2003 Louisville Cardinals football team

2003 Louisville Cardinals football
GMAC Bowl, L 28–49 vs. Miami (OH)
Conference	Conference USA
2003 record	9–4 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Bobby Petrino
Offensive coordinator	Paul Petrino
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mike Cassity
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 42,000)

2003 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Southern Miss $		8	–	0					9	–	4
#24 TCU		7	–	1					11	–	2
Louisville		5	–	3					9	–	4
Memphis		5	–	3					9	–	4
South Florida		5	–	3					7	–	4
Houston		4	–	4					7	–	6
UAB		4	–	4					5	–	7
Tulane		3	–	5					5	–	7
Cincinnati		2	–	6					5	–	7
East Carolina		1	–	7					1	–	11
Army		0	–	8					0	–	13
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his first year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 PM	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup)	ESPN2	W 40–24	70,467
September 13	1:30 PM	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	WDRB	W 30–20	38,550
September 20	3:00 PM	UTEP*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		W 42–14	40,205
September 27	3:00 PM	Temple*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		W 21–12	38,489
October 4	7:00 PM	at USF	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN+	L 28–31 2OT	36,044
October 11	3:00 PM	Army	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		W 34–10	40,432
October 17	8:00 PM	Tulane	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN	W 47–28	38,119
October 25	2:00 PM	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	WDRB	W 36–20	33,420
November 5	7:30 PM	at #13 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	ESPN2	L 28–31	33,681
November 15	3:00 PM	Memphis	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		L 7–37	30,114
November 22	3:15 PM	Houston	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		W 66–45	33,268
November 28	11:00 AM	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (The Keg of Nails)	ESPN2	W 43–40	11,993
December 18	7:30 PM	vs. #14 Miami (OH)*	Ladd Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (GMAC Bowl)	ESPN2	L 28–49	40,620
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.