2012 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 2012 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Charlie Strong and played their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. They were a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 11–2, 5–2 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for the Big East championship. As the highest rated of the four Big East champions in the final BCS poll, the Cardinals received the conference's automatic bid into a BCS game. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl where they upset the heavily favored Florida Gators.

2012 Louisville Cardinals football
Big East co-champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 33–23 vs. Florida
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
Record11–2 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorShawn Watson (1st full as coordinator, 2nd overall season)
Defensive coordinatorVance Bedford (3rd season)
Home stadiumPapa John's Cardinal Stadium
2012 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Louisville $+  5 2   11 2  
Cincinnati +  5 2   10 3  
Rutgers +  5 2   9 4  
Syracuse +  5 2   8 5  
Pittsburgh  3 4   6 7  
Connecticut  2 5   5 7  
Temple  2 5   4 7  
South Florida  1 6   3 9  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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