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1998 Louisville Cardinals football
Motor City Bowl, L 29–48 vs. Marshall
ConferenceConference USA
Record7–5 (4–2 C–USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Petrino (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorChris Smeland (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPapa John's Cardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach John L. Smith, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in C-USA. Louisville was invited to the Motor City Bowl, where the Cardinals lost to Marshall. The team played home game at the newly opened Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 53:00 pmKentucky*
FSNL 34–6842,643[1]
September 129:00 pmat Utah*
WDRBL 22–4544,112
September 192:00 pmat Illinois*
W 35–939,414
September 262:00 pmBoston College*
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 52–2838,231
October 32:00 pmCincinnati
W 62–1935,479
October 106:00 pmat Southern Miss
WDRBL 21–5622,043[2]
October 173:30 pmat No. 24 Tulane
FSNL 22–2826,217
October 242:00 pmMemphis
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
W 35–3239,247
October 312:00 pmNo. 11 (I-AA) Western Kentucky
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 63–3432,649
November 142:00 pmat East Carolina
W 63–4526,258[3]
November 212:00 pmArmy
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 35–2340,349
December 238:00 pmvs. Marshall*
ESPNL 29–4832,206
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Couch means ouch for Cards". Messenger-Inquirer. September 6, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southern mess: Cards 'throw in the towel,' 56–21". The Courier-Journal. October 11, 1998. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cats, Cards both fly first class". The Courier-Journal. November 16, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
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