summary Score graph for the 2005 University of Louisvilles nationally ranked #6 volleyball team. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (940x700, 34 KB) Summary Score graph for the 2005 University of Louisvilles nationally ranked #6 volleyball team. ... Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. ... The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of thirteen universities, mostly in the northeastern United States: Boston College (scheduled to leave in 2005) University of Connecticut (UConn) Georgetown University (Plays Division I-AA football in the Patriot League) University of Notre Dame (Plays Division I-A football... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... The distances to each of Louisvilles sister cities are represented on this lightpost downtown. ...

In 2005, two Cardinals, seniors Lena Ustymenko and Jennifer Hoffman, were named second team All-American. Previously only one Big East volleyball player had been named an All-American. [2] Ustymenko was also named the 2005 Big East player of the year and Hoffman led the nation in hitting percentage in the Card's 6-2 offense. [3] The program has won 14 of its last 15 conference titles (with another in 1983) and has been to the NCAA tourney 16 times since 1982, with 44 players making their all-conference team. The team has a 153-19 all time record at Cardinal Arena.

Cross Country

Golf

Swimming And Diving

Tennis

Conference Championships

Main article: Louisville Cardinals Conference Championships by Year

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Sport Facilities

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Fan Support

Average Per-Game Attendance by Sport, 2005-2006

Jim Patterson Baseball Stadium and Sports Medicine Complex

• • Volleyball total includes three games at the 3,000 seat Kentucky International Convention Center.

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Notable athletic alumni

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Radio affiliates

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Rivalry with Kentucky

UofL has dominated the football rivalry.

UK currently has the most wins in the basketball rivalry. Both teams have each been to 7 Final Fours since 1960.

The Louisville Cardinals are part of what is widely considered one of the most intense college rivalries in the U.S. It is also one of the few rivalries to be equally intense in basketball and football, and practically every other sport as well. The men's basketball game is called the Battle for the Bluegrass; the football game is officially called the Governor's Cup. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (988x620, 11 KB) Score Graph of Louisville/ Kentucky football rivalry. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (988x620, 11 KB) Score Graph of Louisville/ Kentucky football rivalry. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (988x577, 27 KB) Summary Score graph of UK / U of L mens basketball rivalry since 1983. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (988x577, 27 KB) Summary Score graph of UK / U of L mens basketball rivalry since 1983. ... The Battle for the Bluegrass is the qouilical name for the annual NCAA Mens Basketball game between the Louisville Cardinals and the Kentucky Wildcats. ... The Governors Cup (sometimes called the Battle for the Bluegrass) is the name given to the annual football game between the University of Louisville Cardinals and the University of Kentucky Wildcats. ...

Unlike many in-state rivalries that have been played continuously for many decades, these two schools went through a long period from the 1930s to the 1980s of rarely facing each other. They did play frequently from the 1900s to 1920's, with UK dominating in both sports. The results have been mixed since the renewal of the Men's basketball rivalry in 1983 and football in 1994, with UK dominating the basketball rivalry (16 of 23 or 69.5%) and UofL dominating the football rivalry (9 of 13 or 69.2%) by almost identical percentages. UK still leads the overall football rivalry 11 games to 9 as of 2007.

UofL's success in football has been aided by University of Kentucky alumni, such as former Head Football Coach Howard Schnellenberger, Co-Defensive Coordinator Mike Cassity, and Assistant Coach Greg Nord, as well as Lexington-area players Eric Shelton, David Akers, Frank Minnifield, and Travis Leffew. Additionally, native Louisvillians such as Brian Brohm and Michael Bush have helped move Louisville Football to an upper tier football program. Louisville also recruits heavily out of Florida. The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... Howard Schnellenberger (born March 16, 1934) is an American football coach at both the professional and college level. ... Eric Shelton (born June 23, 1983 in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American football running back who currently is a free agent of the National Football League. ... David Roy Akers (born December 9, 1974, in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American football placekicker who currently plays for the Philadelphia Eagles. ... Frank Minnifield (born January 1, 1960, Lexington, Kentucky) is a former American football player who played defensive back for the Cleveland Browns from 1984-92. ...

In 2006, UofL overtook UK in the number of college license plates (18,300 to 17000).

Sports trivia

• Within the intrastate rivalry with UK, the team that has won the football game has lost the following basketball game every year, except in 2003 when UofL won both.
• In 2005, UofL was among only a handful of schools to average better than 97 percent attendance to capacity in volleyball, men's basketball, and football.
• The film "The Replacements" was based on former Cardinal quarterback Ed Rubbert (played by Keanu Reeves), who led the Washington Redskins' 1987 strike team to a 3-0 record en route to the franchise's Super Bowl XXI championship.
• The high five was popularized by the Cardinal basketball team during its run to the 1980 NCAA Championship.
• UofL is one of two universities in the state of Kentucky to have a women's rowing team, the other being Murray State University.
• The UofL football program annually plays for the Governor's Cup (awarded to the winner of the Louisville-Kentucky football game) and the Keg of Nails (awarded to the winner of the Louisville-Cincinnati football game). The Keg of Nails currently resides in Louisville.
• The Cardinal volleyball team has won 14 of the last 15 conference championships. In the past two years the team has a combined 60-6 record with consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 appearances.
• The 2006 Baseball Cardinals broke the Big East Conference Tournament record with a .409 batting average.[9]

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References

See also

• Sports in Louisville, Kentucky

Sports in Louisville, Kentucky // College College basketball and football, are the very popular here which prides itself on being one of the best college sports towns in America. ...

External links

• University of Louisville official athletic website
• Big East Conference official website
• InsideTheVille.com - unofficial website
• Cardinalsports.com - unofficial website of the Louisville Sports Report