The 2000 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach John L. Smith, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the C-USA title. Louisville was invited to the Liberty Bowl, where the Cardinals lost to Colorado State. The team played home game at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | 7:00 pm | Kentucky* | | | WDRB | W 40–34 OT | 42,510 | [1] |
| September 9 | 7:00 pm | Grambling State* | | - Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| ESPN Plus | W 52–0 | 41,227 | [2] |
| September 23 | 6:00 pm | at No. 2 Florida State* | | | ESPN2 | L 0–31 | 80,741 | |
| September 30 | 7:00 pm | Connecticut | | - Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| | W 41–22 | 38,121 | |
| October 7 | 3:30 pm | at UAB | | | | W 38–17 | 18,000 | [3] |
| October 14 | 3:30 pm | Cincinnati | | | FSN | W 38–24 | 39,233 | |
| October 19 | 7:00 pm | East Carolina | | - Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| FSN | L 25–28 | 38,024 | |
| October 28 | 2:00 pm | Tulane | | - Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| | W 35–32 | 30,387 | |
| November 4 | 3:30 pm | at No. 13 Southern Miss | | | FSN | W 49–28 | 31,667 | [4] |
| November 11 | 2:00 pm | Army | | - Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| | W 38–17 | 40,328 | |
| November 18 | 3:30 pm | at Houston | | | | W 32–13 | 3,006 | |
| December 29 | 1:30 pm | vs. No. 23 Colorado State* | No. 22 | | ESPN | L 17–22 | 58,302 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | — |
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| Coaches Poll | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 23 | — |
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| BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Roster
| 2000 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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| Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
| Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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| PK
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13
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Frank Zebich
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Sr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster
Last update: 2000-12-16
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