1997 Louisville Cardinals football team
The 1997 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games in Cardinal Stadium and was led by head coach by Ron Cooper. It was the team's final season at the old Cardinal Stadium, before moving their home games to Cardinal Stadium.
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| 1997 record | 1–10 (0–6 C–USA) |
| Head coach | Ron Cooper (3rd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Donnie Kirkpatrick (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 37,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Southern Miss $ | 6 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 1:30 PM | at Kentucky* | L 24–38 | 59,186 | ||
| September 6 | 2:00 PM | Utah* |
| L 21–24 | 35,437 | |
| September 13 | 3:30 PM | Illinois* |
| CBS | W 26–14 | 36,824 |
| September 20 | 12:00 PM | No. 2 Penn State* |
| CBS | L 21–57 | 39,826 |
| September 27 | 7:00 PM | at Oklahoma* | FSN | L 14–35 | 74,993 | |
| October 18 | 7:00 PM | at Southern Miss | L 24–42 | 23,028 | ||
| October 11 | 2:00 PM | Tulane |
| L 33–64 | 29,547 | |
| October 25 | 2:00 PM | Houston |
| L 22–36 | 21,432 | |
| November 1 | 3:30 PM | East Carolina |
| CBS | L 10–13 | 12,850 |
| November 8 | 3:30 PM | at Cincinnati | L 9–28 | 21,346 | ||
| November 15 | 2:00 PM | at Memphis | L 20–21 | 15,243 | ||
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Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Chris Redman | Quarterback | 3 | 75 | Baltimore Ravens |
Awards and honors
1997 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Walk-On Player of the Year (Frank Camp Chapter)- Chris Scott
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References
- "College Football Reference". CFB Reference. Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
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