| 1998 Louisville Cardinals football | |
Motor City Bowl, L 29–48 vs. Marshall | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| 1998 record | 7–5 (4–2 C-USA) |
| Head coach | John L. Smith |
| Offensive coordinator | Bobby Petrino |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Smeland |
| Home stadium | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 42,000) |
Seasons | |
| 1998 Conference USA football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1998 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1998 college football season. The team, led by John L. Smith and played their home games in the newly-completed Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. The team ended the season 7-5
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 5* | 3:00 PM | Kentucky | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup) | FSN | L 34–68 | 42,643 | ||
| September 12* | 9:00 PM | at Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | WDRB | L 22–45 | 44,112 | ||
| September 26* | 2:00 PM | at Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 35–9 | 39,414 | |||
| September 26 | 2:00 PM | Boston College | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 52–28 | 38,231 | |||
| October 3 | 2:00 PM | Cincinnati | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails) | W 62–19 | 35,479 | |||
| October 10 | 6:00 PM | at Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | WDRB | L 21–56 | 22,043 | ||
| October 17 | 3:30 PM | at #24 Tulane | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA | FSN | L 22–28 | 26,217 | ||
| October 24 | 2:00 PM | Memphis | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 35–32 | 39,247 | |||
| October 31 | 2:00 PM | Western Kentucky | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 63–34 | 32,649 | |||
| November 14 | 2:00 PM | at East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | W 63–45 | 26,258 | |||
| November 21 | 2:00 PM | Army | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 35–23 | 40,349 | |||
| December 23* | 8:00 PM | vs. Marshall | Pontiac Silverdome • Pontiac, MI (Motor City Bowl) | ESPN | L 29–48 | 32,206 | ||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Roster[]
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 KAELIN 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
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