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1999 Louisville

7–⁠5 (4–⁠2 Conference USA), coached by John Smith.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 1999, game by game: won at Kentucky 56–28; won vs. Chattanooga 58–30; lost vs. Illinois 36–41; lost vs. Oklahoma 21–42; won vs. Eastern Michigan 45–10; lost at Army 52–59; won at Memphis 32–31; won vs. Houston 39–33; won vs. UAB 23–14; won at Cincinnati 23–13; lost vs. No. 18 Southern Miss 27–30; lost vs. Boise State 31–34+35−21Won 56–28 at Kentucky+28KentuckyWon 58–30 vs. Chattanooga+28ChattanoogaLost 36–41 vs. Illinois-5IllinoisLost 21–42 vs. Oklahoma-21OklahomaWon 45–10 vs. Eastern Michigan+35Eastern MichiganLost 52–59 at Army-7ArmyWon 32–31 at Memphis+1MemphisWon 39–33 vs. Houston+6HoustonWon 23–14 vs. UAB+9UABWon 23–13 at Cincinnati+10CincinnatiLost 27–30 vs. No. 18 Southern Miss-3No. 18 Southern MissLost 31–34 vs. Boise State-3Boise State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atKentuckyW 56–⁠2838%
Sep 11vsChattanoogaW 58–⁠3085%
Sep 18vsIllinoisL 36–⁠4170%
Sep 25vsOklahomaL 21–⁠4259%
Oct 2vsEastern MichiganW 45–⁠1069%
Oct 7atArmyL 52–⁠5958%
Oct 16atMemphisW 32–⁠3149%
Oct 23vsHoustonW 39–⁠3358%
Oct 30vsUABW 23–⁠1469%
Nov 6atCincinnatiW 23–⁠1353%
Nov 20vs18Southern MissL 27–⁠3043%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsBoise StateHumanitarian BowlL 31–⁠3445%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boise State 34–⁠31 in the Humanitarian Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 33rd-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 1999.

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardChris Redman, QB

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
443–⁠365
Coach
John Smith
Elo
1504 +20 this season
SP+ rating
11.4 No. 31 of 114; offense No. 4, defense No. 84
SRS
7.3 No. 32 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Scott Linehan
Defensive coordinator
Chris Smeland
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 2000

The 2000 draft
Rd 3Chris Redman QBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 4Frank Moreau RBKansas City Chiefs

1999 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southern Miss6–⁠09–⁠314
East Carolina4–⁠29–⁠3
Louisville4–⁠27–⁠5
UAB4–⁠25–⁠6
Memphis4–⁠25–⁠6
Houston3–⁠37–⁠4
Army1–⁠53–⁠8
Tulane1–⁠53–⁠8
Cincinnati0–⁠63–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.