LOUISVILLE22010010 CardinalsCardinals FootballFootball Louisville Media Relations • 2100 South Floyd St. • Louisville, Ky. 40292 • Phone: 502-852-0102 •[email protected] AATT A GGLANCELANCE 2010 SCHEDULE Date: September 11, 2010 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 •3:30 PM Kickoff : 3:30 p.m. Site: Louisville, Ky. KENTUCKY L, 16-23 Stadium: Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium PAPA JOHN’S CARDINAL STADIUM (ABC) Capacity: (55,000+) Television: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 •3:30 PM WHAS Drew Deener (pxp); Doug James (analyst) EASTERN KENTUCKY Radio: WHAS 840 AM PAPA JOHN’S CARDINAL STADIUM (WHAS) Paul Rogers (pxp); Stefan LeFors (analyst); Doug Ormay (sideline) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 •5:35 PM Sirius Radio: Channel 130 OREGON STATE LOUISVILLE (0-1, 0-0) Live Statistics: www.UofLSports.com EASTERN KENTUCKY (0-1, 0-0) RESER STADIUM (FSNW) CARDINALS Twitter Updates: Twitter.com/charliestrong10 COLONELS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2 •TBA CARDINALS REMAIN HOME TO HOST SECOND STRAIGHT INTRA-STATE FOE ARKANSAS STATE ASU STADIUM The University of Louisville football team remains home to face another in-state foe when the Cardinals host Eastern Kentucky on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 3:30 p.m. The game will be shown live on WHAS-TV in Louisville. This will be the SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9 •TBA fi rst meeting between the two schools since the Cardinals defeated the Colonels 24-14 in 1991. The Cardinals will look to rebound after a tough 23-16 loss at home to arch-rival Kentucky in front of a sold-out MEMPHIS PAPA JOHN’S CARDINAL STADIUM crowd at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. Louisville trailed 20-6 at the half before mounting a spirited comeback to get within a score. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15 •8:00 PM Senior running back Bilal Powell contributed most of the off ense for the Cardinals in the loss to Kentucky, running CINCINNATI* for a career-high 153 yards on 16 carries, including a career-long 80-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. PAPA JOHN’S CARDINAL STADIUM (ESPN2) After allowing Kentucky to rush for 156 yards in the fi rst half, the Louisville defense limited the Wildcats to just 74 yards on the ground in the second half. Sophomore Shenard Holton recorded a career-best nine tackles in the loss. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23 •TBA The Colonels dropped their season-opener 31-9 to Missouri State on Friday. The game was scheduled for Thursday CONNECTICUT* night, but severe weather postponed the game until the following evening. PAPA JOHN’S CARDINAL STADIUM THE SERIES SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30 •TBA Eastern Kentucky and Louisville meet for the 26th time in the program’s history with PITTSBURGH* the Cardinals owning a 16-8-1 overall advantage. The teams have not met since HEINZ FIELD a 24-14 Louisville victory at Old Cardinal Stadium in 1991. Louisville’s last SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6 •TBA loss to a I-AA school was to EKU when the Colonels defeated Louisville 45-21 in 1985. The Cardinals are 9-3-1 all-time at home against the SYRACUSE* CARRIER DOME Colonels and have won eight of the last nine meetings overall in the series. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13 •TBA SOUTH FLORIDA* THE COACHES PAPA JOHN’S CARDINAL STADIUM CHARLIE STRONG (0-2), a 27-year veteran in the coaching ranks, is in his fi rst full season as head coach of the Cardinals. Strong received SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20 •TBA his fi rst head coaching job after spending the last seven years at the WEST VIRGINIA * University of Florida, where he served as the defensive coordinator, PAPA JOHN’S CARDINAL STADIUM winning a pair of national championships with the Gators. Strong served as the head coach of the Gators for the 2004 Peach Bowl after FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26 •8:00 PM Ron Zook was fi red – a 27-10 loss to Miami. RUTGERS* RUTGERS STADIUM (ESPN2) DEAN HOOD (13-11) is 13-11 in his third season as head coach of the MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT INFO Colonels. Hood took over EKU program in January 2008 after working at Wake Rocco Gasparro Forest University for seven seasons. Hood guided the Colonels to the playoff s in Assistant Sports Information Director (Football Contact) 2008 and was the Ohio Valley Coach of the Year and Eddie Robinson Award fi nalist. offi ce: 502-852-0102 email: [email protected] Under Hood’s direction at Wake, the Demon Deacons’ defense cell: 502-262-2258 was known for creating turnovers and scoring touchdowns. Kenny Klein Senior Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations A LOOK AHEAD offi ce: 502-852-6581 email: [email protected] Louisville will hit the road for the fi rst time on Sept. cell: 502-599-7865 18 when it faces Oregon State at Reser Stadium in Corvalis, Kathy Tronzo Ore. at 5:35 p.m. EST. The Cardinals will take their Program Assistant fi rst and only week off of the year on Sept. 25 before offi ce: 502-852-6581 email: [email protected] hitting the road again on Oct. 2 with a trip to Arkansas State. University of Louisville Sports Information Player to Watch 2100 South Floyd St. Senior Bilal Powell rushed for 153 yards Louisville, Ky. 40292 last week against Kentucky. GAME 2 u VERSUS EASTERN KENTUCKY RECORD u 0-1/0-0 BIG EAST 22010010 UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OFOF LOUISVILLELOUISVILLE DDEPTHEPTH CCHARTHART VVS.S. EEASTERNASTERN KKENTUCKYENTUCKY OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS QUARTERBACK FOX END PUNTER 9 Adam Froman 6-4 218 Sr. 91 William Savoy 6-1 245 Jr. 40 Josh Bleser 6-2 208 Jr. 13 Justin Burke (or) 6-3 226 Sr. 44 B.J. Butler 6-2 264 Fr. 12 Chris Philpott 6-0 191 Jr. 4 Will Stein (or) 5-10 185 So. 47 Malcolm Mitchell 6-2 235 r-Fr. PLACEKICKER RUNNING BACK DEFENSIVE TACKLE 12 Chris Philpott 6-0 191 Jr. 15 Bilal Powell 6-0 215 Sr. 6 Greg Scruggs 6-4 273 Jr. 35 Andrew Fletcher 5-8 162 Fr. 20 Victor Anderson 5-10 186 Jr. 92 Brandon Dunn 6-3 282 Fr. 45 Blayne Donnell 5-8 190 Sr. 28 Jeremy Wright 5-11 199 r-Fr. LONG SNAPPER NOSE TACKLE 60 Daniel Weedman 5-11 243 Sr. 97 Tim High 6-2 298 Sr. 33 Grant Donovan 6-1 192 Fr. X-WIDE RECEIVER 93 Roy Philon 6-3 277 r-Fr. 1 Josh Bellamy 6-0 205 Jr. 95 Randy Salmon 6-3 291 So. HOLDER 21 Troy Pascley 6-3 203 Sr. 40 Josh Bleser 6-2 200 Jr. 89 Scott Radcliff 5-10 182 So. DEFENSIVE END 4 Will Stein 5-10 185 r-Fr. 90 Malcolm Tatum 6-3 260 Sr. H-WIDE RECEIVER 58 Rodney Gnat 6-3 255 Sr. 27 Doug Beaumont 5-9 187 Sr. PUNT RETURNERS 1 Josh Bellamy 6-0 205 Jr. 87 Kai Dominguez 6-1 175 Fr. SAM LINEBACKER 27 Doug Beaumont 5-9 187 Sr. 24 Daniel Brown 6-1 219 So. Z-WIDE RECEIVER 46 Dexter Heyman 6-3 238 Jr. KICKOFF RETURNERS 14 Andrell Smith 6-4 212 So. 88 Jarrett Davis 5-10 164 Fr. 1 Josh Bellamy 6-0 205 Jr. MIKE LINEBACKER 20 Victor Anderson 5-10 186 Jr. 2 Preston Brown 6-2 249 Fr. 15 Bilal Powell 6-0 215 Sr. TIGHT END 52 Antowne Canady 6-0 244 Sr. 19 Johnny Patrick 6-0 186 Sr. 83 Cameron Graham 6-4 248 Sr. 51 Mike Privott 6-0 226 r-Fr. 85 Nate Nord 6-5 230 So. 11 Josh Chichester 6-9 240 Jr. WEAKSIDE LINEBACKER 82 Pete Nochta 6-6 245 Sr. 5 Brandon Heath 6-1 215 Sr. 17 Marcus Smith 6-4 211 Fr. LEFT TACKLE 41 Eugene Sowell 6-0 208 Sr. 78 Byron Stingily 6-5 300 Sr. Pronunciation Guide 73 Hector Hernandez 6-5 279 Jr. CORNERBACK 42 Bobby Burns 5-11 180 Sr. Mario Benavides (ben-uh-vee-dezz) LEFT GUARD 8 Darius Ashley 5-8 186 So. Josh Bleser (blay-zer) Antwone Canady (can-a-day) 79 Mark Wetterer 6-5 306 Sr. Kai Dominguez (duh-ming-gezz) 65 Josh Byrom 6-5 300 Sr. STRONG SAFETY Isaac Geff rad (jeff -rod) 23 Terence Simien 6-3 208 Jr. Jacob Geff rad (jeff -rod) 29 Hakeem Smith 6-1 175 r-Fr. CENTER Rodney Gnat (nat) 55 Mario Benavides 6-4 304 So. Zach Kiernan (keer-nin) 66 Alex Kupper 6-3 289 So. FREE SAFETY Zach Meagher (mee-grr) 33 Mike Evans (or) 5-10 180 Jr. Pete Nochta (knock-tuh) RIGHT GUARD 36 Shenard Holton 6-1 190 So. Jordon Paschal (pass-kull) 65 Josh Byrom 6-5 300 Sr. Troy Pascley (pays-lee) 70 Conrad Thomas 6-6 315 Sr. CORNERBACK Senorise Perry (suh-norr-iss) 19 Johnny Patrick 6-0 186 Sr. Roy Philon (phuh-lawn) RIGHT TACKLE 13 Preston Pace 6-1 204 Jr. Hunter Stout (rhymes with shout) 76 Greg Tomczyk 6-6 287 Sr. Titus Teague (rhymes with league) 74 Jeff Adams 6-8 295 Sr. Greg Tomczyk (tom-check) Mark Wetterer (wet-er-rurr) UofLSports.com 2 Louisville Cardinals GAME 2 u VERSUS EASTERN KENTUCKY RECORD u 0-1/0-0 BIG EAST LLOUISVILLEOUISVILLE MMEDIAEDIA IINFORMATIONNFORMATION AANDND PPOLICIESOLICIES LLOUISVILLEOUISVILLE MMEDIAEDIA RRELATIONSELATIONS BIG EAST CONFERENCE CALL GAME WEEK AVAILABILITY Mailing Address Every Monday throughout the season each BIG EAST coach Monday Taping of Coach Strong TV Show (9:30 a.m.) University of Louisville Sports Information will be available via conference call from 11:00 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. Coach Strong BE Teleconference 2100 South Floyd St. ET. Each coach will be available for 10 minutes.