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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  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Ron Cooper enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Louisville.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  @ Kentucky  24   38   L       
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Utah  21   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Illinois  26   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Penn State  21   57   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Oklahoma  14   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Southern Mississippi  24   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Tulane  33   64   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Houston  22   36   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. East Carolina  31   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Cincinnati  9   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Memphis  20   21   L       
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record1-10
  Points Scored245
  Scoring Average22.3
  Points Allowed407
  Defense Average37.0
  Opponents Record60-65
  Conference Record0-6
  Home Record1-5
  Away Record0-5
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Conference USA- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Mississippi 9-3337210Won  41-76-019885  Jeff Bower
Tulane 7-4375225 5-1211124  Tommy Bowden
East Carolina 5-6214298 4-2148131  Steve Logan
Cincinnati 8-4321252Won  35-192-4127136  Rick Minter
Memphis 4-7218243 2-4104143  Rip Scherer
Houston 3-8216410 2-4117189  Kim Helton
Louisville 1-10245407 0-6139236  Ron Cooper

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 All Conference USA Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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