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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  <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024
1999 Season Highlights
 John L. Smith enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Louisville.
 
1999 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  @ Kentucky  56   28   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga  58   30   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Illinois  36   41   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Oklahoma  21   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Eastern Michigan  45   10   W       
 Thu., Oct. 7  @ Army  52   59   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Memphis  32   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Houston  39   33   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Alabama Birmingham  23   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Cincinnati  23   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Southern Mississippi  27   30   L       
 Thu., Dec. 30   Boise State  31   34   L    @ Boise, ID   Humanitarian Bowl
 
1999 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored443
  Scoring Average36.9
  Points Allowed365
  Defense Average30.4
  Opponents Record67-60
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record4-3
  Away Record3-1
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1999 Conference USA- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Mississippi 9-3333189Won  23-176-018988  Jeff Bower
East Carolina 9-3333225Lost  14-284-2191133  Steve Logan
Louisville 7-5443365Lost  31-344-2196180  John L. Smith
Alabama Birmingham 5-6248279 4-2140129  Watson Brown
Memphis 5-6232182 4-215896  Rip Scherer
Houston 7-4254211 3-3131152  Kim Helton
Tulane 3-8279399 1-5127236  Chris Scelfo
Army 3-8225317   Bob Sutton
Cincinnati 3-8275289 0-6121167  Rick Minter

1999 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1999 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.