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1993 Louisville

9–⁠3, coached by Howard Schnellenberger, finished No. 24 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 1993, game by game: won vs. San José State 31–24; won at Memphis 54–28; won vs. No. 23 Arizona State 35–17; won vs. Texas 41–10; won at Pittsburgh 29–7; lost at No. 24 West Virginia 34–36; won vs. Southern Miss 35–27; won vs. Navy 28–0; lost at No. 7 Tennessee 10–45; lost at No. 11 Texas A&M 7–42; won at Tulsa 28–0; won vs. Michigan State 18–7+31−35Won 31–24 vs. San José State+7San José StateWon 54–28 at Memphis+26MemphisWon 35–17 vs. No. 23 Arizona State+18No. 23 Arizona StateWon 41–10 vs. Texas+31TexasWon 29–7 at Pittsburgh+22PittsburghLost 34–36 at No. 24 West Virginia-2No. 24 West VirginiaWon 35–27 vs. Southern Miss+8Southern MissWon 28–0 vs. Navy+28NavyLost 10–45 at No. 7 Tennessee-35No. 7 TennesseeLost 7–42 at No. 11 Texas A&M-35No. 11 Texas A&MWon 28–0 at Tulsa+28TulsaWon 18–7 vs. Michigan State+11Michigan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsSan José StateW 31–⁠2453%
Sep 11atMemphisW 54–⁠2834%
Sep 18vs23Arizona StateW 35–⁠1755%
Sep 25vsTexasW 41–⁠1064%
Oct 2atPittsburghW 29–⁠770%
Oct 9at24West VirginiaL 34–⁠3644%
Oct 16vsSouthern MissW 35–⁠2777%
Oct 23vsNavyW 28–⁠082%
Nov 6at7TennesseeL 10–⁠4530%
Nov 13at11Texas A&ML 7–⁠4226%
Nov 25atTulsaW 28–⁠059%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsMichigan StateLiberty BowlW 18–⁠760%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan State 18–⁠7 in the Liberty Bowl; No. 24 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 24
  2. Wk 6: 18
  3. Wk 7: 17
  4. Wk 8: 23
  5. Wk 9: 20
  6. Wk 10: 17
  7. Wk 11: 13
  8. Wk 12: 20
  9. Wk 16: 25
  10. Final: 24

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 1993.

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
No. 24 peak No. 13
Points
350–⁠243
Coach
Howard Schnellenberger
Elo
1625 +153 this season
SP+ rating
17.4 No. 20 of 105; offense No. 24, defense No. 29
SRS
11.8 No. 21 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Gary Nord
Defensive coordinator
Ty Smith

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 1Joe Johnson DENew Orleans Saints