1990 Louisville Cardinals football team

1990 Louisville Cardinals football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 34–7 vs. Alabama
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 14
Record10–1–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Nord (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (5th season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14   –   10 – 1 – 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)   –   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

The 1990 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by the sixth-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, the Cardinals compiled a record of 10–1–1 and defeated Alabama in the Fiesta Bowl. Louisville team played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at San Jose State
T 10–1016,281[1]
September 8Murray State
W 68–034,417[2]
September 15Kansas
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 28–1635,848[3]
September 22at West Virginia
W 9–761,933[4]
September 29at Southern Miss
L 13–2520,545[5]
October 6Tulsa
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 38–1436,692[6]
October 13Memphis State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
W 19–1737,423[7]
October 20at Pittsburgh
W 27–2034,261[8]
October 27Western Kentucky
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 41–735,122[9]
November 3at CincinnatiNo. 25
W 41–1623,575[10]
November 10Boston CollegeNo. 22
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 17–1037,636[11]
January 1vs. No. 25 AlabamaNo. 18
W 34–769,098[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Further information: 1990 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Game summaries

At San Jose State

See also: 1990 San Jose State Spartans football team

Kansas

See also: 1990 Kansas Jayhawks football team

At Southern Miss

See also: 1990 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

Memphis State

See also: Memphis State Tigers football and Louisville–Memphis rivalry

At Cincinnati

See also: Cincinnati Bearcats football and The Keg of Nails

Boston College

See also: 1990 Boston College Eagles football team

Vs. Alabama (Fiesta Bowl)

Louisville vs. Alabama
Team 1 234Total
• No. 18 Cardinals 25 072 34
No. 25 Crimson Tide 0 700 7
Scoring summary
17:35LOULatrell Ware 70-yard pass from Browning Nagle (Klaus Wilmsmeyer kick)LOU 7–0
13:40LOURalph Dawkins 5-yard run (kick blocked)LOU 13–0
10:54LOUAnthony Cummings 37-yard pass from Browning Nagle (pass failed)LOU 19–0
10:01LOURay Buchanan recovery of a blocked punt in the end zone (pass failed)LOU 25–0
27:32ALACharles Garner 49-yard interception return (Philip Doyle kick)LOU 25–7
310:17LOUAnthony Cummings 19-yard pass from Browning Nagle (Ron Bell kick)LOU 32–7
410:16LOUSafety, Danny Woodson was called for intentional grounding in the endzone (kick)LOU 34–7
Main article: 1991 Fiesta Bowl
See also: 1990 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Browning Nagle threw for a Fiesta Bowl record 451 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Cardinals routed the Crimson Tide, 34–7.[13] [14]

Roster

1990 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 64 John Bock Fr
WR 91 Greg Brohm So
QB 11 Jeff Brohm Fr
OT 72 Jerry Crafts Sr
WR 5 Anthony Cummings Sr
QB 7 Browning Nagle Sr
RB 22 Ralph Dawkins Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 34 Ray Buchanan So
DL 99 Ted Washington Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 4 Klaus Wilmsmeyer Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

1991 NFL draft

Main article: 1991 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Ted Washington Nose tackle 1 25 San Francisco 49ers
Browning Nagle Quarterback 2 34 New York Jets
Jerry Crafts Tackle 11 292 Indianapolis Colts
Mike Flores Defensive end 11 298 Philadelphia Eagles

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References

  1. ^ "SJS blows its chances". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 2, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cards rebound, mash overmatched Murray". The Courier-Journal. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Nagle leads Cardinals past Kansas". The State Journal. September 16, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "U of L gets its kicks, tips West Virginia 9–7". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cards get early Southern mess, tumble 25–13". The Courier-Journal. September 30, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Louisville cruises by Tulsa". The Commercial Appeal. October 7, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cards nip Memphis State 19–17 with blocked FG". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 14, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Louisville upsets Pittsburgh 27–20". The Park City Daily News. October 21, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Nagle, Louisville ignore controversy". The Paducah Sun. October 28, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cummings catches Louisville's spirit". The Paducah Sun. November 4, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Louisville holds off Boston College 17–10". The Palm Beach Post. November 11, 1990. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Alabama does it! Crimson Tide topples Tigers 16–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 2, 1990. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Louisville Bombs 'Bama On Nagle's Strikes, 34–7". Tulsa World. January 2, 1991. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  14. ^ "Arrogant Approach Works as Louisville Beats Alabama". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1991. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  15. ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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