1989 Louisville Cardinals football team

American college football season

1989 Louisville Cardinals football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–5
Head coach|

* Howard Schnellenberger (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Gary Nord (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Rick Lantz (4th season)
Home stadium| Cardinal Stadium

Seasons

<- 1988

1990 ->

1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 1 Miami (FL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 2 Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 3 Florida State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
Northern Illinois |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 15 Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 1
No. 21 West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 1
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Southwestern Louisiana |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Akron |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
South Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Virginia Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Louisiana Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Louisville |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
East Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Tulsa |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  | - | 0
Southern Miss |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Tulane |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  | - | 0
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 2
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Memphis State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 1
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals, led by fifth-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, participated as independents and played their home games at Cardinal Stadium.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 2| at Wyoming|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, WY

| W 28–21| 26,132|
September 9| at Kansas|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| W 33–28| 32,700|
September 23| No. 9 West Virginia|

* Cardinal Stadium
* Louisville, KY

| L 21–30| 39,132| [1]
September 30| Cincinnati|

* Cardinal Stadium
* Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)

| W 37–17| 36,305|
October 14| Southern Miss|

* Cardinal Stadium
* Louisville, KY

| L 10–16| 38,484|
October 21| at Tulsa|

* Skelly Stadium
* Tulsa, OK

| L 24–31| 20,012|
October 28| at Virginia|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| L 15–16| 33,400| [2]
November 4| No. 15 (I-AA) Western Kentucky|

* Cardinal Stadium
* Louisville, KY

| W 55–7| 36,126|
November 11| at Memphis State|

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN (rivalry)

| W 40–10| 14,003|
November 18| at Boston College|

* Alumni Stadium
* Chestnut Hill, MA

| W 36–22| 24,650|
December 4| vs. Syracuse|

* Tokyo Dome
* Tokyo, Japan (Coca-Cola Classic)

| L 13–24| 50,000|

* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Big plays put Mountaineers over the top of Cardinals". Messenger-Inquirer. September 24, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Field goal gives Virginia 16–15 win". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 29, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "1989 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
4. ^ "Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 204". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
5. ^ "Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 194". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved January 5, 2019.

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Louisville Cardinals football

Venues|

* High School Park (1912)
* Eclipse Park (1913–1916, 1921–1922)
* Parkway Field (1923–1948, 1952–1956)
* DuPont Manual Stadium (1949–1951)
* Cardinal Stadium (1957–1997)
* L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium (1998–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Cincinnati: The Keg of Nails
* Kentucky: Governor's Cup
* Memphis

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* Cardinal Bird
* Marching band

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