1989 Louisville Cardinals football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1989
| team = Louisville Cardinals
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 6–5
| head_coach = Howard Schnellenberger
| hc_year = 5th
| off_coach = Gary Nord
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Rick Lantz
| dc_year = 4th
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Cardinal Stadium
}}
{{1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records}}
The 1989 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals, led by fifth-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, participated as independents and played their home games at Cardinal Stadium.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1989
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-A
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| time =
| away = y
| opponent = Wyoming
| stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| cityst = Laramie, WY
| w/l = w
| score = 28–21
| attend = 26,132
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time =
| away = y
| opponent = Kansas
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
| cityst = Lawrence, KS
| w/l = w
| score = 33–28
| attend = 32,700
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time =
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank = 9
| stadium = Cardinal Stadium
| cityst = Louisville, KY
| w/l = l
| score = 21–30
| attend = 39,132
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/messenger-inquirer-big-plays-put-mountai/140137869/|work=Messenger-Inquirer|title=Big plays put Mountaineers over the top of Cardinals|date=September 24, 1989|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| time =
| opponent = Cincinnati
| stadium = Cardinal Stadium
| cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename = The Keg of Nails
| w/l = w
| score = 37–17
| attend = 36,305
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time =
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Southern Miss
| stadium = Cardinal Stadium
| cityst = Louisville, KY
| w/l = l
| score = 10–16
| attend = 38,484
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time =
| away = y
| opponent = Tulsa
| stadium = Skelly Stadium
| cityst = Tulsa, OK
| w/l = l
| score = 24–31
| attend = 20,012
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| time =
| away = y
| opponent = Virginia
| stadium = Scott Stadium
| cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| w/l = l
| score = 15–16
| attend = 33,400
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-field-goal-give/140155982/|work=The Atlanta Journal & Constitution|title=Field goal gives Virginia 16–15 win|date=October 29, 1989|accessdate=February 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time =
| opponent = Western Kentucky
| opprank = 15 (I-AA)
| stadium = Cardinal Stadium
| cityst = Louisville, KY
| w/l = w
| score = 55–7
| attend = 36,126
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time =
| away = y
| opponent = Memphis State
| stadium = Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
| cityst = Memphis, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| w/l = w
| score = 40–10
| attend = 14,003
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| time =
| away = y
| opponent = Boston College
| stadium = Alumni Stadium
| cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA
| w/l = w
| score = 36–22
| attend = 24,650
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|December 4|Monday}}
| time =
| neutral = y
| opponent = Syracuse
| stadium = Tokyo Dome
| cityst = Tokyo, Japan
| gamename = Coca-Cola Classic
| w/l = l
| score = 13–24
| attend = 50,000
|source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116755749/long-bombs-unlikely-hero-allow-syracuse/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Long bombs, unlikely hero allow Syracuse to shoot down U of L|date=December 4, 1989|accessdate=January 18, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |last1=Andrews |first1=Cooper |title='The best 6 days of my life': Reliving Syracuse football's Tokyo trip 35 years later |url=https://dailyorange.com/2024/12/reliving-syracuse-football-tokyo-trip-1989/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |work=The Daily Orange |date=5 December 2024}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |title=1989 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/louisville/1989-schedule.html |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |access-date=January 5, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 204 |url=http://www.guide.provations.com/louisville/2018_football?pg=204#pg204 |website=www.guide.provations.com |publisher=University of Louisville |access-date=January 5, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 194 |url=http://www.guide.provations.com/louisville/2018_football?folio=192&pg=194#pg194 |website=www.guide.provations.com |publisher=University of Louisville |access-date=January 5, 2019}}
References
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