2018 Louisville Cardinals football team

2018 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record2–10 (0–8 ACC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorLonnie Galloway (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMike Summers (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBrian VanGorder (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson x$#^   8 0     15 0  
No. 15 Syracuse   6 2     10 3  
NC State   5 3     9 4  
Boston College   4 4     7 5  
Wake Forest   3 5     7 6  
Florida State   3 5     5 7  
Louisville   0 8     2 10  
Coastal Division
Pittsburgh x   6 2     7 7  
Georgia Tech   5 3     7 6  
Miami (FL)   4 4     7 6  
Virginia   4 4     8 5  
Virginia Tech   4 4     6 7  
Duke   3 5     8 5  
North Carolina   1 7     2 9  
Championship: Clemson 42, Pittsburgh 10
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They played their home games at Cardinal Stadium (previously Papa John's Cardinal Stadium) in Louisville, Kentucky. They were led by head coach Bobby Petrino until he was fired on November 11 after starting the season 2–8.[1] Lorenzo Ward was the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. They finished the season 2–10, 0–8 in ACC play to finish in last place in the Atlantic Division.

On December 4, Louisville hired Appalachian State head coach Scott Satterfield for the head coaching job.[2]

  1. ^ "Louisville dismisses Petrino amid 2–8 season". November 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Scott Satterfield era at Louisville brings a needed infusion of belief". The Courier-Journal.