2016 Louisville Cardinals football team

2016 ACC football standings
	Atlantic Division
	Coastal Division
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; As of May 23, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Louisville Cardinals football
2016 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Petrino (3rd, 7th overall year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Lonnie Galloway (1st year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chris Klenakis (1st; 3rd overall year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Todd Grantham (3rd year)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium; (Capacity: 55,000)
« 2015	2017 »

The 2016 Louisville Cardinals football team represents the University of Louisville in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals are led by third-year head coach Bobby Petrino, who began his second stint at Louisville in 2014 after eight years away. The team plays their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. The Cardinals compete as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV
September 1	7:00 PM	Charlotte*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ACCRSN
September 9	8:00 PM	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN2
September 17	12:00 PM	Florida State	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ABC
September 24		at Marshall*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
October 1		at Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina
October 14	7:00 PM	Duke	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN
October 22		NC State	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
October 29		at Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
November 5		at Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
November 12		Wake Forest	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
November 17		at Houston*	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN
November 26		Kentucky*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup)
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. Schedule Source^[1].

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches'
CFP	Not released															Not released

Recruiting

National Signing Day was February 3, 2016. The Cardinals signed 23 players in total.

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Desmond Fitzpatrick WR	Waterford, Michigan	Waterford Mott H.S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	—	Jan 29, 2016
Desmond Fitzpatrick WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Jawon Pass QB	Columbus, Georgia	Carver H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	—	Jul 16, 2015
Jawon Pass QB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Chris Taylor-Yamanoha WR	Rohnert Park, California	Rancho Cotate	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	—	May 3, 2015
Chris Taylor-Yamanoha WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
PJ Blue LB	Montgomery, Alabama	Park Crossing H.S.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	—	Dec 1, 2015
PJ Blue LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Michael Boykin DE	Carrolltown, Georgia	Carrolltown H.S.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	—	Jul 20, 2015
Michael Boykin DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Robbie Bell OL	Hoschton, Georgia	Mill Creek H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	—	Apr 23, 2015
Robbie Bell OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Seth Dawkins WR	Columbus, Ohio	Franklin Heights H.S.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	—	May 3, 2015
Seth Dawkins WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Derick Dorsey DT	Louisville, Kentucky	DuPont Manuel H.S.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	263 lb (119 kg)	—	Mar 10, 2015
Derick Dorsey DT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
London Lakopo DB	Long Beach, California	Long Beach Poly	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	—	Feb 3, 2016
London Lakopo DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Tobias little LB	Atlanta, Georgia	Mays H.S.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	—	Jan 20, 2016
Tobias little LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Tobarius Peterson LB	Tucker, Georgia	Tucker H.S.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	—	Jul 23, 2015
Tobarius Peterson LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Kordell Slater DE	Port Charlotte, Florida	Port Charlotte H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	—	Dec 13, 2014
Kordell Slater DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Lamarques Thomas DB	Clinton, Mississippi	Clinton H.S.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	—	Sep 10, 2015
Lamarques Thomas DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Caleb Tillman DE	Dothan, Alabama	Northview H.S.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	—	Jul 31, 2015
Caleb Tillman DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Keion Wakefield WR	Louisville, Kentucky	Male H.S.	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	—	Jul 23, 2015
Keion Wakefield WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Ronald Walker DB	Wesson, Mississippi	Copiah-Lincoln Community College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	—	Nov 8, 2015
Ronald Walker DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Chris Williams DT	Senatobia, Mississippi	Northwest Mississippi Community College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	—	Nov 15, 2015
Chris Williams DT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Dae Williams RB	Sapulpa, Oklahoma	Sapulpa H.S.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	—	Jan 21, 2016
Dae Williams RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Malik Williams WR	Santa Clara, California	Allan Hancock Community College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	—	Feb 3, 2016
Malik Williams WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Malik Staples RB	Suwanne, Georgia	Peachtree Ridge H.S.	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	—	Jun 15, 2015
Malik Staples RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Gary McCrae LB	Scooba, Mississippi	East Mississippi Community College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	—	Feb 3, 2016
Gary McCrae LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Austin Johnson K	Louisville, Kentucky	DeSales H.S.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	—	Apr 23, 2015
Austin Johnson K	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Austin Cummins TE	Stevenson, Alabama	North Jackson H.S.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	—	Apr 23, 2015
Austin Cummins TE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 40 Rivals: 37 247Sports: 37
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Additional Recruiting Sources ^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

[1] ttp://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-louisville-cardinals-football-schedule.php

[2] ttps://louisville.n.rivals.com/commitments/football/2016

[3] ttp://louisville.247sports.com/Season/2016-Football/Commits

[4] ttp://www.scout.com/topic/players?type=players&start=0&category=%22Football%20Recruiting%22&classYear=%222016%22&team=%22Louisville%22&minimumInterest=%22SoftVerbal%22&sortBy=CommitDate

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2016 ACC football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
Boston College		0	–	0		0	–	0
Clemson		0	–	0		0	–	0
Florida State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Louisville		0	–	0		0	–	0
NC State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Syracuse		0	–	0		0	–	0
Wake Forest		0	–	0		0	–	0
Coastal Division
Duke		0	–	0		0	–	0
Georgia Tech		0	–	0		0	–	0
Miami		0	–	0		0	–	0
North Carolina		0	–	0		0	–	0
Pittsburgh		0	–	0		0	–	0
Virginia		0	–	0		0	–	0
Virginia Tech		0	–	0		0	–	0

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of May 23, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll