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Louisville Football Team History


Louisville Cardinals
University of Louisville
 Louisville, KY
Founded: 1798
Stadium: Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium
Capacity: 42,000
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: John L. Smith
Conference: Conference USA-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1910  <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024
2000 Season Highlights
 John L. Smith enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Louisville.
 The Cardinals won the Conference USA Conference Championship.
 
2000 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  vs. Kentucky  40   34   W       
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Grambling State  52   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Florida State  0   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Connecticut  41   22   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Alabama Birmingham  38   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Cincinnati  38   24   W       
 Thu., Oct. 19  vs. East Carolina  25   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Tulane  35   32   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Southern Mississippi  49   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Army  38   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Houston  32   13   W       
 Fri., Dec. 29   Colorado State  17   22   L    @ Memphis, TN   Liberty Bowl
 
2000 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored405
  Scoring Average33.8
  Points Allowed268
  Defense Average22.3
  Opponents Record66-61
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record3-1
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2000 Conference USA- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisville 9-3405268Lost  17-226-1255159  John L. Smith
East Carolina 8-4370256Won  40-275-2206125  Steve Logan
Cincinnati 7-5289285Lost  14-255-2187165  Rick Minter
Southern Mississippi 8-4314203Won  28-214-3180150  Jeff Bower
Alabama Birmingham 7-4238192 3-3124133  Watson Brown
Tulane 6-5329346 3-4192205  Chris Scelfo
Memphis 4-7176199 2-5109146  Rip Scherer
Houston 3-8211370 2-5154249  Dana Dimel
Army 1-10224372   Todd Berry

2000 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2000 All Conference USA Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.