Career Cardinal Football Records Within Reach for 2013

Mark BlankenbakerAugust 1, 2013

Teddy Bridgewater

Why wouldn’t I start with Louisville’s Heisman Trophy Candidate? Teddy Bridgewater has amassed 5939 yards of total offense (5847 passing) and 46 Touchdowns (41 passing). Bridgewater’s post-sophomore pace is well ahead of Chris Redman’s, but the Miami-native is unlikely to surpass Redman’s Total Offense & Career Passing Totals for the simple reason that Teddy is a sure-fire Top 5 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. As it stands Teddy is currently #6 All-Time in Total Offense and could finish #2 All-Time with an outstanding junior campaign (3rd most-likely), and could also make a run at the #2 spot for Career TDs passes, & Career Completions all-time for the Cards. The Louisville Football Quarterback Fraternity is full of stat-stuffers, so if Bridgewater can achieve these marks in just 3 seasons it is nothing short of remarkable. Teddy is nominated for just about every award a junior quarterback can be nominated for in the pre-season.

Total Offense
Career
1	Chris Redman	12129
2	Brian Brohm	10819
3	Dave Ragone	9161
4	Stefan LeFors	6609
5	Jay Gruden	6564
6	*Teddy Bridgewater*	*5939*
7	Jeff Brohm	5410
8	Ed Rubbert	4979
9	Marty Lowe	4683
10	Browning Nagle	4495
11	Benny Russell	4363

Career			Career
Completions			Touchdown Passes
1	Chris Redman	1031	1	Chris Redman	84
2	Brian Brohm	780	2	Dave Ragone	74
3	Dave Ragone	685	3	Brian Brohm	71
4	Jay Gruden	572	4	Jay Gruden	44
5	*Teddy Bridgewater*	*478*	5	*Teddy Bridgewater*	41
6	Ed Rubbert	430	6	Jeff Brohm	38
7	Marty Lowe	416	6	Stefan LeFors	38
8	Stefan LeFors	416	8	John Madeya	34
9	Jeff Brohm	402	9	Browning Nagle	32
10	John Madeya	364	10	Dean May	29

Senorise Perry

Running Back suffered an ACL tear in the Cards 10th game of 2012, is expected to play after receiving good news just in time for training camp. The Doak Walker Award Watch List Back had 11 Rushing Touchdowns in 2012, just 2 shy of cracking the Top 8 for a single season at UofL. But Perry’s career 12 Touchdowns places him just 8 shy of cracking the Top 10 All-Time, and with an injury-free similar performance in 2013 Senorise could land as high as 4th All-Time in Career Rushing TDs at UofL. Running Back is a stacked position for the Cards in 2013, but we’ll be sure to keep track.

Career
Rushing TDs
1	Lenny Lyles	43
2	Michael Bush	39
3	Eric Shelton	30
4	Anthony Shelman	27
4	Frank Moreau	27
6	Howard Stevens	25
7	Tom Lucia	23
7	Nathan Poole	23
7	Calvin Prince	23
10	Lionel Gates	20
10	Anthony Allen (’06)	20

	Senorise Perry	12
	Dominique Brown	4
	Corvin Lamb	1
	Brandon Radcliff	0

Eli Rogers

STEADY. RELIABLE. That’s Eli Rogers. Eli currently has 87 career receptions at Louisville, just 48 shy of tying Lavell Boyd for 10th All-Time in Cardinal history for catches. Considering Rogers had 41 catches as a freshman, and 46 as a sophomore we’ve got to keep an eye on this in Rogers’ junior season. Rogers also has 959 total receiving yards in his career, 845 shy of Zek Parker for 10th All-Time as a Cardinal. Lastly, Rogers has 5 Touchdowns in two seasons, Eli needs 8 to crack into the top 10 in career Receiving TDs as well.

DeVante Parker

The Biletnikoff Award Watch List receiver has been highly productive with his touches as a Louisville Cardinal. Parker has just 58 career catches and owns 16 career Touchdowns. In fact, Parker’s10 Touchdown grabs in 2012 was the 2nd best single season performance in Louisville history! As it sits, DeVante Parker is currently 7th All-Time in career receiving Touchdowns as UofL and should easily get to #3 early in the season. If Parker stays for his senior season the Ballard product could make a serious run at history of Ibn Green’s 33 Career TDs.

Career			Career			Career
Receptions			Rec Yards			Rec TDs
1	Arnold Jackson	299	1	Arnold Jackson	3670	1	Ibn Green	33
2	Ibn Green	217	2	Harry Douglas	2924	2	Arnold Jackson	31
3	JR Russell	187	3	Ibn Green	2830	3	JR Russell	19
4	Miguel Montano	175	4	JR Russell	2619	4	Anthony Cummings	18
5	Harry Douglas	173	5	Miguel Montano	2305	5	Deion Branch	18
6	Joshua Tinch	162	6	Mario Urrutia	2271	6	Gary Barnidge	17
7	Jamie Asher	153	7	Deion Branch	2204	7	Mario Urrutia	16
8	Ralph Dawkins	151	8	Joshua Tinch	2195	7	*DeVante Parker*	16
9	Deion Branch	143	9	Mark Clayton	2004	9	Harry Douglas	15
10	Lavell Boyd	135	10	Zek Parker	1804	10	Zek Parker	13
–	*Eli Rogers*	87	–	*DeVante Parker*	*1035*	–	*Eli Rogers*	5
–	*DeVante Parker*	58	–	*Eli Rogers*	*959*
–	*Damian Copeland*	58	–	*Damian Copeland*	*741*

Hakeem Smith

Nominated to the Nagurski & Jim Thorpe Pre-Season Watch Lists Hakeem Smith has been highly effective at the Strong Safety spot since his freshman year as a Cardinal garnering All-Conference honors in all 3 years. Hakeem currently has 245 career tackles, just 101 shy of 10th All-Time Curry Burns. While Smith has yet to produce a 100+ tackle season, it isn’t out of the realm of possibility, so we’ll keep tabs on it during 2013.

Preston Brown

The Lombardi & Butkus Award Pre-Season Watch List Linebacker has 203 career tackles after recording just 10 during his Freshman season. Brown’s production increased from 84 takedowns in 2011 to 109 in 2012. Preston will need a big season of 143 tackles to crack the Top 10 as just 5 players in college football had totals of 143 or better in 2012. That number is possible from the Middle Linebacker position, especially if Jamaine Brooks can come in healthy and cause the type of disruption in front of Preston that we all think Brooks is capable of at Nose Guard. We will watch and see.

Career
Most Tackles
1	Mark Sander	488
2	Otis Wilson	484
3	Doug Buffone	479
4	Eddie Johnson	457
5	Ricky Skiles	415
6	Jeff Henry	408
7	Tyrus McCloud	403
8	Pat Fitzgerald	385
9	Tom Jackson	373
10	Curry Burns	346
	Hakeem Smith	245
	Preston Brown	203

Marcus Smith

It’s been an interesting journey to defensive end for Marcus Smith. The Columbus, GA native came to Louisville as a quarterback and was transitioned to linebacker rather quickly before making the move to defensive end. In 2011, Marcus played almost exclusively in pass rushing situations before getting more of an every down role in 2012. Smith’s best game to date was the 2013 Sugar Bowl vs. Florida and that has left fans hoping he can continue that type of stellar play in 2013. While Smith really has been playing ‘catch-up’ his entire time at Louisville learning the defensive end position, he’s also been the most productive getting to the QB with 9.5 career sacks, thanks to his athleticism and acumen for football. Marcus Smith is now entering his 3rd season playing the position and I am expecting big things on the outside. The senior needs just 4.5 sacks to tie Ted Washington in Career Sacks with 14 all-time. With 8+ sacks in 2013 Marcus Smith could leave Louisville 8th All-Time (or better) for career sacks.

Career
Sacks
1	Dewayne White	37.5
2	Elvis Dumervil	32
3	Michael Josiah	31
4	Kendirck Gholston	29
5	Mike Flores	27
6	Joe Johnson	25
7	Marcus Jones	23
8	Carl Powell	17
9	Jim Hanna	15
10	Ted Washington	14
	Marcus Smith	9.5
	Lorenzo Mauldin	4.5
	Deiontrez Mount	4
	Roy Philon	4

Season Records

We will of course also be keeping a close eye on season records as they happen. Last year’s Offense was the 7th most productive in Cardinal History, the 3rd best Passing Season in Cardinal Football History, and posted the 9th most points per game. We’ll keep you up to date with record changes as they happen game-by-game for team performance and individual records. If you find an error please tweet me @UofLSheriff50 and I will do my due diligence.