1990 Louisville Cardinals football team

American college football season

1990 Louisville Cardinals football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 34–7 vs. Alabama
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 14
Record10–1–1
Head coach
  • Howard Schnellenberger (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorGary Nord (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (5th season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Louisville   –   10 – 1 – 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 4 Florida State   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Notre Dame   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Penn State   –   9 – 3 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   8 – 3 – 1
Southern Miss   –   8 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 4 – 2
Army   –   6 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   5 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 6 – 0
Memphis State   –   4 – 6 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   4 – 7 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 7 – 0
Akron   –   3 – 7 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 1
Rutgers   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulsa   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games in Cardinal Stadium and were Fiesta Bowl champions.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at San Jose StateT 10–1016,281
September 8Murray State
W 68–034,417
September 15Kansas
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 28–1635,848
September 22at West VirginiaW 9–761,933[1]
September 29at Southern MissL 13–2520,545[2]
October 6Tulsa
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 38–1436,692
October 13Memphis State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
W 19–1737,423
October 20at PittsburghW 27–2034,261
October 27Western Kentucky
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 41–735,122
November 3at CincinnatiNo. 25W 41–1623,575
November 10Boston CollegeNo. 22
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 17–1037,636
January 1vs. No. 25 AlabamaNo. 18W 34–769,098[3]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Game summaries

At San Jose State

Kansas

At Southern Miss

Memphis State

At Cincinnati

Boston College

Vs. Alabama (Fiesta Bowl)

Louisville vs. Alabama
1 234Total
• No. 18 Cardinals 25 072 34
No. 25 Crimson Tide 0 700 7
Scoring summary
17:35LOULatrell Ware 70-yard pass from Browning Nagle (Klaus Wilmsmeyer kick)LOU 7–0
13:40LOURalph Dawkins 5-yard run (kick blocked)LOU 13–0
10:54LOUAnthony Cummings 37-yard pass from Browning Nagle (pass failed)LOU 19–0
10:01LOURay Buchanan recovery of a blocked punt in the end zone (pass failed)LOU 25–0
27:32ALACharles Garner 49-yard interception return (Philip Doyle kick)LOU 25–7
310:17LOUAnthony Cummings 19-yard pass from Browning Nagle (Ron Bell kick)LOU 32–7
410:16LOUSafety, Danny Woodson was called for intentional grounding in the endzone (kick)LOU 34–7

Browning Nagle threw for a Fiesta Bowl record 451 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Cardinals routed the Crimson Tide, 34–7.[4] [5]

Roster

1990 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 64 John Bock Fr
WR 91 Greg Brohm So
QB 11 Jeff Brohm Fr
OT 72 Jerry Crafts Sr
WR 5 Anthony Cummings Sr
QB 7 Browning Nagle Sr
RB 22 Ralph Dawkins Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 34 Ray Buchanan So
DL 99 Ted Washington Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 4 Klaus Wilmsmeyer Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1991 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Ted Washington Nose Tackle 1 25 San Francisco 49ers
Browning Nagle Quarterback 2 34 New York Jets
Jerry Crafts Tackle 11 292 Indianapolis Colts
Mike Flores Defensive end 11 298 Philadelphia Eagles

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References

  1. ^ "U of L gets its kicks, tips West Virginia 9–7". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cards get early Southern mess, tumble 25–13". The Courier-Journal. September 30, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Alabama does it! Crimson Tide topples Tigers 16–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 2, 1990. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Louisville Bombs 'Bama On Nagle's Strikes, 34–7". Tulsa World. January 2, 1991. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "Arrogant Approach Works as Louisville Beats Alabama". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1991. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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