1990 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1990 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games in Cardinal Stadium and were Fiesta Bowl champions.

1990 Louisville Cardinals football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 34–7 vs. Alabama
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 14
1990 record10–1–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Nord (2nd as OC; 10th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (5th season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 36,103)
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 14 Louisville      10 1 1
No. 3 Miami      10 2 0
No. 4 Florida State      10 2 0
No. 6 Notre Dame      9 3 0
No. 11 Penn State      9 3 0
Louisiana Tech      8 3 1
Southern Miss      8 4 0
Temple      7 4 0
Syracuse      7 4 2
Army      6 5 0
Northern Illinois      6 5 0
South Carolina      6 5 0
Virginia Tech      6 5 0
East Carolina      5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana      5 6 0
Navy      5 6 0
Memphis State      4 6 1
Boston College      4 7 0
Tulane      4 7 0
West Virginia      4 7 0
Akron      3 7 1
Pittsburgh      3 7 1
Rutgers      3 8 0
Tulsa      3 8 0
Cincinnati      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 1at San Jose State*T 10–1016,281
September 8Murray State*W 68–034,417
September 15Kansas*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 28–1635,848
September 22at West Virginia*W 9–761,933
September 29at Southern Miss*L 13–2520,545
October 6Tulsa*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 38–1436,692
October 13Memphis State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 19–1737,423
October 20at Pittsburgh*W 27–2034,261
October 27Western Kentucky*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 41–735,122
November 3at Cincinnati*No. 25W 41–1623,575
November 10Boston College*No. 22
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 17–1037,636
January 1vs. No. 25 Alabama*No. 18W 34–769,098
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1990 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 64 John Bock Fr
WR 91 Greg Brohm So
QB 11 Jeff Brohm Fr
T 72 Jerry Crafts Sr
WR 5 Anthony Cummings Sr
QB 7 Browning Nagle Sr
RB 22 Ralph Dawkins Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 34 Ray Buchanan So
DL 99 Ted Washington Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 4 Klaus Wilmsmeyer Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Rankings

Schedule and results

at San Jose State


Kansas


at Southern Miss


Memphis State


at Cincinnati


Boston College


vs. Alabama (Fiesta Bowl)

Louisville vs. Alabama
1 234Total
No. 18 Cardinals 25 072 34
No. 25 Crimson Tide 0 700 7


Browning Nagle threw for a Fiesta Bowl record 451 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Cardinals routed the Crimson Tide, 34–7.[1] [2]

1991 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Ted WashingtonNose Tackle125San Francisco 49ers
Browning NagleQuarterback234New York Jets
Jerry CraftsTackle11292Indianapolis Colts
Mike FloresDefensive End11298Philadelphia Eagles

[3]


References


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