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The 1990 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by the sixth-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, the Cardinals compiled a record of 10–1–1 and defeated Alabama in the Fiesta Bowl. Louisville team played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.

ConferenceIndependent
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 14
Record10–1–1
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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
Offensive coordinatorGary Nord (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (5th season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
 1989
1991 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Louisville  1011
No. 3 Miami (FL)  1020
No. 4 Florida State  1020
No. 6 Notre Dame  930
No. 11 Penn State  930
Louisiana Tech  831
Southern Miss  840
Temple  740
Syracuse  742
Army  650
Northern Illinois  650
South Carolina  650
Virginia Tech  650
East Carolina  560
Southwestern Louisiana  560
Navy  560
Memphis State  461
Boston College  470
Tulane  470
West Virginia  470
Akron  371
Pittsburgh  371
Rutgers  380
Tulsa  380
Cincinnati  1100
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at San Jose StateT 10–1016,281[1]
September 8Murray StateW 68–034,417[2]
September 15Kansas
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 28–1635,848[3]
September 22at West VirginiaW 9–761,933[4]
September 29at Southern MissL 13–2520,545[5]
October 6Tulsa
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 38–1436,692[6]
October 13Memphis State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
W 19–1737,423[7]
October 20at PittsburghW 27–2034,261[8]
October 27Western Kentucky
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 41–735,122[9]
November 3at CincinnatiNo. 25W 41–1623,575[10]
November 10Boston CollegeNo. 22
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 17–1037,636[11]
January 1vs. No. 25 AlabamaNo. 18W 34–769,098[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings

Game summaries

At San Jose State

Kansas

At Southern Miss

Memphis State

At Cincinnati

Boston College

Vs. Alabama (Fiesta Bowl)

Louisville vs. Alabama
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
No. 18 Cardinals 25 072 34
No. 25 Crimson Tide 0 700 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.[13] [14]

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1990 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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
QB 13 Erik Watts Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 34 Ray Buchanan So
DL 99 Ted Washington Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 4 Klaus Wilmsmeyer Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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1991 NFL draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Ted WashingtonNose tackle125San Francisco 49ers
Browning NagleQuarterback234New York Jets
Jerry CraftsTackle11292Indianapolis Colts
Mike FloresDefensive end11298Philadelphia Eagles

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