1988 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (3rd season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame      12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)      11 1 0
No. 3 Florida State      11 1 0
No. 5 West Virginia      11 1 0
Southern Miss      10 2 0
No. 13 Syracuse      10 2 0
Army      9 3 0
Louisville      8 3 0
South Carolina      8 4 0
Northern Illinois      7 4 0
Pittsburgh      6 5 0
Memphis State      6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana      6 5 0
Rutgers      5 6 0
Akron      5 6 0
Penn State      5 6 0
Tulane      5 6 0
Temple      4 7 0
Tulsa      4 7 0
Boston College      3 8 0
Cincinnati      3 8 0
East Carolina      3 8 0
Navy      3 8 0
Virginia Tech      3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at MarylandL 16–2730,457
September 8WyomingL 9–4429,105
September 17Memphis State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
W 29–1822,476
September 24at North CarolinaW 38–3449,900
October 1at Southern MissL 23–3017,584[1]
October 8Tulsadagger
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 9–324,381
October 15Virginia
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 30–2830,142
October 22at TulaneW 38–3524,824[2]
October 29at CincinnatiW 21–619,193
November 5Virginia Tech
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 13–321,107
November 12Western Kentucky
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 35–1731,636
  • daggerHomecoming

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Roster

1988 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 15 Jay Gruden Sr
QB 7 Browning Nagle So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 99 Ted Washington So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "1988 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  4. "Louisville - 2018 Football Media Guide - page 204". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  5. "Louisville - 2018 Football Media Guide - page 194". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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