2016 Louisville Cardinals football team

2016 Louisville Cardinals football
ACC Atlantic Division co-champion
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 15
AP No. 16
CFP No. 13
2016 record 9–3 (7–1 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)
2016 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 3 Clemson xy$   7 1         12 1  
No. 15 Louisville x   7 1         9 3  
No. 10 Florida State   5 3         9 3  
NC State   3 5         6 6  
Wake Forest   3 5         6 6  
Boston College   2 6         6 6  
Syracuse   2 6         4 8  
Coastal Division
No. 18 Virginia Tech xy   6 2         9 4  
North Carolina   5 3         8 4  
Miami   5 3         8 4  
No. 22 Pittsburgh   5 3         8 4  
Georgia Tech   4 4         8 4  
Duke   1 7         4 8  
Virginia   1 7         2 10  
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

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# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:00 p.m. Charlotte* No. 19 Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY ACCRSN W 70–14   53,127
September 9 8:00 p.m. at Syracuse No. 13 Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY ESPN2 W 62–28   32,184
September 17 12:00 p.m. No. 2 Florida State No. 10 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ABC W 63–20   55,632
September 24 8:00 p.m. at Marshall* No. 3 Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV CBSSN W 59–28   40,592
October 1 8:00 p.m. at No. 5 Clemson No. 3 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC ABC L 36–42   83,362
October 14 7:00 p.m. Duke No. 7 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN W 24–14   55,121
October 22 12:00 p.m. NC State No. 7 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ABC W 54–13   55,218
October 29 12:00 p.m. at Virginia No. 5 Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA ABC/ESPN2 W 32–25   34,824
November 5 12:00 p.m. at Boston College No. 5 Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA ESPN2 W 52–7   30,644
November 12 7:00 p.m. Wake Forest No. 5 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN2 W 44–12   51,218
November 17 8:00 p.m. at Houston* No. 3 TDECU StadiumHouston, TX ESPN L 10–36   42,822
November 26 12:00 p.m. Kentucky* No. 11 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup) ESPN L 38–41   54,075
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. Schedule Source[1].

Personnel

Roster

2016 Louisville Cardinals Football

Quarterback

  •  4 Jawon Pass - Freshman (6′4, 207)
  •  8 Lamar Jackson - Sophomore (6′3, 205)
  • 13 Ethan Horton - Junior (6′0, 205)
  • 14 Kyle Bolin - Junior (6′2, 210)
  • 15 Sean McCormack - Freshman (6′5, 209)

Tailback

  • 12 Trey Smith - Freshman (6′0, 220)
  • 23 Brandon Radcliff - Senior (5′9, 210)
  • 27 L.J. Scott - Junior (6′0, 225)
  • 29 Malik Williams - Junior (6′3, 220)
  • 31 Malik Staples - Freshman (6′1, 214)
  • 33 Malin Jones - Senior (6′0, 225)
  • 34 Jeremy Smith - Junior (6′2, 224)
  • 40 Dae Williams - Freshman (6′2, 224)

Fullback

  • 46 Lamar Atkins - Senior (5′11, 236)

Wide Receiver

  •  1 Traveon Samuel - Sophomore (5′7, 170)
  •  2 Jamari Staples - Senior (6′4, 195)
  •  3 Pat Thomas - Senior (6′4, 190)
  •  5 Seth Dawkins - Freshman (6′3, 201)
  •  7 Reggie Bonnafon - Junior (6′3, 208)
  •  9 Jaylen Smith - Sophomore (6′4, 210)
  • 17 James Quick - Senior (6′1, 180)
  • 19 Ja'Quay Savage - Junior (6′3, 210)
  • 26 Chris Taylor-Yamanoha - Freshman (6′2, 185)
  • 38 Chris Miele - Junior (6′2, 190)
  • 81 Emonee Spence - Sophomore (6′3, 190)
  • 82 Keon Wakefield - Freshman (5′10, 171)
  • 84 Gio Pascascio - Senior (6′3, 195)
  • 86 Devante Peete - Sophomore (6′6, 206)
  • 87 Dez Fitzpatrick - Junior (6′3, 196)
  • 88 Javonte Bagley - Junior (6′3, 190)

Tight End

  • 18 Cole Hikutini - Senior (6′5, 248)
  • 42 Tyler Polston - Junior (6′2, 240)
  • 44 Paul Logsdon - Junior (6′3, 230)
  • 48 Austin Cummins - Freshman (6′5, 225)
  • 80 Charles Standberry - Junior (6′3, 242)
  • 83 Micky Crum - Sophomore (6′4, 250)
  • 85 Jordan Davis - Sophomore (6′4, 262)
  • 89 Keith Towbridge - Senior (6′5, 265)
 

Offensive Lineman

  • 50 Khalil Hunter - Senior (6′4, 304)
  • 56 Kola Mahoni - Junior (6′3, 308)
  • 60 Tyler Haycraft - Sophomore (6′3, 290)
  • 61 Tobijah Hughley - Senior (6′3, 295)
  • 63 Nathan Scheler - Sophomore (6′1, 288)
  • 65 Luke Schultheiss - Junior (6′1, 280)
  • 67 Thomas Nauert - Sophomore (6′2, 256)
  • 68 Danny Burns - Sophomore (6′6, 310)
  • 69 Chaz Ray - Sophomore (6′3, 320)
  • 70 Toriano Roundtrree - Sophomore (6′6, 300)
  • 71 Chandler Jones - Freshman (6′4, 310)
  • 72 Lukayus McNeil - Sophomore (6′6, 316)
  • 73 Matt Cohen - Senior (6′6, 300)
  • 74 Geron Christian - Sophomore (6′6, 314)
  • 75 Robbie Bell - Freshman (6′5, 288)
  • 77 Linwood Foy - Junior (6′4, 285)
  • 78 Max Martin - Freshman (6′3, 293)
  • 79 Kenny Thomas - Sophomore (6′6, 325)

Defensive Tackle

  • 94 G.G. Robinson - Freshman (6′4, 305)
  • 95 Kyle Shortridge - Junior (6′2, 288)
  • 97 DeAngelo Brown - Senior (6′1, 310)

Defensive End

  • 14 Drew Bailey - Junior (6′5, 285)
  • 44 Chris Williams - Junior (6′1, 285)
  • 48 Marcus Watson - Freshman (6′2, 270)
  • 51 Kordell Slater - Freshman (6′4, 240)
  • 59 Caleb Tillman - Freshman (6′3, 272)
  • 62 Derek Dorsey - Freshman (6′3, 275)
  • 64 Tyler Robinson - Freshman (5′11, 328)
  • 90 De'Asian Richardson - Junior (6′3, 335) (DE)

Long Snappers

  • 37 Kyle Goss - Freshman (6′0, 240)
  • 41 Ryan Betlach - Junior (5′10, 188)
  • 46 Brendan Lowery - Sophomore (5′11, 192)
  • 49 Colin Holba - Senior (6′5, 245)

Punter

  • 29 Mason King - Freshman (6′3, 205)
  • 47 Austin Johnson - Freshman (6′2, 195)
 

Linebacker

  • 32 Stacy Thomas - Junior (6′1, 232)
  • 42 Isaac Stewart - Sophomore (6′2, 245)
  • 43 Damien Smith - Sophomore (6′1, 238)
  • 47 Reese Melton - Freshman (6′2, 211)
  • 52 Vince Lococo - Freshman (6′0, 235)
  • 53 Amonte Caban - Freshman (6′1, 248)
  • 54 Tobias Little - Freshman (6′0, 226)
  • 55 Keith Kelsey - Senior (6′1, 236)
  • 58 Jonathan Greenard - Freshman (6′4, 252)
  • 76 Luke Massad - Freshman (6′2, 290)
  • 91 Trevon Young - Senior (6′4, 245)
  • 92 Devonte Fields - Senior (6′4, 242)
  • 93 Gary McCrae - Sophomore (6′4, 225)
  • 96 Henry Famurewa - Sophomore (6′2, 252)
  • 98 Tabarious Peterson - Freshman (6′3, 250)
  • 99 James Hearns - Junior (6′3, 249)

Cornerback

  •  1 Alphonso Carter - Junior (6′3, 206)
  •  3 Cornelius Sturghill - Sophomore (5′11, 180)
  •  6 Shaq Wiggins - Junior (5′10, 172)
  • 10 Jaire Alexander - Sophomore (5′11, 188)
  • 15 Trumaine Washington - Junior (5′10, 180)
  • 20 Ronald Walker - Junior (6′1, 198)
  • 24 Zykiesis Cannon - Junior (6′0, 195)
  • 29 Javier Santiago - Sophomore (5′9, 190)
  • 39 Aaron Floyd - Sophomore (5′10, 172)

Defensive Back

  • 34 Marcus Mays - Sophomore (5′10, 185)
  • 35 Lamarques Thomas - Freshman (6′0, 164)
  • 39 John Stitch - Senior (5′10, 185)

Safety

  • 11 Dee Smith - Sophomore (6′1, 200)
  • 13 P.J. Blue - Freshman (6′3, 195)
  • 21 London Iakopo - Junior (6′0, 212)
  • 22 Chucky Williams - Junior (6′2, 210)
  • 25 Josh Harvey-Clemons - Senior (6′5, 228)
  • 30 Khane Pass - Freshman (6′1, 208)

Placekicker

  • 32 Blanton Creque - Sophomore (5′11, 188)
  • 35 Anthony George - Senior (6′1, 190)
  • 36 Evan O'Hara - Sophomore (6′0, 202)
  • 39 Austin Laszewski - Freshman (6′0, 169)
  • 43 Patrick Soucy - Sophomore (6′0, 185)

Depth chart

Defense
FS
Chucky Williams
Dee Smith
Khane Pass
WLB ILB ILB SLB
Devonte Fields Keith Kelsey Stacy Thomas James Hearns
Jonathan Greenard Isaac Stewart Amonte Caban Henry Famurewa
Gary McCrae - - -
SS
Josh Harvey-Clemons
Zykiesis Cannon
London Iakopo
CB
Jaire Alexander
Ronald Walker
Alphonso Carter
DE NT DE
Drew Bailey DeAngelo Brown Johnny Richardson
Chris Williams Kyle Shortridge G.G. Robinson
- - -
CB
Shaq Wiggins
Trumaine Washington
-
Offense
WR
James Quick
Jaylen Smith
Javonte Bagley
WR
Reggie Bonnafon
Traveon Samuel
Gio Pascascio
LT LG C RG RT
Geron Christian Khalil Hunter Tobijah Hughley Kiola Mahoni Lukayus McNeil
Tyler Haycraft Chandler Jones Nathan Scheler Kenny Thomas Toriano Roundtrree
Linwood Foy - Robbie Bell - Danny Burns
TE
Cole Hikutini
Keith Towbridge
Micky Crum
WR
Jamari Staples
Devonte Peete
Seth Dawkins
QB
Lamar Jackson
Kyle Bolin
Jawon Pass
Key Reserves
Lamar Atkins - FB
Desmond Fitzpatrick - WR
Out (Season)
- Trevon Young - LB
Out
- Ja'Quay Savage - WR
RB
Brandon Radcliff
L.J. Scott
Jeremy Smith
Special Teams
PK Blanton Creque
P Mason King
KR Traveon Samuel & Jaire Alexander
PR Jaire Alexander & Traveon Samuel
LS Colin Holba
H Mason King

Official Depth Chart 2016.

True Freshman
Double Position : *

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 19 13 10 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 11 16  
Coaches 23 15 10 4 4 8 7 7 5 5 6 3 11 15  
CFP Not released 7 6 5 11 13 Not released

Recruiting

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

Name Hometown 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 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars
Jawon Pass
QB
Columbus, Georgia Carver H.S. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jul 16, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars
Chris Taylor-Yamanoha
WR
Rohnert Park, California Rancho Cotate 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) May 3, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
PJ Blue
LB
Montgomery, Alabama Park Crossing H.S. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Dec 1, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Michael Boykin
DE
Carrolltown, Georgia Carrolltown H.S. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Jul 20, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Robbie Bell
OL
Hoschton, Georgia Mill Creek H.S. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Apr 23, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Seth Dawkins
WR
Columbus, Ohio Franklin Heights H.S. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) May 3, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Derick Dorsey
DT
Louisville, Kentucky duPont Manual H.S. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 263 lb (119 kg) Mar 10, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
London Lakopo
DB
Long Beach, California Long Beach Poly 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Feb 3, 2016 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Tobias little
LB
Atlanta, Georgia Mays H.S. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Jan 20, 2016 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Tobarius Peterson
LB
Tucker, Georgia Tucker H.S. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jul 23, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Kordell Slater
DE
Port Charlotte, Florida Port Charlotte H.S. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Dec 13, 2014 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Lamarques Thomas
DB
Clinton, Mississippi Clinton H.S. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sep 10, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Caleb Tillman
DE
Dothan, Alabama Northview H.S. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Jul 31, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Keion Wakefield
WR
Louisville, Kentucky Male H.S. 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Jul 23, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Ronald Walker
DB
Wesson, Mississippi Copiah-Lincoln Community College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 8, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Chris Williams
DT
Senatobia, Mississippi Northwest Mississippi Community College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Nov 15, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Dae Williams
RB
Sapulpa, Oklahoma Sapulpa H.S. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jan 21, 2016 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars
Malik Williams
WR
Santa Clara, California Allan Hancock Community College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Feb 3, 2016 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars
Malik Staples
RB
Suwanne, Georgia Peachtree Ridge H.S. 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jun 15, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Gary McCrae
LB
Scooba, Mississippi East Mississippi Community College 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Feb 3, 2016 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Austin Johnson
K
Louisville, Kentucky DeSales H.S. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 23, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Austin Cummins
TE
Stevenson, Alabama North Jackson H.S. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 23, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
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:

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

Game summaries

Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 0 0 7 7 14
#19 Cardinals 28 28 7 7 70
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Syracuse

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Cardinals 28 7 7 20 62
Orange 7 14 7 0 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–6 2015 LOUIS, 41–17

Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Seminoles 3 7 0 10 20
#10 Cardinals 14 21 14 14 63
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–14 2015 FSU, 41–21

at Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Cardinals 7 28 17 7 59
Thundering Herd 0 7 0 21 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–12 2011 MARSH, 17–13

at Clemson

1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Cardinals 0 10 16 10 36
#5 Tigers 0 28 0 14 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2015 CLEM, 20–17

Duke

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 0 0 7 14
#7 Cardinals 7 3 7 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2002 LOUIS, 40–3

NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 0 0 13 0 13
#7 Cardinals 17 27 0 10 54
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–1 2015 LOUIS, 20–13

at Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Cardinals 7 0 7 18 32
Cavaliers 10 0 7 8 25
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2015 LOUIS, 38–31

at Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Cardinals 21 17 14 0 52
Eagles 0 0 7 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–3 2015 LOUIS, 17–14

Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total
Demon Deacons 6 6 0 0 12
#5 Cardinals 0 3 7 34 44
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2015 LOUIS, 20–19

at Houston

1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Cardinals 0 0 7 3 10
Cougars 10 21 0 5 36
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–8 2015 HOU, 34–31

Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 7 10 10 41
#11 Cardinals 7 17 7 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–14 2015 LOUIS, 38–24

References

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