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1986 Louisville

3–⁠8, coached by Howard Schnellenberger.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 1986, game by game: lost at Illinois 0–23; lost at Indiana 0–21; won vs. Western Kentucky 45–6; won vs. Memphis 34–8; lost at Cincinnati 17–24; lost at Boston College 7–41; lost vs. Florida State 18–54; lost vs. Rutgers 0–41; won at Tulane 23–12; lost vs. West Virginia 19–42; lost at Southern Miss 16–31+39−41Lost 0–23 at Illinois-23IllinoisLost 0–21 at Indiana-21IndianaWon 45–6 vs. Western Kentucky+39Western KentuckyWon 34–8 vs. Memphis+26MemphisLost 17–24 at Cincinnati-7CincinnatiLost 7–41 at Boston College-34Boston CollegeLost 18–54 vs. Florida State-36Florida StateLost 0–41 vs. Rutgers-41RutgersWon 23–12 at Tulane+11TulaneLost 19–42 vs. West Virginia-23West VirginiaLost 16–31 at Southern Miss-15Southern Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atIllinoisL 0–⁠2317%
Sep 13atIndianaL 0–⁠2131%
Sep 20vsWestern KentuckyW 45–⁠661%
Sep 27vsMemphisW 34–⁠854%
Oct 4atCincinnatiL 17–⁠2432%
Oct 18atBoston CollegeL 7–⁠4122%
Oct 25vsFlorida StateL 18–⁠5420%
Nov 1vsRutgersL 0–⁠4131%
Nov 8atTulaneW 23–⁠1228%
Nov 15vsWest VirginiaL 19–⁠4235%
Nov 22atSouthern MissL 16–⁠3122%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Miss 31–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
179–⁠303
Coach
Howard Schnellenberger
Elo
1294 −24 this season
SP+ rating
-21.7 No. 96 of 101; offense No. 96, defense No. 89
SRS
−16.2 No. 91 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Rick Lantz

Drafted in 1987

The 1987 draft
Rd 1Bruce Armstrong OTNew England Patriots