1993 Louisville Cardinals football
Liberty Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 24
Record9–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Nord (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorTy Smith (3rd season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(capacity: 36,103)
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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

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.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4San Jose State*W 31–2435,923
September 11at Memphis State*W 54–2832,573
September 18No. 23 Arizona State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 35–1739,639
September 25Texas*No. 24
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
PPVW 41–1038,492
October 2at Pittsburgh*No. 18W 29–728,528
October 9at No. 24 West VirginiaNo. 17L 34–3657,578
October 16Southern Miss*No. 23
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 35–2736,332[1]
October 23Navy*No. 20
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 28–037,214
November 6at No. 7 Tennessee*No. 13ABCL 10–4594,826
November 13at No. 11 Texas A&M*No. 20ESPNL 7–4256,161
November 25at Tulsa*No. 23W 28–024,576
December 28vs. Michigan State*No. 25
ESPNW 18–721,097
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[edit]

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
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Players in the NFL[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Whew! U of L wins 35–27". The Courier-Journal. October 17, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1994 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.