1996 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceConference USA
Record5–6 (2–3 C–USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBret Ingalls (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorEverett Withers (2nd season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 37,500)
1996 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 316:30 pmat Kentucky*W 38–1459,384
September 73:30 pmat No. 7 Penn State*ABCL 7–2495,670
September 143:30 pmBaylor*FSNL 13–1438,756
September 211:00 pmat Michigan State*W 30–2070,311
September 28Southern Miss
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky
L 7–24
October 12at TulaneW 23–2017,561[1]
October 192:00 pmNorthern Illinois
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky
W 27–336,467
October 26Cincinnati
L 7–10
November 2Memphis
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky (rivalry)
W 13–10
November 91:30 pmat No. 8 North Carolina*L 10–2846,000
November 15at HoustonL 7–38

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Roster

1996 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 7 Chris Redman Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 13 Sam Madison Sr
LB 52 Tyrus McCloud Sr
DE 51 Carl Powell Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

  1. "Late Cards' score tops Tulane". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1996 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.


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