1998 Louisville Cardinals football team

1998 Louisville Cardinals football
Motor City Bowl, L 29–48 vs. Marshall
Conference Conference USA
1998 record 7–5 (4–2 C-USA)
Head coach John L. Smith
Offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino
Defensive coordinator Chris Smeland
Home stadium Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 42,000)
1998 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#7 Tulane $   6 0         12 0  
Southern Miss   5 1         7 5  
Louisville   4 2         7 5  
East Carolina   3 3         6 5  
Army   2 4         3 8  
Houston   2 4         3 8  
Cincinnati   1 5         2 9  
Memphis   1 5         2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by John L. Smith and played their home games in the newly completed Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. The team ended the season with a record of 7–5.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 3:00 PM Kentucky* Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY (Governor's Cup) FSN L 34–68   42,643
September 12 9:00 PM at Utah* Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT WDRB L 22–45   44,112
September 26 2:00 PM at Illinois* Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL W 35–9   39,414
September 26 2:00 PM Boston College Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY W 52–28   38,231
October 3 2:00 PM Cincinnati Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails) W 62–19   35,479
October 10 6:00 PM at Southern Miss M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS WDRB L 21–56   22,043
October 17 3:30 PM at No. 24 Tulane Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA FSN L 22–28   26,217
October 24 2:00 PM Memphis Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY W 35–32   39,247
October 31 2:00 PM Western Kentucky Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY W 63–34   32,649
November 14 2:00 PM at East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC W 63–45   26,258
November 21 2:00 PM Army Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY W 35–23   40,349
December 23 8:00 PM vs. Marshall* Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, MI (Motor City Bowl) ESPN L 29–48   32,206
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Roster

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