1990 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1990 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games in Cardinal Stadium and were Fiesta Bowl champions.

1990 Louisville Cardinals football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 34–7 vs. Alabama
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 14
Record10–1–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Nord (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (5th season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(capacity: 36,103)
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Louisville    10 1 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)    10 2 0
No. 4 Florida State    10 2 0
No. 6 Notre Dame    9 3 0
No. 11 Penn State    9 3 0
Louisiana Tech    8 3 1
Southern Miss    8 4 0
Temple    7 4 0
Syracuse    7 4 2
Army    6 5 0
Northern Illinois    6 5 0
South Carolina    6 5 0
Virginia Tech    6 5 0
East Carolina    5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana    5 6 0
Navy    5 6 0
Memphis State    4 6 1
Boston College    4 7 0
Tulane    4 7 0
West Virginia    4 7 0
Akron    3 7 1
Pittsburgh    3 7 1
Rutgers    3 8 0
Tulsa    3 8 0
Cincinnati    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 1at San Jose StateT 10–1016,281
September 8Murray StateW 68–034,417
September 15Kansas
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 28–1635,848
September 22at West VirginiaW 9–761,933
September 29at Southern MissL 13–2520,545
October 6Tulsa
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 38–1436,692
October 13Memphis State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 19–1737,423
October 20at PittsburghW 27–2034,261
October 27Western Kentucky
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 41–735,122
November 3at CincinnatiNo. 25W 41–1623,575
November 10Boston CollegeNo. 22
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 17–1037,636
January 1vs. No. 25 AlabamaNo. 18W 34–769,098
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1990 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 64 John Bock Fr
WR 91 Greg Brohm So
QB 11 Jeff Brohm Fr
OT 72 Jerry Crafts Sr
WR 5 Anthony Cummings Sr
QB 7 Browning Nagle Sr
RB 22 Ralph Dawkins Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 34 Ray Buchanan So
DL 99 Ted Washington Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 4 Klaus Wilmsmeyer Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Rankings

Schedule and results

At San Jose State

Kansas

At Southern Miss

Memphis State

At Cincinnati

Boston College

Vs. Alabama (Fiesta Bowl)

Louisville vs. Alabama
1 234Total
No. 18 Cardinals 25 072 34
No. 25 Crimson Tide 0 700 7

Browning Nagle threw for a Fiesta Bowl record 451 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Cardinals routed the Crimson Tide, 34–7.[1] [2]

1991 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Ted WashingtonNose Tackle125San Francisco 49ers
Browning NagleQuarterback234New York Jets
Jerry CraftsTackle11292Indianapolis Colts
Mike FloresDefensive end11298Philadelphia Eagles

[3]


References

  1. "Louisville Bombs 'Bama On Nagle's Strikes, 34-7". Tulsa World. January 2, 1991. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  2. "Arrogant Approach Works as Louisville Beats Alabama". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1991. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  3. "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.


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