1988 Louisville Cardinals football team

1988 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–3
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Lantz (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium
Seasons ←  1987 1989  →

1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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
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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 16–27	30,457	[1]
September 8	Wyoming	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 9–44	29,105
September 17	Memphis State	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)	W 29–18	22,476
September 24	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 38–34	49,900	[2]
October 1	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 23–30	17,584	[3]
October 8	Tulsa	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 9–3	24,381
October 15	Virginia	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 30–28	30,142	[4]
October 22	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 38–35	24,824	[5]
October 29	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (The Keg of Nails)	W 21–6	19,193
November 5	Virginia Tech	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 13–3	21,107	[6]
November 12	Western Kentucky	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 35–17	31,636
Homecoming

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Roster

1988 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 15 Jay Gruden Sr QB 7 Browning Nagle So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 99 Ted Washington So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Howard Schnellenberger Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Maryland struggles past Louisville". Greensboro News & Record. September 4, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "U of L rallies past Tar Heels". The State Journal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "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.
4. "Bell's field goal lets U of L cry joyfully, 30–28". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "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.
6. "Nothing Hokie about it as U of L prevails 13–3". The Courier-Journal. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "1988 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
8. "Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 204". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
9. "Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 194". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved January 5, 2019.