1997 Louisville Cardinals football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1997 Louisville Cardinals football Conference USA C–USA 1–10 0–6 Ron Cooper 3rd Donnie Kirkpatrick 1st One back Everett Withers 3rd 4–3 flex Cardinal Stadium 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 Ron Cooper in his third and final season as head coach, the Cardinals compiled 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 games at the old Cardinal Stadium for the final season, before moving to Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in 1998. Schedule 1997 AP Central August 30 1:30 pm l y y Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY Governor's Cup 24–38 59,186 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-its-3824-for-blue/152120424/ The Courier-Journal It's 38–24 for blue sky guys August 31, 1997 July 27, 2024 Newspapers.com September 6 2:00 pm l y Utah Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY 21–24 35,437 September 13 3:30 pm w y Illinois Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY CBS 26–14 36,824 September 20 12:00 pm l y Penn State 1 Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY CBS 21–57 39,826 September 27 7:00 pm l y y Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK FSN 14–35 74,993 October 4 7:00 pm l y Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS 24–42 23,028 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109345699/cards-just-disappointing-again-4224/ The Courier-Journal Cards 'just disappointing' again, 42–24 October 5, 1997 September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com October 11 2:00 pm l Tulane Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY 33–64 29,547 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94623089/its-wave-vs-trough-tulane-64-louisvi/ The Courier-Journal It's Wave vs. trough: Tulane 64, Louisville 33 October 12, 1997 February 9, 2022 Newspapers.com October 25 2:00 pm l Houston Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY 22–36 21,432 November 1 3:30 pm l East Carolina Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY CBS 10–13 12,850 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72991690/cardinal-stadium-finale-a-fiasco/ The Courier-Journal Cardinal Stadium finale a fiasco November 2, 1997 March 8, 2021 Newspapers.com November 8 3:30 pm l y Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH The Keg of Nails 9–28 21,346 November 15 2:00 pm l y Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN rivalry 20–21 15,243 College Football Reference http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=700&season=1993 CFB Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202507/http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=700&season=1993 2016-03-03 dead September 23, 2009 Awards and honors 1997 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Walk-On Player of the Year (Frank Camp Chapter)- Chris Scott References Louisville Category:Louisville Cardinals football seasons Louisville Cardinals football Category:1997 in Louisville, Kentucky