# 2015 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 2015 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by sixth-year head coach Bobby Petrino, who began his second stint at Louisville in 2014 season after eight years away. The team played its 18th season at its current home of Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. They competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Atlantic Division. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Music City Bowl where they defeated Texas A&M.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Louisville | Alma Mater | Before Louisville |
| Bobby Petrino | Head coach | 6 | Carroll College (1983) | Western Kentucky – Head coach (2014) |
| Garrick McGee | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach / assistant head coach | 2 | Oklahoma (1996) | UAB – Head coach (2013) |
| Todd Grantham | Defensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach | 2 | Virginia Tech (1988) | Georgia – Defensive coordinator (2013) |
| Greg Brown | Safeties Coach / recruiting coordinator | 2 | UTEP (1980) | Alabama – Safeties Coach (2013) |
| Terrell Buckley | Cornerbacks coach | 2 | Florida State (1991) | Akron – Cornerbacks Coach (2013) |
| Tony Grantham | Inside linebackers coach / special teams coordinator | 2 | Radford (2000) | Navy – Outside linebackers coach (2013) |
| Chris Klenakis | Offensive line coach / running game coordinator | 2 | Nevada (1992) | Iowa State – Offensive line coach (2013) |
| L.D. Scott | Defensive line coach | 2 | Louisville (2009) | Western Kentucky – Defensive ends coach (2013) |
| Kolby Smith | Running backs coach | 2 | Louisville (2006) | Western Kentucky – Running backs coach (2013) |
| Lamar Thomas | Wide receivers coach | 2 | Miami (1992) | Western Kentucky – Wide receivers coach (2013) |
| Joe Miday | Director of strength and conditioning | 1 | Marshall (2008) | Western Kentucky – Director of strength and conditioning (2013) |
| Scott Wilks | Assistant director of strength and conditioning | 2 | Marshall (2009) | Western Kentucky – Assistant director of strength and conditioning (2013) |
| Andrew Wagner | Director of football operations | 2 | Butler (1999) | Western Kentucky – Director of football operations (2013) |

## Schedule

Louisville announced their 2015 football schedule on January 29, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of six home games, five away games and one neutral site game in the regular season. The Cardinals will host ACC foes Boston College, Clemson, Syracuse, and Virginia, and will travel to Florida State, NC State, Pittsburgh, and Wake Forest.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Auburn* | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game) | CBS | L 24–31 | 73,927 |
| September 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Houston* | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ACCRSN | L 31–34 | 50,019 |
| September 17 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 11 Clemson | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ESPN | L 17–20 | 55,396 |
| September 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Samford* | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ESPN3 | W 45–3 | 50,121 |
| October 3 | 12:30 p.m. | at NC State | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ACCN | W 20–13 | 56,417 |
| October 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Florida State | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ESPN | L 21–41 | 71,225 |
| October 24 | 12:30 p.m. | Boston College | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ACCN | W 17–14 | 41,486 |
| October 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC | ESPN2 | W 20–19 | 24,922 |
| November 7 | 12:30 p.m. | Syracuse | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ACCN | W 41–17 | 46,158 |
| November 14 | 12:30 p.m. | Virginia | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ACCRSN | W 38–31 | 51,233 |
| November 21 | 3:45 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | ESPNews | L 34–45 | 42,119 |
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Kentucky* | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY (Governor's Cup) | SECN | W 38–24 | 62,512 |
| December 30 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Texas A&M* | Nissan StadiumNashville, TN (Music City Bowl) | ESPN | W 27–21 | 50,478 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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