1998 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1998 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by John L. Smith and played their home games in the newly completed Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. The team ended the season with a record of 7–5.

1998 Louisville Cardinals football
Motor City Bowl, L 29–48 vs. Marshall
Conference	Conference USA
Record	7–5 (4–2 C-USA)
Head coach	John L. Smith (1st season)
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
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	3:00 pm	Kentucky*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup)	FSN	L 34–68	42,643	[1]
September 12	9:00 pm	at Utah*	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	WDRB	L 22–45	44,112
September 19	2:00 pm	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		W 35–9	39,414
September 26	2:00 pm	Boston College*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 52–28	38,231
October 3	2:00 pm	Cincinnati	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)		W 62–19	35,479
October 10	6:00 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	WDRB	L 21–56	22,043	[2]
October 17	3:30 pm	at No. 24 Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	FSN	L 22–28	26,217
October 24	2:00 pm	Memphis	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)		W 35–32	39,247
October 31	2:00 pm	Western Kentucky	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 63–34	32,649
November 14	2:00 pm	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		W 63–45	26,258	[3]
November 21	2:00 pm	Army	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 35–23	40,349
December 23	8:00 pm	vs. Marshall*	Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI (Motor City Bowl)	ESPN	L 29–48	32,206
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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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

References

1. "Couch means ouch for Cards". Messenger-Inquirer. September 6, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southern mess: Cards 'throw in the towel,' 56–21". The Courier-Journal. October 11, 1998. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Cats, Cards both fly first class". The Courier-Journal. November 16, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "2019 Football Schedule". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.