Petrino Previews Saturday's Regular-Season Finale at UConn
November 28, 2005 | Football
Nov. 28, 2005
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- Head Coach Bobby Petrino
- Senior DE Elvis Dumervil
- Junior RB Kolby Smith
- Toyota Gator Bowl Conference Call - Nov. 28, 2005
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville football head coach Bobby Petrino, senior defensive end Elvis Dumervil and junior running back Kolby Smith met with members of the media on Monday to preview U of L's upcoming regular-season finale at BIG EAST foe Connecticut. The Cards and Huskies will meet on Saturday at 7:45 p.m. ET at Rentschler Stadium and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN.
Following the UConn game, U of L will have nearly a month to prepare for the 2006 Toyota Gator Bowl set for Jan. 2 at Alltell Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The Cards will meet an opponent from the Atlantic Coast Conference at 12:30 p.m. ET and the game will be televised by NBC.
Cards Ranked 16th, 17th in the Nation: U of L enters this week's game against Connecticut ranked 16th in the latest AP Poll and ranked 17th in the USA Today Coaches Poll and Harris Interactive Poll.
GAME FACTS - Louisville (8-2, 4-2) at Connecticut (5-5, 2-4)
Date: Saturday, December 3, 2005
Time: 7:45 p.m. ET
Site: Rentschler Stadium (40,000), East Hartford, Conn.
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. 143
Polls: Louisville is ranked 16th in this week's Associated Press Top 25 Poll and 17th in this week's USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll and Harris Interactive Poll.
Series Info: Louisville leads the all-time series 1-0 ... This will be the second meeting between these two schools and the first as members of the BIG EAST Conference ... Louisville won the last meeting, 41-22, at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium on Sept. 30, 2000 ... Lousville broke open a close game with 31 second-half points ... Deion Branch caught nine passes for 116 yards in that contest.
