1989 Louisville Cardinals football team

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.

1989 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Nord (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Lantz (4th season)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					12	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Penn State			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 17 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 21 West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					8	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					7	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Louisiana Tech			–					5	–	4	–	1
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Louisville			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulsa			–					6	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	2
Boston College			–					2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State			–					2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	9	–	1
Temple			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 28–21	26,132	[1]
September 9	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 33–28	32,700	[2]
September 23	No. 9 West Virginia	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 21–30	39,132	[3]
September 30	Cincinnati	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)	W 37–17	36,305	[4]
October 14	Southern Miss	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 10–16	38,484	[5]
October 21	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 24–31	20,012	[6]
October 28	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 15–16	33,400	[7]
November 4	No. 15 (I-AA) Western Kentucky	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 55–7	36,126	[8]
November 11	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 40–10	14,003	[9]
November 18	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 36–22	24,650	[10]
December 4	vs. Syracuse	Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan (Coca-Cola Classic)	L 13–24	50,000	[11][12]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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