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The team, led by Steve Kragthorpe in his first year at the school, played their home games in Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium and were in their third year in the Big East Conference.  With the stunning upsets, the team has missed a bowl game for the first time in a decade (since 1997).       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsPre-season[edit]Coaching changes[edit]Roster changes[edit]Recruiting[edit]Pre-season honors[edit]Roster[edit]Coaching staff[edit]Schedule[edit]References[edit]Pre-season[edit]The Cardinals finished the 2006 season with a 12\u20131 record, including a win in the Orange Bowl. After the win, they were ranked fifth in the nation. Returning fourteen starters from their 2006 team,[1] including quarterback Brian Brohm[2] the team was picked, by the Big East media, to finish second in the conference,[3] and were ranked between five and 13 in various preseason polls.[4][5][6][7][8]Coaching changes[edit]Almost a week after their victory in the Orange Bowl, head coach, Bobby Petrino, was offered and took the head coaching position with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons.[9] Two days later, Steve Kragthorpe, former head coach for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, was hired for the position.[10] Though five assistant coaches were retained, five new assistants were hired in the off-season, three of which came with Kragthorpe from his staff at Tulsa.[11]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Roster changes[edit]Although returning 14 starters from 2006, the team lost four players to the 2007 NFL Draft. From the offense, running back Michael Bush was taken in the fourth round by Oakland and running back Kolby Smith was taken in the fifth round by Kansas City. From the defense, tackle Amobi Okoye was taken tenth by Houston while cornerback, William Gay was taken in the fifth round by Pittsburgh.[12]Recruiting[edit]The Cardinals signed 15 recruits for the new class, including three junior-college transfers. Included in the top-50 class were one five-star recruit on defense, three four-star recruits on offense and another four-star recruit on defense. Also entering in with the class was 2006 recruit Josh Chichester, who wasn’t able to enroll with his recruiting class.US college sports recruiting information for 2007 recruitsNameHometownHigh school \/ collegeHeightWeight40\u2021Commit dateVictor Anderson RBLouisville, KYSt. Xavier HS5\u00a0ft 9\u00a0in (1.75\u00a0m)176\u00a0lb (80\u00a0kg)4.44Jan 28, 2007\u00a0Recruiting star ratings: Scout:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rivals:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0247Sports:\u00a0N\/A \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ESPN grade:\u00a074Doug Beaumont WRLouisville, KYMale HS5\u00a0ft 9\u00a0in (1.75\u00a0m)176\u00a0lb (80\u00a0kg)4.45Sep 17, 2006\u00a0Recruiting star ratings: Scout:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rivals:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0247Sports:\u00a0N\/A \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ESPN grade:\u00a078Michael Fennerty TEOlympia, WAOlympia HS6\u00a0ft 4\u00a0in (1.93\u00a0m)210\u00a0lb (95\u00a0kg)4.86Feb 24, 2007\u00a0Recruiting star ratings: Scout:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rivals:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0247Sports:\u00a0N\/A \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ESPN grade:\u00a040Patrick Grant DELauderdale Lakes, FLBoyd H. Anderson HS6\u00a0ft 4\u00a0in (1.93\u00a0m)218\u00a0lb (99\u00a0kg)4.6Feb 7, 2007\u00a0Recruiting star ratings: Scout:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rivals:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0247Sports:\u00a0N\/A \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ESPN grade:\u00a074Zach Kiernan OTNewport, KYNewport Central Catholic HS6\u00a0ft 6\u00a0in (1.98\u00a0m)242\u00a0lb (110\u00a0kg)NAOct 10, 2006\u00a0Recruiting star ratings: Scout:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rivals:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0247Sports:\u00a0N\/A \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ESPN grade:\u00a040Dale Martin RBBolingbrook, ILBolingbrook HS5\u00a0ft 11\u00a0in (1.80\u00a0m)195\u00a0lb (88\u00a0kg)4.5Jan 6, 2007\u00a0Recruiting star ratings: Scout:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rivals:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0247Sports:\u00a0N\/A \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ESPN grade:\u00a077Josh Miller WRPalatka, FLPalatka HS6\u00a0ft 2\u00a0in (1.88\u00a0m)182\u00a0lb (83\u00a0kg)4.5Jan 25, 2007\u00a0Recruiting star ratings: Scout:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rivals:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0247Sports:\u00a0N\/A \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ESPN grade:\u00a040C.J. Peake STrotwood, OHTrotwood-Madison HS6\u00a0ft 2\u00a0in (1.88\u00a0m)212\u00a0lb (96\u00a0kg)4.55Jan 26, 2007\u00a0Recruiting star ratings: Scout:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rivals:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0247Sports:\u00a0N\/A \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ESPN grade:\u00a076Bilal Powell SLakeland, FLLake Gibson Senior HS6\u00a0ft 0\u00a0in (1.83\u00a0m)200\u00a0lb (91\u00a0kg)4.5Jan 24, 2007\u00a0Recruiting star ratings: Scout:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rivals:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0247Sports:\u00a0N\/A \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ESPN grade:\u00a040Matt Simms QBRamsey, NJDon Bosco Prep School6\u00a0ft 2\u00a0in (1.88\u00a0m)200\u00a0lb (91\u00a0kg)4.8Jan 29, 2007\u00a0Recruiting star ratings: Scout:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rivals:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0247Sports:\u00a0N\/A \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ESPN grade:\u00a070Chaz Thompson CBWeed, CACollege of the Siskiyous6\u00a0ft 1\u00a0in (1.85\u00a0m)195\u00a0lb (88\u00a0kg)4.35Jan 21, 2007\u00a0Recruiting star ratings: Scout:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rivals:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0247Sports:\u00a0N\/A \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ESPN grade:\u00a0NAGreg Tomczyk OTPrinceton, NJThe Hun School6\u00a0ft 6\u00a0in (1.98\u00a0m)290\u00a0lb (130\u00a0kg)4.88Jan 17, 2007\u00a0Recruiting star ratings: Scout:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rivals:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0247Sports:\u00a0N\/A \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ESPN grade:\u00a060Woodny Turenne DBVisalia, CACollege of the Sequoias6\u00a0ft 2\u00a0in (1.88\u00a0m)190\u00a0lb (86\u00a0kg)4.34Jan 25, 2007\u00a0Recruiting star ratings: Scout:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rivals:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0247Sports:\u00a0N\/A \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ESPN grade:\u00a0NAMark Wetterer OGCincinnati, OHAnderson HS6\u00a0ft 5\u00a0in (1.96\u00a0m)292\u00a0lb (132\u00a0kg)5.3Dec 2, 2006\u00a0Recruiting star ratings: Scout:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rivals:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0247Sports:\u00a0N\/A \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ESPN grade:\u00a074Willie Williams LBCulver City, CAWest Los Angeles6\u00a0ft 3\u00a0in (1.91\u00a0m)232\u00a0lb (105\u00a0kg)NAJan 25, 2007\u00a0Recruiting star ratings: Scout:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rivals:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0247Sports:\u00a0N\/A \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ESPN grade:\u00a0NAOverall recruiting rankings: Scout: #47 \u00a0\u00a0Rivals: #41\u2021 Refers to 40 yard dashNote: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.In these cases, the average was taken.  ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.Sources:Pre-season honors[edit]Three Cardinal players were honored as part of pre-season watchlists for national awards.In addition to the honors, Brohm was also named to the Playboy pre-season All-America team.[15]Roster[edit]Coaching staff[edit]The 2007 Cardinal team was coached by Steve Kragthorpe and his staff. Much of the coaching staff from 2006 remained, but Kragthorpe brought in other to fill out the staff, including, initially, three from his previous position.[11][16] Keith Patterson was originally brought in from Tulsa as defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach, however returned to Tulsa before the season began for personal reasons.[17] Patterson was quickly replaced by Mike Mallory.[18]Schedule[edit]DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceAugust 307:30\u00a0pmMurray State*No. 10ESPNUW 73\u20131042,185[19]September 67:00\u00a0pmMiddle Tennessee*No. 8Papa John’s Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KYESPN2W 58\u20134240,882[19]September 157:30\u00a0pmat Kentucky*No. 9ESPN ClassicL 34\u20134070,857[19]September 2212:00\u00a0pmSyracuseNo. 18Papa John’s Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KYESPN+L 35\u20133840,922[19]September 293:30\u00a0pmat NC State*ESPNUW 29\u20131056,487[19]October 58:00\u00a0pmUtah*Papa John’s Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KYESPNL 35\u20134440,894[19]October 137:00\u00a0pmat No.\u00a017 CincinnatiESPNUW 28\u20132435,097[19]October 198:00\u00a0pmat ConnecticutESPNL 17\u20132140,000[19]October 2712:00\u00a0pmPittsburghPapa John’s Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KYESPN+W 24\u20131734,792[19]November 87:30\u00a0pmat No.\u00a06 West VirginiaESPNL 31\u20133860,992[19]November 178:00\u00a0pmat South FloridaESPNUL 17\u20135557,288[19]November 297:30\u00a0pmRutgersPapa John’s Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KYESPNW 41\u20133839,612[19]References[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/2007-louisville-cardinals-football-team\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2007 Louisville Cardinals football team"}}]}]