1998 Louisville Cardinals football team
| 1998 Louisville Cardinals football | |
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Motor City Bowl, L 29–48 vs. Marshall | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 7–5 (4–2 C-USA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bobby Petrino (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Smeland (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Tulane $ | 6 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by John L. Smith and played their home games in the newly completed Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. The team ended the season with a record of 7–5.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 3:00 pm | Kentucky* | FSN | L 34–68 | 42,643 | ||
| September 12 | 9:00 pm | at Utah* | WDRB | L 22–45 | 44,112 | ||
| September 19 | 2:00 pm | at Illinois* | W 35–9 | 39,414 | |||
| September 26 | 2:00 pm | Boston College* |
| W 52–28 | 38,231 | ||
| October 3 | 2:00 pm | Cincinnati |
| W 62–19 | 35,479 | ||
| October 10 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Miss | WDRB | L 21–56 | 22,043 | [1] | |
| October 17 | 3:30 pm | at No. 24 Tulane | FSN | L 22–28 | 26,217 | ||
| October 24 | 2:00 pm | Memphis |
| W 35–32 | 39,247 | ||
| October 31 | 2:00 pm | Western Kentucky |
| W 63–34 | 32,649 | ||
| November 14 | 2:00 pm | at East Carolina | W 63–45 | 26,258 | [2] | ||
| November 21 | 2:00 pm | Army |
| W 35–23 | 40,349 | ||
| December 23 | 8:00 pm | vs. Marshall* | ESPN | L 29–48 | 32,206 | ||
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Roster[edit]
- 2 RASHAD HOLMAN DB
- 2 FRANK ZEBICH PK
- 3 ANTONIO ROUNDTREE DB
- 4 BRIAN GAINES CB
- 4 STEVE VEENEMAN PK
- 5 RAFAEL COOPER RB
- 6 IBN GREEN TE
- 7 CHRIS REDMAN QB
- 8 CHARLES SHEFFIELD WR
- 9 CASSWELL GOODMAN LB
- 10 ARNOLD JACKSON WR
- 11 MIKE WATKINS QB
- 12 LAVELL BOYD WR
- 13 GARY GUMM QB
- 14 DAR-SHAY PURRY S
- 15 DAVE RAGONE QB
- 17 OTIS FLOYD LB
- 18 JEFF BRUNELLI QB
- 18 KAELEN MATTHEWS P
- 19 COURTNEY DINKINS S
- 20 BUD HERRING LB
- 22 GREG BRANT DB
- 23 JON HILBERT K
- 24 JAGUAR SANDERS CB
- 25 CALVIN HAMLER S
- 26 LEROY COLLINS RB
- 27 DON BIBB CB
- 28 DEWAYNE TAYLOR S
- 29 JASON WYATT LB
- 30 DAVID ASHBY DB
- 32 FRANK MOREAU RB
- 33 NATE BENNETT PK
- 34 DEREK TRONZO WR
- 35 MICHAEL BROWN S
- 36 GARRET WILLIAMS RB
- 36 KEVIN WARE DB
- 37 RICO WILLIAMS WR
- 38 JEREMY BORSETH P
- 38 HERB YARBOURGH DB
- 39 ADRIEL WALKER DB
- 40 DAVID WASHINGTON TE
- 41 XAVIER BURRELL S
- 42 TONY STALLINGS LB
- 44 HENRY MILLER RB
- 45 BRETT SHIVELY LB
- 46 ZACH BUTLER DB
- 47 JEFF SHOLLY TE
- 49 KLARENS JONES S
- 50 CRAIG GOTCHER LB
- 51 PJ ZARICZNY C
- 52 RASHAD HARRIS LB
- 53 JEREMY COLLINS LB
- 54 DAN PARDUE OL
- 55 ANDRE COLLINS LB
- 57 ERIN SMITH DE
- 58 TOBY DAWSON DE
- 59 MATT SEXTON DE
- 61 AARON DARDZINSKI OL
- 62 JOSH RICHARDSON OT
- 64 ANTOINE SIMS OL
- 65 ANTHONY BYRD OT
- 69 JON SUSKI OL
- 70 RICK NORD OL
- 71 MARK GRIVNA OT
- 72 ARIEL RODRIGUEZ OL
- 73 RYAN LUNDGARD OL
- 74 MIKE GANTOUS DT
- 75 GEOFF MCBARNETTE OL
- 76 ROB EBLE OT
- 77 JOE OSHAUGHNESSY OL
- 80 ZEK PARKER WR
- 81 JASON JONES TE
- 82 CHIP MATTLINGLY TE
- 84 ALLEN CARROLL WR
- 85 DAMION DORSEY WR
- 86 BRIAN MCDONALD WR
- 87 JUSTIN THOMAS WR
- 89 NAT BINGHAM WR
- 90 REGGIE HARGROVE DE
- 91 BRAXTON ANDERSON DT
- 92 MICHAEL JOSIAH DE
- 93 ANTHONY BONNER DT
- 94 JAMES DENNIS DE
- 95 DEVON THOMAS DE
- 96 DERRICK KENNEDY DT
- 98 RANDY ZILKO DE
- 99 GRANT JOHNSON DT
References[edit]
- ^ "Southern mess: Cards 'throw in the towel,' 56–21". The Courier-Journal. October 11, 1998. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats, Cards both fly first class". The Courier-Journal. November 16, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
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