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-
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
Record 7-6
Points Scored 374
Scoring Average 28.8
Points Allowed 319
Defense Average 24.5
Opponents Record 81-83
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 4-2
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.