1988 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1988 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals, led by fourth-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, participated as independents and played their home games at Cardinal Stadium.

1988 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (3rd season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(capacity: 36,103)
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame      12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)      11 1 0
No. 3 Florida State      11 1 0
No. 5 West Virginia      11 1 0
Southern Miss      10 2 0
No. 13 Syracuse      10 2 0
Army      9 3 0
Louisville      8 3 0
South Carolina      8 4 0
Northern Illinois      7 4 0
Pittsburgh      6 5 0
Memphis State      6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana      6 5 0
Rutgers      5 6 0
Akron      5 6 0
Penn State      5 6 0
Tulane      5 6 0
Louisiana Tech      4 7 0
Temple      4 7 0
Tulsa      4 7 0
Boston College      3 8 0
Cincinnati      3 8 0
East Carolina      3 8 0
Navy      3 8 0
Virginia Tech      3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at MarylandL 16–2730,457
September 8WyomingL 9–4429,105
September 17Memphis State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
W 29–1822,476
September 24at North CarolinaW 38–3449,900
October 1at Southern MissL 23–3017,584[1]
October 8Tulsadagger
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 9–324,381
October 15Virginia
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 30–2830,142
October 22at TulaneW 38–3524,824[2]
October 29at CincinnatiW 21–619,193
November 5Virginia Tech
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 13–321,107
November 12Western Kentucky
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 35–1731,636
  • daggerHomecoming

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Roster

1988 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 15 Jay Gruden Sr
QB 7 Browning Nagle So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 99 Ted Washington So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "Gandy (or was it Biondi?) swims in at 1:12, sinks Cards". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "U of L is 'pushed to limit' before Tulane falls 38–35". The Courier-Journal. October 23, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1988 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  4. "Louisville - 2018 Football Media Guide - page 204". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  5. "Louisville - 2018 Football Media Guide - page 194". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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