1988 Louisville

8–⁠3, coached by Howard Schnellenberger.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 1988, game by game: lost at Maryland 16–27; lost vs. Wyoming 9–44; won vs. Memphis 29–18; won at North Carolina 38–34; lost at Southern Miss 23–30; won vs. Tulsa 9–3; won vs. Virginia 30–28; won at Tulane 38–35; won at Cincinnati 21–6; won vs. Virginia Tech 13–3; won vs. Western Kentucky 35–17+18−35Lost 16–27 at Maryland-11MarylandLost 9–44 vs. Wyoming-35WyomingWon 29–18 vs. Memphis+11MemphisWon 38–34 at North Carolina+4North CarolinaLost 23–30 at Southern Miss-7Southern MissWon 9–3 vs. Tulsa+6TulsaWon 30–28 vs. Virginia+2VirginiaWon 38–35 at Tulane+3TulaneWon 21–6 at Cincinnati+15CincinnatiWon 13–3 vs. Virginia Tech+10Virginia TechWon 35–17 vs. Western Kentucky+18Western Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Western Kentucky 35–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 38th-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 1988.

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
261–⁠245
Coach
Howard Schnellenberger
Elo
1478 +117 this season
SP+ rating
-4.6 No. 68 of 102; offense No. 68, defense No. 62
SRS
−1.4 No. 61 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Defensive coordinator
Rick Lantz