The 2004 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville

University of Louisville

The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...

 in the 2004 college football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino

Bobby Petrino

Bobby Petrino is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the University of Arkansas, a position he has held since the 2008 season...

 in his second year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

Papa John's Cardinal Stadium is a football stadium located in Louisville, Kentucky, USA and serves as the home of the University of Louisville football program. It opened in 1998, making it the second-to-last football stadium in NCAA Division I-A to open in the 20th century, with SMU's Gerald J....

. They finished 11-1 and were the Conference USA

Conference USA

Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...

 champions with a perfect 8-0 conference record in their last season before leaving to join the Big East Conference

Big East Conference

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. They were invited to and won the Liberty Bowl

2004 Liberty Bowl

The 2004 AutoZone Liberty Bowl, played on December 31, 2004, was the 46th edition of the Liberty Bowl. The game was played between Boise State, and Louisville, in front of 58,355 fans....

, defeating Western Athletic Conference

Western Athletic Conference

The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...

 champion Boise State

2004 Boise State Broncos football team

The 2004 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2004 college football season. Boise State competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference , and played their home games at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho...

 44–40.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2003 season with an 9-4 record, losing to in the 2003 GMAC Bowl

2003 GMAC Bowl

The 2003 GMAC Bowl was an American college football bowl game. It was part of the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season, and was the 6th edition. The game took place in December 2003, and featured the , and the Miami RedHawks....

.

Schedule

Coaching staff

2004 Louisville Cardinals coaching staff
Name	Position
Bobby Petrino Bobby Petrino Bobby Petrino is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the University of Arkansas, a position he has held since the 2008 season...	Head Coach
Greg Nord	Assistant Head Coach / Tight Ends / Running Backs Coach
Mike Cassity	Defensive Coordinator / Safeties Coach
Paul Petrino	Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers Coach
Jeff Brohm Jeff Brohm Jeffrey Scott Brohm is an Assistant Coach and the Quarterbacks Coach for the Illinois Fighting Illini football team...	Quarterbacks Coach
Reggie Johnson	Inside Linebackers Coach
Tony Levine	Outside Linebackers Coach / Special Teams Coordinator
Mike Summers	Offensive Line Coach
Joe Whitt, Jr.	Cornerbacks Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
Kevin Wolthausen Kevin Wolthausen Kevin Wolthausen is an American football coach. He is currently the defensive line coach for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League.-External links:*...	Defensive Line Coach