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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: Ron Cooper
Conference: Conference USA-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1910  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Ron Cooper enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Louisville.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Kentucky  38   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Penn State  7   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Baylor  13   14   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Michigan State  30   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Southern Mississippi  7   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Tulane  23   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Northern Illinois  27   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Cincinnati  7   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Memphis  13   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ North Carolina  10   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Houston  7   38   L       
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored182
  Scoring Average16.5
  Points Allowed205
  Defense Average18.6
  Opponents Record63-63
  Conference Record2-3
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record3-3
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1996 Conference USA- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Mississippi 8-3287247 4-1141108  Jeff Bower
Houston 7-5361341Lost  17-304-1171124  Kim Helton
Cincinnati 6-5228212 2-388100  Rick Minter
Louisville 5-6182205 2-357102  Ron Cooper
Memphis 4-7141219 2-36592  Rip Scherer
Tulane 2-9213268 1-4109105  Eugene Buddy Teevens

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Conference USA Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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