2018 Louisville Cardinals football team

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The 2018 Louisville Cardinals football team will represent the University of Louisville in the sport of American football during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals will compete in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and will be led by Bobby Petrino, in the fifth season of his current tenure at Louisville and ninth overall. Home games will be played at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Previous season

The Louisville Cardinals finished the 2017 season 8-5 overall, 4-4 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the Atlantic Division. The Cardinals would be invited to the TaxSlayer Bowl, where they would eventually lose 27-31 to the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Following the season, star quarterback Lamar Jackson would come in third place in Heisman Trophy voting, before declaring on January 5, 2018, he would be entering the 2018 NFL Draft.

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Offseason

Coaching changes

On January 13, 2018, the Cardinals announced the hiring of Ryan Beard as new safeties coach. On January 29, 2018, the Cardinals announced the hiring of Brian VanGorder as new defensive coordinator, replacing former DC Peter Sirmon. On February 2, 2018, the Cardinals announced the hiring of Grady Brown as defensive assistant and recruiting coordinator.

Departures

Notable departures from the 2017 squad included:

2018 NFL Draft

Cardinals who were picked in the 2018 NFL Draft:

Recruits

The Cardinals signed a total of 23 recruits.

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Schedule

The Cardinals' 2018 schedule will consist of 7 home games and 5 away games, including the first game of the season being played in Orlando, Florida at Camping World Stadium, a neutral-site venue. The Cardinals first non-conference game will be away, against Alabama of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), before hosting the remaining two non-conference games; against FCS opponent Indiana State from the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) and against Western Kentucky of Conference USA (C-USA).

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Game summaries

vs Alabama

Indiana State

Western Kentucky

at Virginia

Florida State

Georgia Tech

at Boston College

Wake Forest

at Clemson

at Syracuse

NC State

Kentucky

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References

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