2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 4 Clemson xy$^ 7–1  12–2 
No. 23 NC State 6–2  9–4 
Wake Forest 4–4  8–5 
Louisville 4–4  8–5 
Boston College 4–4  7–6 
Florida State 3–5  7–6 
Syracuse 2–6  4–8 
Coastal Division
No. 13 Miami (FL) xy 7–1  10–3 
No. 24 Virginia Tech 5–3  9–4 
Georgia Tech 4–4  5–6 
Virginia 3–5  6–7 
Pittsburgh 3–5  5–7 
Duke 3–5  7–6 
North Carolina 1–7  3–9 
Championship: Clemson 38, Miami 3
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the sport of American football during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and were led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Petrino, who began his second stint at Louisville in 2014 after eight years away. Home games were played at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. The team finished the season with an 8–5 overall record and a 4–4 record against opponents in ACC.[1] The Cardinals were in a three-way tie for third place in the Atlantic Division[citation needed] and were invited to the TaxSlayer Bowl, where they lost 31–27 to Mississippi State.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:30 p.m.vs. Purdue*No. 16
FOXW 35–2837,394
September 912:00 p.m.at North CarolinaNo. 17
ESPNW 47–3547,000
September 168:00 p.m.No. 3 ClemsonNo. 14
ABCL 21–4755,588
September 2312:00 p.m.Kent State*No. 19
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ACCRSNW 42–347,812
September 303:30 p.m.Murray State*No. 17
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ACCRSNW 55–1047,826
October 58:00 p.m.at No. 24 NC StateNo. 17
ESPNL 25–3956,107
October 1412:20 p.mBoston Collegedagger
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ACCNL 42–4544,679
October 2112:00 p.m.at Florida State
ESPNW 31–2872,764
October 2812:20 p.m.at Wake Forest
ACCNL 32–4229,593
November 113:30 p.m.Virginia
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ESPNUW 38–2146,787
November 183:30 p.m.Syracuse
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
ESPNUW 56–1034,265
November 2512:00 p.m.at Kentucky*
SECNW 44–1756,186
December 3012:00 p.m.vs. No. 24 Mississippi State*
ESPNL 27–3141,310
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

vs Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Cardinals 7 3 15 10 35
Boilermakers 7 7 7 7 28

At North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Cardinals 10 10 7 20 47
Tar Heels 7 7 14 7 35

Clemson

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Tigers 7 12 14 14 47
No. 14 Cardinals 7 0 0 14 21

Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 3 0 0 3
No. 19 Cardinals 21 7 14 0 42

Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 3 0 7 0 10
No. 17 Cardinals 14 21 10 10 55

At NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Cardinals 0 10 3 12 25
No. 24 Wolfpack 0 17 7 15 39

Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 7 14 17 45
Cardinals 14 7 0 21 42

At Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 7 14 3 31
Seminoles 7 7 0 14 28

At Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 3 7 7 15 32
Demon Deacons 14 14 7 7 42

Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Cavaliers 7 7 0 7 21
Cardinals 7 10 14 7 38

Syracuse

1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 3 0 0 7 10
Cardinals 7 28 14 7 56

At Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 17 14 3 10 44
Wildcats 7 3 0 7 17

vs Mississippi State–Tax Slayer Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 14 3 3 27
Bulldogs 14 3 0 14 31

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP161714191717RV——————RVRV—
Coaches171614201817RV——————RVRV—
CFPNot released——————Not released

Roster

2017 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Traveon Samuel  Jr
WR 2 Corey Reed Fr
QB 3 Malik Cunningham Fr
WR 3 Cornelius Sturghill  So
QB 4 Jawon Pass  Fr
WR 5 Seth Dawkins So
RB 7 Reggie Bonnafon Sr
QB 8 Lamar Jackson Jr
WR 9 Jaylen Smith Jr
WR 10 Rodjay Burns So
TE 11 Kemari Averett Fr
RB 12 Trey Smith  So
QB 15 Clay Bolin  Fr
QB 15 Sean McCormack  Fr
WR 18 Justin Marshall Fr
RB 22 Harry Trotter So
WR 23 Jovel Smith So
RB 25 Dae Williams  So
WR 26 Chris Taylor-Yamanoha  Fr
WR 27 Collin Miller Fr
RB 29 Malik Williams Sr
WR 30 Jeffrey Banks So
WR 31 Jack Duane Sr
RB 33 Colin Wilson Fr
RB 34 Jeremy Smith Sr
RB 36 Maurice Burkley Fr
FB 38 Vince Lococo  Fr
TE 42 Tyler Polston Sr
RB 43 Jovan Smith Fr
FB 49 Tobias Little  So
OL 60 Tyler Haycraft Jr
OL 61 Caleb Chandler Fr
OL 63 Nate Scheler Jr
OL 65 Ronald Rudd Jr
OL 66 Cole Bentley Fr
OL 67 Thomas Nauert Jr
OL 68 Danny Burns  Jr
OL 69 Chaz Ray Jr
OL 70 Toriano Roundtrree  Jr
OL 71 Toryque Bateman Fr
OL 72 Lukayus McNeil  Jr
OL 73 Mekhi Becton Fr
OL 74 Geron Christian Jr
OL 75 Robbie Bell  Fr
OL 77 Linwood Foy  Jr
OL 78 Max Martin  Fr
OL 79 Kenny Thomas Jr
TE 80 Charles Stanberry Sr
WR 81 Emonee Spence  So
WR 82 Keion Wakefield  Fr
TE 83 Micky Crum  Jr
WR 84 Josh Johnson Fr
TE 85 Jordan Davis  So
WR 86 Devantee Peete Jr
WR 87 Dez Fitzpatrick  Fr
WR 88 Javonte Bagley  Sr
WR 89 Jordan Thomas Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1 P. J. Mbanasor So
S 4 TreSean Smith Fr
CB 5 Russ Yeast Fr
S 9 C. J. Avery Fr
CB 10 Jaire Alexander Jr
CB 10 Rodjay Burns So
S 11 Dee Smith Jr
S 12 Rodney Owens Fr
S 13 P. J. Blue  Fr
DL 14 Drew Bailey Sr
CB 15 Trumaine Washington Sr
LB 17 Dorian Etheridge Fr
CB 20 Ronald Walker Sr
LB 21 London Iakopo  Jr
S 22 Chucky Williams  Sr
S 23 Lyn Strange Fr
DB 24 Zykiese Cannon Sr
CB 27 Anthonoy Johnson Fr
LB 31 Malik Staples So
LB 32 Stacy Thomas  Sr
DB 35 Lamarques Thomas So
S 38 Jack Fagot Fr
CB 39 Aaron Floyd Jr
S 40 Kaheem Roach Fr
LB 42 Issac Stewart  Jr
LB 43 Damien Smith So
LB 48 Colin Demetrakis Fr
DL 49 Boosie Whitlow So
DL 50 Jacob Pierce Fr
LB 53 Amonte Caban  So
LB 55 Isaac Martin Fr
LB 56 Kam Jones Fr
DE 57 Dayna Overton Fr
LB 58 Jon Greenard  So
DL 59 Caleb Tillman  Fr
DL 62 Derek Dorsey  Fr
DL 64 Tyler Robertson So
LB 76 Luke Massad So
DE 90 De'Asian Richardson Sr
LB 91 Trevon Young Sr
LB 92 Malik Clark Fr
LB 93 Gary McCrae Jr
DT 94 G. G. Robinson  So
DL 96 Henry Famurewa  Jr
LB 97 Nick Okeke Fr
LB 98 Tabarius Peterson  Fr
LB 99 James Hearns  Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 28 Mason King  So
K 36 Evan O'Hara  So
LS 41 Ryan Betlach Sr
K 45 Blanton Creque  So
LS 46 Brendan Lowery  So
P 47 Austin Johnson  Fr
LS 52 Mitch Hall Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Lorenzo Ward (Associate head coach/secondary)
  • Lonnie Galloway (Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers)
  • Mike Summers (Co-offensive coordinator/offensive line)
  • Peter Sirmon (defensive coordinator)
  • Cort Dennison (Inside Linebackers/recruiting coordinator)
  • Chris Klenakis (Tight Ends)
  • Nick Petrino (quarterbacks)
  • L. D. Scott (defensive line)
  • Kolby Smith (running backs)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 2, 2017


2018 NFL draft

The Cardinals had four players selected in the 2018 NFL draft.

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Jaire AlexanderGreen Bay Packers1st18thCB
Lamar JacksonBaltimore Ravens1st32ndQB
Geron ChristianWashington Redskins3rd74thOT
Trevon YoungLos Angeles Rams6th205thDE

References

  1. ↑ Lourim, Jake (December 3, 2017). "Louisville football to return to Florida for TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Mississippi State". Courier Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  2. ↑ Lourim, Jake (December 30, 2017). "Mistakes doom Louisville in TaxSlayer Bowl loss to Mississippi State, 31-27". Courier Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team