1989 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1989 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals, led by fifth-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, participated as independents and played their home games at Cardinal Stadium.

1989 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Nord (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (4th season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)     11 1 0
No. 2 Notre Dame     12 1 0
No. 3 Florida State     10 2 0
Northern Illinois     9 2 0
No. 15 Penn State     8 3 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh     8 3 1
No. 21 West Virginia     8 3 1
Syracuse     8 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana     7 4 0
Akron     6 4 1
South Carolina     6 4 1
Virginia Tech     6 4 1
Louisiana Tech     5 4 1
Army     6 5 0
Louisville     6 5 0
East Carolina     5 5 1
Tulsa     6 6 0
Southern Miss     5 6 0
Tulane     4 8 0
Navy     3 8 0
Rutgers     2 7 2
Boston College     2 9 0
Memphis State     2 9 0
Cincinnati     1 9 1
Temple     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at WyomingW 28–2126,132
September 9at KansasW 33–2832,700
September 23No. 9 West VirginiaL 21–3039,132[1]
September 30Cincinnati
W 37–1736,305
October 14Southern Miss 
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 10–1638,484
October 21at TulsaL 24–3120,012
October 28at VirginiaL 15–1633,400[2]
November 4No. 15 (I-AA) Western Kentucky
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 55–736,126
November 11at Memphis StateW 40–1014,003
November 18at Boston CollegeW 36–2224,650
December 4vs. SyracuseL 13–2450,000
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References edit

  1. ^ "Big plays put Mountaineers over the top of Cardinals". Messenger-Inquirer. September 24, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Field goal gives Virginia 16–15 win". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 29, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1989 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.