Between 2012 and 2014, Louisville football was in three different conferences: the Big East (2012), American Athletic Conference (2013) and ACC (2014).
The Cardinals’ final football season in the Big East ended with a conference co-championship and 11-2 record. Their lone season in the AAC included a second-place finish in the league standings for the program’s second 12-win season.
Bobby Petrino’s return as Louisville’s head football coach ushered in the ACC era, and the team finished third in the conference with nine wins. Louisville’s inclusion in the ACC is the program’s second-longest tenure in a conference after being part of the Missouri Valley Conference for 11 years (1963-74). Prior to and after that, the Cardinals were independent for a combined 70 years (1912-62; 1975-95).
Although Louisville seems content in the ACC, potential moves by Florida State and Clemson — the league’s two biggest brands — put the conference’s status and stability in question.
The Cardinals have been in the ACC for nearly a decade. Here are five of Louisville’s top moments:
Making the ACC championship game (2023)
Louisville quarterback Jack Plummer is sacked during the first half against Florida State in the ACC championship game.
Prior to a season-ending three-game losing streak and ugly loss at Pittsburgh, U of L coach Jeff Brohm’s first season at the helm of the program couldn’t have gone any better. He led the Cardinals to history by making their first ACC championship appearance in the first year the conference got rid of divisions. That included getting Louisville’s first win at Miami, which clinched a spot in the title game for the Cards. Quarterback Jack Plummer led the charge with 308 passing yards and three touchdowns. Safety Devin Neal led the defense with eight tackles. Although Louisville lost to…
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Author : The Courier Journal
Publish date : 2024-06-07 09:15:08
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