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1993 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1993 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth -year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, the Cardinals compiled a record of 9–3. Louisville was invited to the Liberty Bowl, where they beat Michigan State. The team played their home games in Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.

1993 Louisville Cardinals football
Liberty Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 24
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Nord (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorTy Smith (3rd season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 24 Louisville   –   9 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   8 – 3 – 0
Army   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tulsa   –   4 – 6 – 1
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   3 – 9 – 0
Southern Miss   –   2 – 8 – 1
East Carolina   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4San Jose State
W 31–2435,923
September 11at Memphis State
W 54–2832,573
September 18No. 23 Arizona State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 35–1739,639
September 25TexasNo. 24
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
PPVW 41–1038,492
October 2at PittsburghNo. 18
W 29–728,528
October 9at No. 24 West VirginiaNo. 17
L 34–3657,578[1]
October 16Southern MissNo. 23
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 35–2736,332[2]
October 23NavyNo. 20
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 28–037,214
November 6at No. 7 TennesseeNo. 13
ABCL 10–4594,826[3]
November 13at No. 11 Texas A&MNo. 20
ESPNL 7–4256,161
November 25at TulsaNo. 23
W 28–024,576
December 28vs. Michigan StateNo. 25
ESPNW 18–721,097
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster edit

1993 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 37 Jamie Asher
WR 6 Aaron Bailey
QB 11 Jeff Brohm Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 94 Joe Johnson
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Players in the NFL edit

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Joe Johnson Defensive end 1 13 New Orleans Saints

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References edit

  1. ^ "Mountaineers TB runs for 161 yards". The Miami Herald. October 10, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Whew! U of L wins 35–27". The Courier-Journal. October 17, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tennessee waltzes on Cardinals' toes, 45–10". The Courier-Journal. November 7, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1994 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.


 

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