1997 Louisville Cardinals football team

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1997 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceConference USA
1997 record1–10 (0–6 C–USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDonnie Kirkpatrick (1st as OC, 3rd overall season)
Defensive coordinatorEverett Withers (3rd season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 37,500)
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Conference USA football standings
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 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

The 1997 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games in Cardinal Stadium and was led by head coach by Ron Cooper. It was the team's final season at the old Cardinal Stadium, before moving their home games to Cardinal Stadium.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 301:30 pmat Kentucky*
L 24–3859,186
September 62:00 pmUtah*
L 21–2435,437
September 133:30 pmIllinois*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
CBSW 26–1436,824
September 2012:00 pmNo. 2 Penn State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
CBSL 21–5739,826
September 277:00 pmat Oklahoma*
FSNL 14–3574,993
October 187:00 pmat Southern Miss
L 24–4223,028
October 112:00 pmTulane
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 33–6429,547
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
November 83:30 pmat Cincinnati
L 9–2821,346
November 152:00 pmat Memphis
L 20–2115,243
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Team players in the NFL[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Chris Redman Quarterback 3 75 Baltimore Ravens

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Awards and honors[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "College Football Reference". CFB Reference. Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
  2. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2009.


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