2000 Louisville Cardinals football team

2000 Louisville Cardinals football

C-USA champion
Liberty Bowl, L 17–22 vs. Colorado State
Conference	Conference USA
2000 record	9–3 (6–1 C-USA)
Head coach	John L. Smith
Home stadium	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 42,000)

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, they ended with a 9–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 PM	Kentucky*		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup)	WDRB	W 40–34 ^OT	42,510
September 9	7:00 PM	Grambling State*		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN+	W 52–0	41,227
September 23	6:00 PM	at No. 2 Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN2	L 0–31	80,741
September 30	7:00 PM	Connecticut		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		W 41–22	38,121
October 7	3:30 PM	at UAB		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 38–17	18,000
October 14	3:30 PM	Cincinnati		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)	FSN	W 38–24	39,233
October 19	7:00 PM	East Carolina		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	FSN	L 25–28	38,024
October 28	2:00 PM	Tulane		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		W 35–32	30,387
November 4	3:30 PM	at No. 13 Southern Miss		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	FSN	W 49–28	31,667
November 11	2:00 PM	Army		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		W 38–17	40,328
November 18	3:30 PM	at Houston		Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX		W 32–13	3,006
December 29	1:30 PM	vs. No. 23 Colorado State*	No. 22	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–22	58,302
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

↑ "2000 Football Schedule". University of Louisville Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2012.

Louisville Cardinals football

Venues	Cardinal Stadium (1957–1997) Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (1997-current)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati (The Keg of Nails) Kentucky (Governor's Cup) Memphis

Culture & lore	Cardinal Bird Marching band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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