American college football season
The 1988 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals, led by fourth-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, participated as independents and played their home games at Cardinal Stadium.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | at Maryland | | L 16–27 | 30,457 | [1] |
| Wyoming | | L 9–44 | 29,105 | |
September 17 | Memphis State | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY (rivalry)
| W 29–18 | 22,476 | |
September 24 | at North Carolina | | W 38–34 | 49,900 | [2] |
October 1 | at Southern Miss | | L 23–30 | 17,584 | [3] |
October 8 | Tulsa![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| W 9–3 | 24,381 | |
October 15 | Virginia | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| W 30–28 | 30,142 | [4] |
October 22 | at Tulane | | W 38–35 | 24,824 | [5] |
October 29 | at Cincinnati | | W 21–6 | 19,193 | |
November 5 | Virginia Tech | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| W 13–3 | 21,107 | [6] |
November 12 | Western Kentucky | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| W 35–17 | 31,636 | |
Homecoming
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1988 Louisville Cardinals football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
- ^ "Maryland struggles past Louisville". Greensboro News & Record. September 4, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U of L rallies past Tar Heels". The State Journal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gandy (or was it Biondi?) swims in at 1:12, sinks Cards". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bell's field goal lets U of L cry joyfully, 30–28". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U of L is 'pushed to limit' before Tulane falls 38–35". The Courier-Journal. October 23, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nothing Hokie about it as U of L prevails 13–3". The Courier-Journal. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1988 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ "Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 204". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ "Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 194". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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