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American college football season
The 1996 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season . They participated as members of Conference USA . The team played their home games in Cardinal Stadium and were led by head coach Ron Cooper .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source August 31 6:30 pm at Kentucky * W 38–1459,384 [ 1]
September 7 3:30 pm at No. 7 Penn State * ABC L 7–2495,670
September 14 3:30 pm Baylor * FSN L 13–1438,756
September 21 1:00 pm at Michigan State * W 30–2070,311
September 28 Southern Miss Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY L 7–2436,462 [ 2]
October 12 at Tulane W 23–2017,561 [ 3]
October 19 2:00 pm Northern Illinois Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY W 27–336,467
October 26 Cincinnati L 7–10
November 2 Memphis Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry ) W 13–1033,512
November 9 1:30 pm at No. 8 North Carolina * L 10–2846,000 [ 4]
November 16 at Houston L 7–3819,651
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Roster
1996 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
^ "Red alert, Cardinals expose Cats' weakness in 38–14 victory" . The Advocate-Messenger . September 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Mistakes cost Cards against Eagles" . Messenger-Inquirer . September 29, 1996. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Late Cards' score tops Tulane" . Alexandria Daily Town Talk . October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "U of L shoots itself in foot vs. Heels, 28–10" . The Courier-Journal . November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1996 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results" . Sports-reference.com . Retrieved February 14, 2018 .
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