1999 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1999 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, led by John L. Smith, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium and ended the season with a 7–5 record.

1999 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceConference USA
Record7–5 (4–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorScott Linehan (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorChris Smeland (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumPapa John's Cardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Southern Miss $   6 0     9 3  
East Carolina   4 2     9 3  
Louisville   4 2     7 5  
UAB   4 2     5 6  
Memphis   4 2     5 6  
Houston   3 3     7 4  
Army   1 5     3 8  
Tulane   1 5     3 8  
Cincinnati   0 6     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 43:30 pmat Kentucky*FSNW 56–2870,692[1]
September 117:00 pmChattanooga*W 58–3038,147
September 187:00 pmIllinois*
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 36–4140,332[2]
September 253:30 pmOklahoma*
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
FSNL 21–4241,214
October 27:00 pmEastern Michigan*
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 45–1033,879
October 77:00 pmat Army*FSNL 52–59 2OT26,535
October 168:00 pmat MemphisW 32–3130,315
October 232:00 pmHouston
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 39–3327,261
October 302:00 pmUAB
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 23–1434,786[3]
November 63:30 pmat CincinnatiW 23–1326,399
November 203:00 pmNo. 18 Southern Miss
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
FSNL 27–3041,826[4]
December 303:00 pmvs. Boise State*ESPN2L 31–3429,283
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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1999 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 6 Ibn Green Sr
QB 7 Chris Redman Sr
WR 9 Deion Branch So
WR 10 Arnold Jackson Sr
WR 12 LaVell Boyd Sr
QB 15 Dave Ragone Fr
RB 32 Frank Moreau Sr
RB 44 Henry Miller   Fr
G 61 Aaron Dardzinski So
OT 65 Anthony Bird Sr
OL 66 Eric Wampler Fr
G 67 Scott Graham Fr
OL 68 Dan Koons Fr
OL 69 Jason Hilliard Fr
OT 71 Mark Grivna Sr
C 73 Jason Padget Jr
G 75 Geoff McBarnette Sr
OT 76 Rob Eble So
G 77 Joe O'Shaughnessy Jr
OL 78 Brian Devine Fr
WR 80 Zek Parker Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 2 Rashad Holman Jr
CB 3 Antonio Roundtree Jr
DE 58 Dewayne White Fr
DT 79 Donovan Arp Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 23 Jon Hilbert Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster
Last update: 1999-11-27

Team players in the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Chris Redman Quarterback 3 75 Baltimore Ravens

References

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  1. ^ "U of L leaves mark on UK's new house". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 5, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Wishart, Nick (September 19, 1999). "Illinois outlasts Louisville to move to 3–0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. D3. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Records take bigger lickin' than Redman". The Courier-Journal. October 31, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "S. Miss tops U of L with late field goal". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 21, 1999. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.