1996 Louisville Cardinals football team

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1996 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference Conference USA
Record5–6 (2–3 C–USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bret Ingalls (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Everett Withers (2nd season)
Home stadium Cardinal Stadium
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →
1996 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Houston +  4 –1   7 –5  
Southern Miss +  4 –1   8 –3  
Cincinnati  2 –3   6 –5  
Louisville  2 –3   5 –6  
Memphis  2 –3   4 –7  
Tulane  1 –4   2 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of Conference USA. The team played their home games in Cardinal Stadium and were led by head coach Ron Cooper.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 316:30 pmat Kentucky *
W 38–1459,384 [1]
September 73:30 pmat No. 7 Penn State *
 ABC L 7–2495,670
September 143:30 pm Baylor *
 FSN L 13–1438,756
September 211:00 pmat Michigan State *
W 30–2070,311
September 28 Southern Miss
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 7–2436,462 [2]
October 12at Tulane
W 23–2017,561 [3]
October 192:00 pm Northern Illinois
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 27–336,467
October 26 Cincinnati
L 7–10
November 2 Memphis
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
W 13–1033,512
November 91:30 pmat No. 8 North Carolina *
L 10–2846,000 [4]
November 16at Houston
L 7–3819,651
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1996 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 7 Chris Redman Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 13 Sam Madison Sr
LB 52 Tyrus McCloud Sr
DE 51 Carl Powell Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "Red alert, Cardinals expose Cats' weakness in 38–14 victory". The Advocate-Messenger. September 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Mistakes cost Cards against Eagles". Messenger-Inquirer. September 29, 1996. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Late Cards' score tops Tulane". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "U of L shoots itself in foot vs. Heels, 28–10". The Courier-Journal. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1996 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
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