2016 Louisville Cardinals football team
The 2016 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by then third-year head coach Bobby Petrino, who began his second stint at Louisville in 2014 after eight years away. The team played their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. The Cardinals competed as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cardinals were led by sophomore quarterback Lamar Jackson, who was responsible for 51 touchdowns on the year, which was second in FBS. He was awarded the Heisman Trophy, distinguishing him as the nation's best college football player, becoming the first Louisville player to win the award.Schedule
Personnel
Roster
Depth chart
Official Depth Chart 2016.
True Freshman
Double Position : *Rankings
Recruiting
was February 3, 2016. The Cardinals signed 23 players in total.
Additional Recruiting SourcesGame summaries
Charlotte
- UL – #8 Lamar Jackson 36 yard run – UL 7–0
- UL – #7 Reggie Bonnafon 13 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 14–0
- UL – #34 Jeremy Smith 24 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 21–0
- UL – #8 Lamar Jackson 1 yard run – UL 28–0
- UL – #23 Brandon Radcliff 16 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 35–0
- UL – #27 L.J. Scott 20 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 42–0
- UL – #17 James Quick 32 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 49–0
- UL – #18 Cole Hikutini 1 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 56–0
- CHA – Austin Duke 24 yard pass from Kevin Olsen – UL 56–7
- UL – #1 Traveon Samuel 18 yard pass from #14 Kyle Bolin – UL 63–7
- UL – #5 Seth Dawkins 13 yard pass from #14 Kyle Bolin – UL 70–7
- CHA – Anthony Covington recovered fumble – UL 70–14
at Syracuse
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 8–6 | 2015 | LOUIS, 41–17 |
- UL – #17 James Quick 72 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 7–0
- UL – #8 Lamar Jackson 7 yard run – UL 14–0
- UL – #8 Lamar Jackson 72 yard run – UL 21–0
- SYR – Brisly Estime 15 yard pass from Eric Dungey – UL 21–7
- UL – #8 Lamar Jackson 13 yard run – UL 28–7
- UL – #8 Lamar Jackson 9 yard run – UL 35–7
- SYR – Amba Etta-Tawo 47 yard pass from Eric Dungey – UL 35–14
- SYR – Amba Etta-Tawo 4 yard pass from Eric Dungey – UL 35–21
- UL – #1 Traveon Samuel 21 yard run – UL 42–21
- SYR – Eric Dungey 1 yard run – UL 42–28
- UL – #36 Evan O'Hara 26 yard field goal – UL 45–28
- UL – #36 Evan O'Hara 41 yard field goal – UL 48–28
- UL – #23 Brandon Radcliff 48 yard run – UL 55–28
- UL – #34 Jeremy Smith 30 yard run – UL 62–28
Florida State
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 2–14 | 2015 | FSU, 41–21 |
- UL – #8 Lamar Jackson 2 yard run, – UL 7–0
- UL – #8 Lamar Jackson 14 yard run, – UL 14–0
- FSU – Ricky Aguayo 47 yard field goal – UL 14–3
- FSU – Auden Tate 20 yard pass from Deondre Francois, – UL 14–10
- UL – #9 Jaylen Smith 2 yard run, – UL 21–10
- UL – #9 Jaylen Smith 4 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson, – UL 28–10
- UL – #8 Lamar Jackson 1 yard run, – UL 35–10
- UL – #10 Jaire Alexander 69 yard punt return – UL 42–10
- UL – #9 Jaylen Smith 1 yard run, – UL 49–10
- UL – #8 Lamar Jackson 47 yard run, – UL 56–10
- UL – #23 Brandon Radcliff 6 yard run, – UL 63–10
- FSU – Auden Tate 12 yard pass from J.J. Cosentino, – UL 63–17
- FSU – Ricky Aguayo 33 yard field goal – UL 63–20
at Marshall
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 16–12 | 2011 | MARSH, 17–13 |
- UL – #17 James Quick 71 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 7–0
- UL – #18 Cole Hikutini 8 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 14–0
- UL – #18 Cole Hikutini 30 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 21–0
- UL – #8 Lamar Jackson 4 yard run – UL 28–0
- MAR – Ryan Yurachek 16 yard pass from Garet Morrell – UL 28–7
- UL – #7 Reggie Bonnafon 8 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 35–7
- UL – #8 Lamar Jackson 9 yard run – UL 42–7
- UL – #32 Blanton Creque 39 yard field goal – UL 45–7
- UL – #9 Jaylen Smith 51 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 52–7
- MAR – Keion Davis 12 yard pass from Garet Morrell – UL 52–14
- MAR – Ty Tyler 26 fumble return – UL 52–21
- UL – #23 Brandon Radcliff 10 yard run – UL 59–21
- MAR – Tony Pittman 13 yard run – UL 59–28
at Clemson
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 0–2 | 2015 | CLEM, 20–17 |
- UL – #34 Jeremy Smith 1 yard run – UL 7–0
- CLEM – Deon Cain 37 yard pass from Deshaun Watson – UL 7–7
- CLEM – Wayne Gallman 24 yard run – CLEM 14–7
- CLEM – Deon Cain 33 yard pass from Deshaun Watson – CLEM 21–7
- UL – #32 Blanton Creque 26 yard field goal – CLEM 21–10
- CLEM – Artavis Scott 5 yard pass from Deshaun Watson – CLEM 28–10
- UL – #17 James Quick 8 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – CLEM 28–16
- UL – #32 Blanton Creque 21 yard field goal – CLEM 28–19
- UL – #8 Lamar Jackson 1 yard run – CLEM 28–26
- UL – #32 Blanton Creque 28 yard field goal – UL 29–28
- UL – #8 Lamar Jackson 11 yard run – UL 36–28
- CLEM – Mike Williams 20 yard pass from Deshaun Watson – UL 36–34
- CLEM – Jordan Leggett 31 yard pass from Deshaun Watson – CLEM 42–36
Duke
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 1–0 | 2002 | LOUIS, 40–3 |
- UL – #9 Jaylen Smith 5 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 7–0
- DUKE – Erich Schneider 9 yard pass from Daniel Jones – UL 7–7
- UL – #36 Evan O'Hara 22 yard field goal – UL 10–7
- UL – #34 Jeremy Smith 80 yard run – UL 17–7
- DUKE – Johnathan Lloyd 20 yard pass from Daniel Jones – UL 17–14
- UL – #8 Lamar Jackson 2 yard run – UL 24–14
NC State
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 5–1 | 2015 | LOUIS, 20–13 |
- UL – #8 Lamar Jackson 36 yard run, – UL 7–0
- UL – #32 Blanton Creque 37 yard field goal – UL 10–0
- UL – #9 Jaylen Smith 74 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson, – UL 17–0
- UL – #32 Blanton Creque 33 yard field goal – UL 20–0
- UL – #34 Jeremy Smith 1 yard run, – UL 27–0
- UL – #18 Cole Hikutini 3 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson, – UL 34–0
- UL – #2 Jamari Staples 2 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson, – UL 41–0
- UL – #32 Blanton Creque 24 yard field goal – UL 44–0
- NCST – Kelvin Harmon 14 yard pass from Ryan Finley, – UL 44–7
- NCST – Maurice Trowell 70 yard pass from Ryan Finley – UL 44–13
- UL – #34 Jeremy Smith 1 yard run, – UL 51–13
- UL – #32 Blanton Creque 27 yard field goal – UL 54–13
at Virginia
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 2–2 | 2015 | LOUIS, 38–31 |
- UVA – Sam Hayward 27 yard field goal – UVA 3–0
- UL – #2 Jamari Staples 15 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 7–3
- UVA – Doni Dowling 9 yard pass from Kurt Benkert – UVA 10–7
- UVA – Olamide Zaccheaus 9 yard pass from Kurt Benkert – UVA 17–7
- UL – #7 Reggie Bonnafon 8 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UVA 17–14
- UL – #7 Reggie Bonnafon 10 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 21–17
- UL – #32 Blanton Creque 32 yard field goal – UL 24–17
- UVA – Doni Dowling 9 yard pass from Kurt Benkert – UVA 25–24
- UL – #9 Jaylen Smith 29 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 32–25
at Boston College
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 5–3 | 2015 | LOUIS, 17–14 |
- UL – #8 Lamar Jackson 69 yard run – UL 7–0
- UL – #17 James Quick 30 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 14–0
- UL – #9 Jaylen Smith 44 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 21–0
- UL – #17 James Quick 10 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 28–0
- UL – #18 Cole Hikutini 5 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 35–0
- UL – #32 Blanton Creque 26 yard field goal – UL 38–0
- BC – Tyler Rouse 39 yard pass from Patrick Towles – UL 38–7
- UL – #8 Lamar Jackson 13 yard run – UL 45–7
- UL – #8 Lamar Jackson 53 yard run – UL 52–7
Wake Forest
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 3–0 | 2015 | LOUIS, 20–19 |
- WF – Mike Weaver 37 yard field goal – WF 3–0
- WF – Mike Weaver 45 yard field goal – WF 6–0
- WF – Mike Weaver 33 yard field goal – WF 9–0
- WF – Mike Weaver 38 yard field goal – WF 12–0
- UL – #32 Blanton Creque 26 yard field goal – WF 12–3
- UL – #23 Brandon Radcliff 55 yard run – WF 12–10
- UL – #23 Brandon Radcliff 7 yard run – UL 16–12
- UL – #23 Brandon Radcliff 19 yard run – UL 23–12
- UL – #18 Cole Hikutini 2 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UL 30–12
- UL – #20 Ronald Walker 31 yard interception return – UL 37–12
- UL – #29 Malik Williams 2 yard run – UL 44–12
at Houston
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 8–8 | 2015 | HOU, 34–31 |
- UH – Duke Catalon 13 yard pass from Greg Ward Jr. – UH 7–0
- UH – Ty Cummings 33 yard field goal – UH 10–0
- UH – Duke Catalon 13 yard pass from Greg Ward Jr. – UH 17–0
- UH – Duke Catalon 2 yard run – UH 24–0
- UH – Chance Allen 50 yard pass from Linell Bonner – UH 31–0
- UL – #18 Cole Hikutini 12 yard pass from #8 Lamar Jackson – UH 31–7
- UL – #32 Blanton Creque 26 yard field goal – UH 31–10
- UH – Ty Cummings 46 yard field goal – UH 34–10
- UH – Team Safety – UH 36–10
Kentucky
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 14–14 | 2015 | LOUIS, 38–24 |
LSU–Citrus Bowl
- UL – Blanton Creque 24 yard field goal – UL 3–0
- LSU – Colin Heter 1 yard pass from Danny Etling - LSU 7–3
- LSU – Derrius Guice 1 yard pass from Danny Etling - LSU 14–3
- LSU – Lamar Jackson tackled in end zone for a safety by Arden Key- LSU 16–3
- UL – Blanton Creque 47 yard Field Goal – LSU 16–6
- LSU – Derrius Guice 70 yard run - LSU 23–6
- LSU – Colby Delahoussaye 42 yard field goal – LSU 26–6
- UL – Blanton Creque 30 yard field goal – LSU 26–9
- LSU – Colby Delahoussaye 25 yard field goal – LSU 29–6
