| Mode: | Football |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Team: | Louisville Cardinals |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Division: | Atlantic Division |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 8–5 |
| Conf Record: | 5–3 |
| Head Coach: | Bobby Petrino |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Off Coach: | Garrick McGee |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Todd Grantham |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
| Stadium: | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium |
| Champion: | Music City Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Music City Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 27–21 vs. Texas A&M |
The 2015 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by sixth-year head coach Bobby Petrino, who began his second stint at Louisville in 2014 season after eight years away. The team played its 18th season at its current home of Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. They competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Atlantic Division. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Music City Bowl where they defeated Texas A&M.
| Name | Position | Seasons at Louisville | Alma Mater | Before Louisville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Petrino | Head coach | 6 | Carroll College (1983) | Western Kentucky – Head coach (2014) |
| Garrick McGee | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach / assistant head coach | 2 | Oklahoma (1996) | UAB – Head coach (2013) |
| Todd Grantham | Defensive coordinator / outside linebackers coach | 2 | Virginia Tech (1988) | Georgia – Defensive coordinator (2013) |
| Greg Brown | Safeties Coach / recruiting coordinator | 2 | UTEP (1980) | Alabama – Safeties Coach (2013) |
| Terrell Buckley | Cornerbacks coach | 2 | Florida State (1991) | Akron – Cornerbacks Coach (2013) |
| Tony Grantham | Inside linebackers coach / special teams coordinator | 2 | Radford (2000) | Navy – Outside linebackers coach (2013) |
| Chris Klenakis | Offensive line coach / running game coordinator | 2 | Nevada (1992) | Iowa State – Offensive line coach (2013) |
| L.D. Scott | Defensive line coach | 2 | Louisville (2009) | Western Kentucky – Defensive ends coach (2013) |
| Kolby Smith | Running backs coach | 2 | Louisville (2006) | Western Kentucky – Running backs coach (2013) |
| Lamar Thomas | Wide receivers coach | 2 | Miami (1992) | Western Kentucky – Wide receivers coach (2013) |
| Joe Miday | Director of strength and conditioning | 1 | Marshall (2008) | Western Kentucky – Director of strength and conditioning (2013) |
| Scott Wilks | Assistant director of strength and conditioning | 2 | Marshall (2009) | Western Kentucky – Assistant director of strength and conditioning (2013) |
| Andrew Wagner | Director of football operations | 2 | Butler (1999) | Western Kentucky – Director of football operations (2013) |
Louisville announced their 2015 football schedule on January 29, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of six home games, five away games and one neutral site game in the regular season. The Cardinals will host ACC foes Boston College, Clemson, Syracuse, and Virginia, and will travel to Florida State, NC State, Pittsburgh, and Wake Forest.[1]
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