1997 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1997 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Ron Cooper in his third and final season as head coach, compiling an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in C-USA. Louisville played home game at the old Cardinal Stadium for the final season, before moving to Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in 1998.

Awards and honors
1997 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Walk-On Player of the Year (Frank Camp Chapter)- Chris Scott