1998 Louisville Cardinals football team

1998 Louisville Cardinals football
Motor City Bowl, L 29–48 vs. Marshall
Conference	Conference USA
1998 record	7–5 (4–2 C-USA)
Head coach	John L. Smith
Offensive coordinator	Bobby Petrino
Defensive coordinator	Chris Smeland
Home stadium	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 42,000)

1998 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#7 Tulane $		6	–	0					12	–	0
Southern Miss		5	–	1					7	–	5
Louisville		4	–	2					7	–	5
East Carolina		3	–	3					6	–	5
Army		2	–	4					3	–	8
Houston		2	–	4					3	–	8
Cincinnati		1	–	5					2	–	9
Memphis		1	–	5					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by John L. Smith and played their home games in the newly completed Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. The team ended the season with a record of 7–5.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:00 PM	Kentucky*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup)	FSN	L 34–68	42,643
September 12	9:00 PM	at Utah*	Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	WDRB	L 22–45	44,112
September 26	2:00 PM	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL		W 35–9	39,414
September 26	2:00 PM	Boston College	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		W 52–28	38,231
October 3	2:00 PM	Cincinnati	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)		W 62–19	35,479
October 10	6:00 PM	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	WDRB	L 21–56	22,043
October 17	3:30 PM	at #24 Tulane	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	FSN	L 22–28	26,217
October 24	2:00 PM	Memphis	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		W 35–32	39,247
October 31	2:00 PM	Western Kentucky	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		W 63–34	32,649
November 14	2:00 PM	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC		W 63–45	26,258
November 21	2:00 PM	Army	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		W 35–23	40,349
December 23	8:00 PM	vs. Marshall*	Pontiac Silverdome • Pontiac, MI (Motor City Bowl)	ESPN	L 29–48	32,206
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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 S
• 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