1987 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7–1
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (2nd season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)      12 0 0
No. 4 Syracuse      11 0 1
No. 2 Florida State      11 1 0
No. 15 South Carolina      8 4 0
Pittsburgh      8 4 0
Penn State      8 4 0
No. 17 Notre Dame      8 4 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Rutgers      6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana      6 5 0
Memphis State      5 5 1
Northern Illinois      5 5 1
West Virginia      6 6 0
Tulane      6 6 0
Army      5 6 0
Boston College      5 6 0
East Carolina      5 6 0
Akron      4 7 0
Cincinnati      4 7 0
Louisville      3 7 1
Temple      3 8 0
Tulsa      3 8 0
Virginia Tech      2 9 0
Navy      2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals, led by third-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, participated as independents and played their home games at Cardinal Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5TulaneW 42-4032,242[1]
September 12Cincinnati
L 0-2533,392
September 19at PurdueT 22-2263,125
September 26Murray State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 34-1029,231
October 3Southern Miss
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 6-6520,647[2]
October 10Marshall
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 31-3421,658
October 17at No. 4 Florida StateL 9-3253,114
October 24Akrondagger
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 31-1018,743
October 31at TulsaL 22-2619,742
November 7at No. 19 TennesseeL 10-4192,084
November 14at Memphis StateL 8-4320,418
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Down 23, U of L rallies past Tulane 42–40". The Courier-Journal. September 6, 1987. Retrieved February 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southern Miss hits 65, leaving lifeless Cards splattered on highway". The Courier-Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved March 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1987 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  4. "Louisville - 2018 Football Media Guide - page 204". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  5. "Louisville - 2018 Football Media Guide - page 194". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
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