1996 Louisville Cardinals football team
American college football season
| 1996 Louisville Cardinals football | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 5–6 (2–3 C–USA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bret Ingalls (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Everett Withers (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Cardinal Stadium |
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| Houston + | 4 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss + | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 2 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 2 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of Conference USA. The team played their home games in Cardinal Stadium and were led by head coach Ron Cooper.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | 6:30 pm | at Kentucky* |
| W 38–14 | 59,384 | [1] | |
| September 7 | 3:30 pm | at No. 7 Penn State* |
| ABC | L 7–24 | 95,670 | |
| September 14 | 3:30 pm | Baylor* |
| FSN | L 13–14 | 38,756 | |
| September 21 | 1:00 pm | at Michigan State* |
| W 30–20 | 70,311 | ||
| September 28 | Southern Miss |
| L 7–24 | 36,462 | [2] | ||
| October 12 | at Tulane | W 23–20 | 17,561 | [3] | |||
| October 19 | 2:00 pm | Northern Illinois |
| W 27–3 | 36,467 | ||
| October 26 | Cincinnati |
| L 7–10 | ||||
| November 2 | Memphis |
| W 13–10 | 33,512 | |||
| November 9 | 1:30 pm | at No. 8 North Carolina* | L 10–28 | 46,000 | [4] | ||
| November 16 | at Houston | L 7–38 | 19,651 | ||||
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Roster
| 1996 Louisville Cardinals football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offense
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References
- ^ "Red alert, Cardinals expose Cats' weakness in 38–14 victory". The Advocate-Messenger. September 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mistakes cost Cards against Eagles". Messenger-Inquirer. September 29, 1996. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late Cards' score tops Tulane". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U of L shoots itself in foot vs. Heels, 28–10". The Courier-Journal. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1996 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
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