Schedule
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | at San Jose State | | | T 10–10 | 16,281 | |
September 8 | Murray State | | | W 68–0 | 34,417 | |
September 15 | Kansas | | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| W 28–16 | 35,848 | |
September 22 | at West Virginia | | | W 9–7 | 61,933 | [1] |
September 29 | at Southern Miss | | | L 13–25 | 20,545 | [2] |
October 6 | Tulsa | | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| W 38–14 | 36,692 | |
October 13 | Memphis State | | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY (rivalry)
| W 19–17 | 37,423 | |
October 20 | at Pittsburgh | | | W 27–20 | 34,261 | |
October 27 | Western Kentucky | | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| W 41–7 | 35,122 | |
November 3 | at Cincinnati | No. 25 | | W 41–16 | 23,575 | |
November 10 | Boston College | No. 22 | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| W 17–10 | 37,636 | |
January 1 | vs. No. 25 Alabama | No. 18 | | W 34–7 | 69,098 | [3] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings
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Game summaries
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At San Jose State
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At Southern Miss
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Memphis State
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At Cincinnati
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Boston College
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Vs. Alabama (Fiesta Bowl)
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Louisville vs. Alabama
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 18 Cardinals |
25 |
0 | 7 | 2 |
34 |
No. 25 Crimson Tide |
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7 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 7:35 | LOU | Latrell Ware 70-yard pass from Browning Nagle (Klaus Wilmsmeyer kick) | LOU 7–0 |
| 1 | 3:40 | LOU | Ralph Dawkins 5-yard run (kick blocked) | LOU 13–0 |
| 1 | 0:54 | LOU | Anthony Cummings 37-yard pass from Browning Nagle (pass failed) | LOU 19–0 |
| 1 | 0:01 | LOU | Ray Buchanan recovery of a blocked punt in the end zone (pass failed) | LOU 25–0 |
| 2 | 7:32 | ALA | Charles Garner 49-yard interception return (Philip Doyle kick) | LOU 25–7 |
| 3 | 10:17 | LOU | Anthony Cummings 19-yard pass from Browning Nagle (Ron Bell kick) | LOU 32–7 |
| 4 | 10:16 | LOU | Safety, Danny Woodson was called for intentional grounding in the endzone (kick) | LOU 34–7 |
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Browning Nagle threw for a Fiesta Bowl record 451 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Cardinals routed the Crimson Tide, 34–7.[4]
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1990 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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1991 NFL Draft
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References
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- ^ "U of L gets its kicks, tips West Virginia 9–7". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cards get early Southern mess, tumble 25–13". The Courier-Journal. September 30, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama does it! Crimson Tide topples Tigers 16–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 2, 1990. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisville Bombs 'Bama On Nagle's Strikes, 34–7". Tulsa World. January 2, 1991. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ "Arrogant Approach Works as Louisville Beats Alabama". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1991. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.