This might seem like a meaningless post on the surface (as well as down into layers 1-3), but you'd be surprised at the number of people I overheard having a hard time placing Earl Heyman during practice last week. With that in mind, I present to you the notable numeral switches in regards to returning players, as well as the jersey numbers for Cardinal newcomers.
| YEAR | OLD NUMBER | NEW NUMBER | |
| Travis Norton | Junior | 1 | 4 |
| Chaz Thompson | Junior | --- | 4 |
| Matt Simms | Freshman | --- | 5 |
| Willie A. Williams | Junior | --- | 7 |
| Woodny Turenne | Junior | --- | 9 |
| Latarrius Thomas | Sophomore | 30 | 10 |
| Johnny Patrick | RS Freshman | 29 | 19 |
| Victor Anderson | Freshman | --- | 20 |
| Troy Pascley | RS Freshman | 86 | 21 |
| C.J. Peake | RS Freshman | --- | 21 |
| Josh Miller | Freshman | --- | 25 |
| Doug Beaumont | Freshman | --- | 27 |
| Dale Martin | Freshman | --- | 30 |
| Bilal Powell | Freshman | --- | 33 |
| Maurice Urrutia | Freshman | --- | 44 |
| Ryan Kessling | Freshman | --- | 51 |
| Elisee Pompilus | Junior | --- | 52 |
| Greg Tomczyk | Freshman | --- | 55 |
| Mozell Axson | Junior | 52 | 57 |
| Abdul Kuyateh | Junior | --- | 71 |
| Zach Kiernan | Freshman | --- | 73 |
| Hector Hernandez | Freshman | --- | 76 |
| Mark Wetterer | Freshman | --- | 79 |
| Mike Fennerty | Freshman | --- | 80 |
| Andrew Robinson | Sophomore | 22 | 83 |
| Zach Meagher | Freshman | --- | 86 |
| L.T. Walker | Sophomore | 59 | 91 |
| Patrick Grant | Freshman | --- | 96 |
| Earl Heyman | Junior | 57 | 99 |