2006 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team , led by Bobby Petrino in his fourth year at the school , played their home games in Papa John 's Cardinal Stadium . Playing in their second year in the Big East Conference , the team finished the regular season with eleven wins and one loss and were conference champions . They represented the Big East in the 2007 Orange Bowl and with the win ended the season with a 12-1 record . The team ended the season ranked fifth in the nation
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Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2006 Louisville Cardinals football team