1987 Louisville Cardinals football team

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.

1987 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7–1
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (2nd season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

Schedule edit

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 24Akron 
  • 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
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References edit

  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.