2010 Louisville Cardinals football team
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The 2010 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville
in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season
. The Cardinals were led by head coach Charlie Strong
, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
and were members of the Big East Conference
. They finished the season 7–6, 3–4 in Big East play and were invited to the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg
where they defeated Southern Miss
31–28.
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...
in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season
2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on Thursday, September 2, 2010. The season progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 10, 2011.-Rule changes for...
. The Cardinals were led by head coach Charlie Strong
Charlie Strong
Charlie R. Strong is an American college football coach and former player. Strong is a native of Arkansas and graduated from the University of Central Arkansas, where he played college football...
, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium is a football stadium located in Louisville, Kentucky, USA and serves as the home of the University of Louisville football program. It opened in 1998, making it the second-to-last football stadium in NCAA Division I-A to open in the 20th century, with SMU's Gerald J....
and were members of the Big East Conference
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
. They finished the season 7–6, 3–4 in Big East play and were invited to the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg
2010 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
The 2010 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg was the third edition of the college football bowl game formerly known as the St. Petersburg Bowl. It was played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 8 p.m....
where they defeated Southern Miss
2010 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
The 2010 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented University of Southern Mississippi in the college football season of 2010–2011. The team's head coach was Larry Fedora, who was in his third year at Southern Miss. They played their home games at M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg,...
31–28.