1998 Louisville Cardinals football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1998 Louisville Cardinals football Conference USA C–USA 7–5 4–2 John L. Smith 1st Bobby Petrino 1st Multiple Chris Smeland 1st 4–3 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Motor City Bowl L 29–48 vs. Marshall The 1998 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach John L. Smith, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in C-USA. Louisville was invited to the Motor City Bowl, where the Cardinals lost to Marshall. The team played home game at the newly opened Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. Schedule 1998 AP Eastern September 5 3:00 pm l y Kentucky Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY Governor's Cup FSN 34–68 42,643 https://www.newspapers.com/article/messenger-inquirer-couch-means-ouch-for/157268614/ Messenger-Inquirer Couch means ouch for Cards September 6, 1998 October 16, 2024 Newspapers.com September 12 9:00 pm l y y Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT WDRB 22–45 44,112 September 19 2:00 pm w y y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 35–9 39,414 September 26 2:00 pm w y Boston College Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY 52–28 38,231 October 3 2:00 pm w Cincinnati Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY The Keg of Nails 62–19 35,479 October 10 6:00 pm l y Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS WDRB 21–56 22,043 Southern mess: Cards 'throw in the towel,' 56–21 October 11, 1998 The Courier-Journal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109344783/southern-mess-cards-throw-in-the-towel/ September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com October 17 3:30 pm l y Tulane 24 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA FSN 22–28 26,217 October 24 2:00 pm w Memphis Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY rivalry 35–32 39,247 October 31 2:00 pm w Western Kentucky 11 (I-AA) Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY 63–34 32,649 November 14 2:00 pm w y East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC 63–45 26,258 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72995779/cats-cards-both-fly-first-class/ The Courier-Journal Cats, Cards both fly first class November 16, 1998 March 8, 2021 Newspapers.com November 21 2:00 pm w Army Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY 35–23 40,349 December 23 8:00 pm l y y Marshall Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI Motor City Bowl ESPN 29–48 32,206 http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/lou-m-footbl-sched-1998.html 2019 Football Schedule 2012-10-02 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20121017140251/http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/lou-m-footbl-sched-1998.html dead 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 LB 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 Louisville Category:Louisville Cardinals football seasons Louisville Cardinals football Category:1998 in Louisville, Kentucky