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1997 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1997 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Ron Cooper in his third and final season as head coach, compiling an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in C-USA. Louisville played home game at the old Cardinal Stadium for the final season, before moving to Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in 1998.

1997 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceConference USA
Record1–10 (0–6 C–USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDonnie Kirkpatrick (1st season)
Offensive schemeOne back
Defensive coordinatorEverett Withers (3rd season)
Base defense4–3 flex
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Southern Miss $   6 – 0     9 – 3  
Tulane   5 – 1     7 – 4  
East Carolina   4 – 2     5 – 6  
Cincinnati   2 – 4     8 – 4  
Memphis   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Houston   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Louisville   0 – 6     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 301:30 pmat Kentucky*
L 24–3859,186[1]
September 62:00 pmUtah*
L 21–2435,437
September 133:30 pmIllinois*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
CBSW 26–1436,824
September 2012:00 pmNo. 1 Penn State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
CBSL 21–5739,826
September 277:00 pmat Oklahoma*
FSNL 14–3574,993
October 47:00 pmat Southern Miss
L 24–4223,028[2]
October 112:00 pmTulane
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 33–6429,547[3]
October 252:00 pmHouston
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 22–3621,432
November 13:30 pmEast Carolina
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
CBSL 10–1312,850[4]
November 83:30 pmat Cincinnati
L 9–2821,346
November 152:00 pmat Memphis
L 20–2115,243
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Awards and honors

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1997 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Walk-On Player of the Year (Frank Camp Chapter)- Chris Scott

References

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  1. ^ "It's 38–24 for blue sky guys". The Courier-Journal. August 31, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cards 'just disappointing' again, 42–24". The Courier-Journal. October 5, 1997. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "It's Wave vs. trough: Tulane 64, Louisville 33". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cardinal Stadium finale a fiasco". The Courier-Journal. November 2, 1997. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "College Football Reference". CFB Reference. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2009.


 

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