Petrino Previews Thursday's BIG EAST Home Opener Against Pitt
October 31, 2005 | Football
Oct. 31, 2005
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville football head coach Bobby Petrino, junior running back Kolby Smith and senior wide receiver Joshua Tinch met with members of the media on Monday to preview U of L's upcoming BIG EAST home opener against Pittsburgh. The Cards and Panthers will meet on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN.
Following the Pittsburgh game, U of L will continue its three-game BIG EAST home stand by hosting Rutgers on Friday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. ET and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN2.
Cards Ranked 24th, 25th in the Nation: U of L enters this week's game against Pitt ranked 24th in the AP Poll and 25th in the USA Today Coaches Poll and Harris Interactive Poll.
GAME FACTS - Louisville (5-2, 1-2) vs Pittsburgh (4-4, 3-1)
Date: Thursday, November 3, 2005
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Site: Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (42,000), Louisville, Ky.
TV: ESPN will televise the game live
Radio: Paul Rogers and Craig Swabeck will call all the action and Doug Ormay will report from the sidelines on WHAS (840 AM)
Also: SIRIUS Satelitte Radio, Ch. 123
Polls: Louisville is ranked 24th in this week's Associated Press Top 25 Poll and 25th in the USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll and Harris Interactive Poll.
Series Info: The overall series between U of L and Pitt is tied at 4-4 ... This will be the ninth meeting between these two schools and the first as members of the BIG EAST Conference ... U of L has won the last four meetings in the series, while Pitt won the first four ... It's the first encounter between the two school's since a 33-29 Louisville win in 1994 at Cardinal Stadium ... The series began in 1976 at Pitt with the Panthers winning 27-6 ... This will be only the third time these two schools have met in the city of Louisville.
