1995 Louisville Cardinals football team

1995 Louisville Cardinals football
1995 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Ron Cooper (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Bret Ingalls (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Everett Withers (1st season)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium
	Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

The 1995 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals, led by first-year head coach Ron Cooper, participated as independents and played their home games at Cardinal Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup)	W 13–10	58,967	^[1]
September 9	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 34–21	22,357
September 16	Michigan State	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 7–30	34,027
September 21	North Carolina	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 10–17	37,704	^[2]
September 30	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 17–7	29,968
October 7	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 21–25	21,079	^[3]
October 14	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 20–27	22,418
October 28	Maryland	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 31–0	36,386	^[4]
November 4	Tulane	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 34–14	33,271	^[5]
November 11	Northeast Louisiana	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 39–0	25,212
November 18	North Texas	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 57–14	26,577
Homecoming

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^ "Heels overcome ineptitude, edge Louisville, 17–10". The Daily Progress. September 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cardinals just miss, 25–21". The Courier-Journal. October 8, 1995. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cardinals trounce Terrapins at home". Messenger-Inquirer. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cards take Lowe road past Tulane". Messenger-Inquirer. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1995 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 204". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 194". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved January 5, 2019.