1998 Louisville Cardinals football team
American college football season
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The 1998 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach John L. Smith, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in C-USA. Louisville was invited to the Motor City Bowl, where the Cardinals lost to Marshall. The team played home game at the newly opened Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.
ConferenceConference USA
Record7–5 (4–2 C–USA)
Headcoach
- John L. Smith (1st season)
OffensivecoordinatorBobby Petrino (1st season)
| 1998 Louisville Cardinals football | |
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Motor City Bowl, L 29–48 vs. Marshall | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 7–5 (4–2 C–USA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bobby Petrino (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Smeland (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Tulane $ | 6 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 3:00 pm | Kentucky* | FSN | L 34–68 | 42,643 | [1] | |
| September 12 | 9:00 pm | at Utah* | WDRB | L 22–45 | 44,112 | ||
| September 19 | 2:00 pm | at Illinois* | W 35–9 | 39,414 | |||
| September 26 | 2:00 pm | Boston College* |
| W 52–28 | 38,231 | ||
| October 3 | 2:00 pm | Cincinnati |
| W 62–19 | 35,479 | ||
| October 10 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Miss | WDRB | L 21–56 | 22,043 | [2] | |
| October 17 | 3:30 pm | at No. 24 Tulane | FSN | L 22–28 | 26,217 | ||
| October 24 | 2:00 pm | Memphis |
| W 35–32 | 39,247 | ||
| October 31 | 2:00 pm | No. 11 (I-AA) Western Kentucky |
| W 63–34 | 32,649 | ||
| November 14 | 2:00 pm | at East Carolina | W 63–45 | 26,258 | [3] | ||
| November 21 | 2:00 pm | Army |
| W 35–23 | 40,349 | ||
| December 23 | 8:00 pm | vs. Marshall* | ESPN | L 29–48 | 32,206 | ||
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Roster
- 2 RASHAD HOLMAN DB
- 2 FRANK ZEBICH PK
- 3 ANTONIO ROUNDTREE DB
- 4 BRIAN GAINES CB
- 4 STEVE VEENEMAN PK
- 5 RAFAEL COOPER RB
- 6 IBN GREEN TE
- 7 CHRIS REDMAN QB
- 8 CHARLES SHEFFIELD WR
- 9 CASSWELL GOODMAN LB
- 10 ARNOLD JACKSON WR
- 11 MIKE WATKINS QB
- 12 LAVELL BOYD WR
- 13 GARY GUMM QB
- 14 DAR-SHAY PURRY S
- 15 DAVE RAGONE QB
- 17 OTIS FLOYD LB
- 18 JEFF BRUNELLI QB
- 18 KAELEN MATTHEWS P
- 19 COURTNEY DINKINS S
- 20 BUD HERRING LB
- 22 GREG BRANT DB
- 23 JON HILBERT K
- 24 JAGUAR SANDERS CB
- 25 CALVIN HAMLER S
- 26 LEROY COLLINS RB
- 27 DON BIBB CB
- 28 DEWAYNE TAYLOR S
- 29 JASON WYATT LB
- 30 DAVID ASHBY DB
- 32 FRANK MOREAU RB
- 33 NATE BENNETT PK
- 34 DEREK TRONZO WR
- 35 MICHAEL BROWN S
- 36 GARRET WILLIAMS RB
- 36 KEVIN WARE DB
- 37 RICO WILLIAMS WR
- 38 JEREMY BORSETH P
- 38 HERB YARBOURGH DB
- 39 ADRIEL WALKER DB
- 40 DAVID WASHINGTON TE
- 41 XAVIER BURRELL S
- 42 TONY STALLINGS LB
- 44 HENRY MILLER RB
- 45 BRETT SHIVELY LB
- 46 ZACH BUTLER DB
- 47 JEFF SHOLLY TE
- 49 KLARENS JONES S
- 50 CRAIG GOTCHER LB
- 51 PJ ZARICZNY C
- 52 RASHAD HARRIS LB
- 53 JEREMY COLLINS LB
- 54 DAN PARDUE OL
- 55 ANDRE COLLINS LB
- 57 ERIN SMITH DE
- 58 TOBY DAWSON DE
- 59 MATT SEXTON DE
- 61 AARON DARDZINSKI OL
- 62 JOSH RICHARDSON OT
- 64 ANTOINE SIMS OL
- 65 ANTHONY BYRD OT
- 69 JON SUSKI OL
- 70 RICK NORD OL
- 71 MARK GRIVNA OT
- 72 ARIEL RODRIGUEZ OL
- 73 RYAN LUNDGARD OL
- 74 MIKE GANTOUS DT
- 75 GEOFF MCBARNETTE OL
- 76 ROB EBLE OT
- 77 JOE OSHAUGHNESSY OL
- 80 ZEK PARKER WR
- 81 JASON JONES TE
- 82 CHIP MATTLINGLY TE
- 84 ALLEN CARROLL WR
- 85 DAMION DORSEY WR
- 86 BRIAN MCDONALD WR
- 87 JUSTIN THOMAS WR
- 89 NAT BINGHAM WR
- 90 REGGIE HARGROVE DE
- 91 BRAXTON ANDERSON DT
- 92 MICHAEL JOSIAH DE
- 93 ANTHONY BONNER DT
- 94 JAMES DENNIS DE
- 95 DEVON THOMAS DE
- 96 DERRICK KENNEDY DT
- 98 RANDY ZILKO DE
- 99 GRANT JOHNSON DT
