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-
2001 Season Highlights
John L. Smith enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Louisville.
2001 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 23 vs.
New Mexico State
45
24
W
@ Louisville, KY
Sat., Sep. 1 @
Kentucky
36
10
W
Sat., Sep. 8 vs. Western Carolina
31
7
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Illinois
10
34
L
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Memphis
38
21
W
Thu., Oct. 4 vs.
Colorado State
7
2
W
Tue., Oct. 16 vs.
Southern Mississippi
24
14
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Cincinnati
28
13
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Tulane
52
7
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Houston
34
10
W
Thu., Nov. 15 @
East Carolina
39
34
W
Fri., Nov. 23 @
Texas Christian
22
37
L
Mon., Dec. 31
Brigham Young
28
10
W
@ Memphis, TN
Liberty Bowl
2001 Season Totals
Record 11-2
Points Scored 394
Scoring Average 30.3
Points Allowed 223
Defense Average 17.2
Opponents Record 69-73
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 4-2
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
16 11-2-0
AP
16 11-2-0
Coaches
16 11-2-0
USA Today/ESPN
2001 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2001 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
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