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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  <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024
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
  Record11-2
  Points Scored394
  Scoring Average30.3
  Points Allowed223
  Defense Average17.2
  Opponents Record69-73
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record4-2
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 Conference USA- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisville 11-2394223Won  28-106-1237136  John L. Smith
Cincinnati 7-5336290Lost  16-235-2205189  Rick Minter
Alabama Birmingham 6-5265206 5-2204116  Watson Brown
East Carolina 6-6421360Lost  61-645-2252184  Steve Logan
Southern Mississippi 6-5278186 4-3191101  Jeff Bower
Texas Christian 6-6289285Lost  9-284-3192194  Gary Patterson
Memphis 5-6294281 3-4196183  Tommy West
Tulane 3-9344495 1-6180306  Chris Scelfo
Army 3-8229365   Todd Berry
Houston 0-11190432 0-7137278  Dana Dimel

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.


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