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1991 Louisville

2–⁠9, coached by Howard Schnellenberger.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 1991, game by game: won vs. Eastern Kentucky 24–14; lost vs. No. 11 Tennessee 11–28; lost at No. 19 Ohio State 15–23; won vs. Southern Miss 28–14; lost vs. Cincinnati 7–30; lost at Boston College 3–33; lost vs. Army 12–37; lost at Virginia Tech 13–41; lost vs. No. 1 Florida State 15–40; lost at Memphis 7–35; lost at Tulsa 0–40+14−40Won 24–14 vs. Eastern Kentucky+10Eastern KentuckyLost 11–28 vs. No. 11 Tennessee-17No. 11 TennesseeLost 15–23 at No. 19 Ohio State-8No. 19 Ohio StateWon 28–14 vs. Southern Miss+14Southern MissLost 7–30 vs. Cincinnati-23CincinnatiLost 3–33 at Boston College-30Boston CollegeLost 12–37 vs. Army-25ArmyLost 13–41 at Virginia Tech-28Virginia TechLost 15–40 vs. No. 1 Florida State-25No. 1 Florida StateLost 7–35 at Memphis-28MemphisLost 0–40 at Tulsa-40Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsEastern KentuckyW 24–⁠1487%
Sep 5vs11TennesseeL 11–⁠2853%
Sep 14at19Ohio StateL 15–⁠2342%
Sep 28vsSouthern MissW 28–⁠1457%
Oct 5vsCincinnatiL 7–⁠3089%
Oct 12atBoston CollegeL 3–⁠3360%
Oct 19vsArmyL 12–⁠3765%
Oct 26atVirginia TechL 13–⁠4128%
Nov 2vs1Florida StateL 15–⁠4012%
Nov 9atMemphisL 7–⁠3535%
Nov 16atTulsaL 0–⁠4027%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 40–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
135–⁠335
Coach
Howard Schnellenberger
Elo
1360 −240 this season
SP+ rating
-19.1 No. 96 of 104; offense No. 97, defense No. 89
SRS
−17.7 No. 96 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Gary Nord
Defensive coordinator
Ty Smith