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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  <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024
2002 Season Highlights
 John L. Smith enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Louisville.
 
2002 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sun., Sep. 1  vs. Kentucky  17   22   L       
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Duke  40   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Colorado State  33   36   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Army  45   14   W       
 Thu., Sep. 26  vs. Florida State  26   20   W       
 Tue., Oct. 8  @ Memphis  38   32   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Texas Christian  31   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. East Carolina  44   20   W       
 Thu., Nov. 7  vs. Cincinnati  14   24   L       
 Thu., Nov. 14  @ Southern Mississippi  20   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Alabama Birmingham  41   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Houston  10   27   L       
 Wed., Dec. 18   Marshall  15   38   L    @ Mobile, AL   GMAC Bowl
 
2002 Season Totals
  Record7-6
  Points Scored374
  Scoring Average28.8
  Points Allowed319
  Defense Average24.5
  Opponents Record81-83
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record4-2
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2002 Conference USA- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Christian 10-2361222Won  17-36-2263179  Gary Patterson
Cincinnati 7-7409329Lost  19-246-2259174  Rick Minter
Louisville 7-6374319Lost  15-385-3243200  John L. Smith
Southern Mississippi 7-6282238Lost  23-335-3161142  Jeff Bower
Alabama Birmingham 5-7268370 4-4218233  Watson Brown
East Carolina 4-8335399 4-4250266  Steve Logan
Tulane 8-5361282Won  36-283-4150133  Chris Scelfo
Houston 5-7320393 3-5235293  Dana Dimel
Memphis 3-9303327 2-6190223  Tommy West
Army 1-11226491   Todd Berry

2002 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2002 All Conference USA Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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