1996 Louisville Cardinals football team

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1996 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceConference USA
Record5–6 (2–3 C–USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBret Ingalls (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorEverett Withers (2nd season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Houston +   4 – 1     7 – 5  
Southern Miss +   4 – 1     8 – 3  
Cincinnati   2 – 3     6 – 5  
Louisville   2 – 3     5 – 6  
Memphis   2 – 3     4 – 7  
Tulane   1 – 4     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of Conference USA. The team played their home games in Cardinal Stadium and were led by head coach Ron Cooper.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 316:30 pmat Kentucky*
W 38–1459,384[1]
September 73:30 pmat No. 7 Penn State*
ABCL 7–2495,670
September 143:30 pmBaylor*
FSNL 13–1438,756
September 211:00 pmat Michigan State*
W 30–2070,311
September 28Southern Miss
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 7–2436,462[2]
October 12at Tulane
W 23–2017,561[3]
October 192:00 pmNorthern Illinois
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 27–336,467
October 26Cincinnati
L 7–10
November 2Memphis
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
W 13–1033,512
November 91:30 pmat No. 8 North Carolina*
L 10–2846,000[4]
November 16at Houston
L 7–3819,651
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster[edit]

1996 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 7 Chris Redman Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 13 Sam Madison Sr
LB 52 Tyrus McCloud Sr
DE 51 Carl Powell Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Red alert, Cardinals expose Cats' weakness in 38–14 victory". The Advocate-Messenger. September 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mistakes cost Cards against Eagles". Messenger-Inquirer. September 29, 1996. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Late Cards' score tops Tulane". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "U of L shoots itself in foot vs. Heels, 28–10". The Courier-Journal. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1996 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.


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