1987 Louisville

3–⁠7–⁠1, coached by Howard Schnellenberger.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 1987, game by game: won vs. Tulane 42–40; lost vs. Cincinnati 0–25; tied at Purdue 22–22; won vs. Murray State 34–10; lost vs. Southern Miss 6–65; lost vs. Marshall 31–34; lost at No. 4 Florida State 9–32; won vs. Akron 31–10; lost at Tulsa 22–26; lost at No. 19 Tennessee 10–41; lost at Memphis 8–43+24−59Won 42–40 vs. Tulane+2TulaneLost 0–25 vs. Cincinnati-25CincinnatiTied 22–22 at Purdue0PurdueWon 34–10 vs. Murray State+24Murray StateLost 6–65 vs. Southern Miss-59Southern MissLost 31–34 vs. Marshall-3MarshallLost 9–32 at No. 4 Florida State-23No. 4 Florida StateWon 31–10 vs. Akron+21AkronLost 22–26 at Tulsa-4TulsaLost 10–41 at No. 19 Tennessee-31No. 19 TennesseeLost 8–43 at Memphis-35Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Memphis 43–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1987.

Record
3–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
215–⁠348
Coach
Howard Schnellenberger
Elo
1291 −72 this season
SP+ rating
-17.3 No. 94 of 101; offense No. 78, defense No. 91
SRS
−13.9 No. 90 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Defensive coordinator
Rick Lantz