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1996 Louisville Cardinals football team

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1996 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	5–6 (2–3 C–USA)
Head coach	Ron Cooper (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bret Ingalls (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Everett Withers (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Houston +	4	–	1	7	–	5
Southern Miss +	4	–	1	8	–	3
Cincinnati	2	–	3	6	–	5
Louisville	2	–	3	5	–	6
Memphis	2	–	3	4	–	7
Tulane	1	–	4	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	6:30 pm	atKentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup)		W 38–14	59,384	^[1]
September 7	3:30 pm	at No. 7Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 7–24	95,670
September 14	3:30 pm	Baylor*	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	FSN	L 13–14	38,756
September 21	1:00 pm	atMichigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		W 30–20	70,311
September 28		Southern Miss	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		L 7–24	36,462	^[2]
October 12		atTulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 23–20	17,561	^[3]
October 19	2:00 pm	Northern Illinois	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 27–3	36,467
October 26		Cincinnati	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)		L 7–10
November 2		Memphis	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)		W 13–10	33,512
November 9	1:30 pm	at No. 8North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 10–28	46,000	^[4]
November 16		atHouston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		L 7–38	19,651
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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1996 Louisville Cardinals football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`7`	Chris Redman	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`13`	Sam Madison	Sr
LB	`52`	Tyrus McCloud	Sr
DE	`51`	Carl Powell	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

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^ "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.

v t e Louisville Cardinals football
Venues	High School Park (1912) Eclipse Park (1913–1916, 1921–1922) Parkway Field (1923–1936, 1952–1956) Maxwell Field (1937–1942) duPont Manual Stadium (1938, 1940–1941, 1949–1951) Cardinal Stadium (1957–1997) L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati: The Keg of Nails Kentucky: Governor's Cup Memphis
Culture & lore	Cardinal Bird Marching band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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