1993 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1993 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth -year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, the Cardinals compiled a record of 9–3. Louisville was invited to the Liberty Bowl, where they beat Michigan State. The team played their home games in Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.

1993 Louisville Cardinals football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 18–7 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 24
Record	9–3
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Nord (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ty Smith (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 24 Louisville			–					9	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	3	–	0
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Tulsa			–					4	–	6	–	1
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss			–					2	–	8	–	1
East Carolina			–					2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	San Jose State		Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 31–24	35,923
September 11	at Memphis State		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)		W 54–28	32,573
September 18	No. 23 Arizona State		Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 35–17	39,639
September 25	Texas	No. 24	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	PPV	W 41–10	38,492
October 2	at Pittsburgh	No. 18	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		W 29–7	28,528
October 9	at No. 24 West Virginia	No. 17	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		L 34–36	57,578	[1]
October 16	Southern Miss	No. 23	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 35–27	36,332	[2]
October 23	Navy	No. 20	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 28–0	37,214
November 6	at No. 7 Tennessee	No. 13	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ABC	L 10–45	94,826	[3]
November 13	at No. 11 Texas A&M	No. 20	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN	L 7–42	56,161
November 25	at Tulsa	No. 23	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 28–0	24,576
December 28	vs. Michigan State	No. 25	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	W 18–7	21,097
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1993 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 37 Jamie Asher WR 6 Aaron Bailey QB 11 Jeff Brohm Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 94 Joe Johnson	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Howard Schnellenberger Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
Joe Johnson	Defensive end	1	13	New Orleans Saints

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References

1. "Mountaineers TB runs for 161 yards". The Miami Herald. October 10, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Whew! U of L wins 35–27". The Courier-Journal. October 17, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tennessee waltzes on Cardinals' toes, 45–10". The Courier-Journal. November 7, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1994 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.