# 1998 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1998 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by John L. Smith and played their home games in the newly completed Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. The team ended the season with a record of 7–5.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 3:00 pm | Kentucky* | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY (Governor's Cup) | FSN | L 34–68 | 42,643 |
| September 12 | 9:00 pm | at Utah* | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | WDRB | L 22–45 | 44,112 |
| September 19 | 2:00 pm | at Illinois* | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL | | W 35–9 | 39,414 |
| September 26 | 2:00 pm | Boston College* | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | | W 52–28 | 38,231 |
| October 3 | 2:00 pm | Cincinnati | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY (The Keg of Nails) | | W 62–19 | 35,479 |
| October 10 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | WDRB | L 21–56 | 22,043 |
| October 17 | 3:30 pm | at No. 24 Tulane | Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA | FSN | L 22–28 | 26,217 |
| October 24 | 2:00 pm | Memphis | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY (rivalry) | | W 35–32 | 39,247 |
| October 31 | 2:00 pm | No. 11 (I-AA) Western Kentucky | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | | W 63–34 | 32,649 |
| November 14 | 2:00 pm | at East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC | | W 63–45 | 26,258 |
| November 21 | 2:00 pm | Army | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | | W 35–23 | 40,349 |
| December 23 | 8:00 pm | vs. Marshall* | Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, MI (Motor City Bowl) | ESPN | L 29–48 | 32,206 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Roster

* 2 RASHAD HOLMAN DB
* 2 FRANK ZEBICH PK
* 3 ANTONIO ROUNDTREE DB
* 4 BRIAN GAINES CB
* 4 STEVE VEENEMAN PK
* 5 RAFAEL COOPER RB
* 6 IBN GREEN TE
* 7 CHRIS REDMAN QB
* 8 CHARLES SHEFFIELD WR
* 9 CASSWELL GOODMAN LB
* 10 ARNOLD JACKSON WR
* 11 MIKE WATKINS QB
* 12 LAVELL BOYD WR
* 13 GARY GUMM QB
* 14 DAR-SHAY PURRY S
* 15 DAVE RAGONE QB
* 17 OTIS FLOYD LB
* 18 JEFF BRUNELLI QB
* 18 KAELEN MATTHEWS P
* 19 COURTNEY DINKINS S
* 20 BUD HERRING LB
* 22 GREG BRANT DB
* 23 JON HILBERT K
* 24 JAGUAR SANDERS CB
* 25 CALVIN HAMLER S
* 26 LEROY COLLINS RB
* 27 DON BIBB CB
* 28 DEWAYNE TAYLOR S
* 29 JASON WYATT LB
* 30 DAVID ASHBY DB
* 32 FRANK MOREAU RB
* 33 NATE BENNETT PK
* 34 DEREK TRONZO WR
* 35 MICHAEL BROWN S
* 36 GARRET WILLIAMS RB
* 36 KEVIN WARE DB
* 37 RICO WILLIAMS WR
* 38 JEREMY BORSETH P
* 38 HERB YARBOURGH DB
* 39 ADRIEL WALKER DB
* 40 DAVID WASHINGTON TE
* 41 XAVIER BURRELL S
* 42 TONY STALLINGS LB
* 44 HENRY MILLER RB
* 45 BRETT SHIVELY LB
* 46 ZACH BUTLER DB
* 47 JEFF SHOLLY TE
* 49 KLARENS JONES S
* 50 CRAIG GOTCHER LB
* 51 PJ ZARICZNY C
* 52 RASHAD HARRIS LB
* 53 JEREMY COLLINS LB
* 54 DAN PARDUE OL
* 55 ANDRE COLLINS LB
* 57 ERIN SMITH DE
* 58 TOBY DAWSON DE
* 59 MATT SEXTON DE
* 61 AARON DARDZINSKI OL
* 62 JOSH RICHARDSON OT
* 64 ANTOINE SIMS OL
* 65 ANTHONY BYRD OT
* 69 JON SUSKI OL
* 70 RICK NORD OL
* 71 MARK GRIVNA OT
* 72 ARIEL RODRIGUEZ OL
* 73 RYAN LUNDGARD OL
* 74 MIKE GANTOUS DT
* 75 GEOFF MCBARNETTE OL
* 76 ROB EBLE OT
* 77 JOE OSHAUGHNESSY OL
* 80 ZEK PARKER WR
* 81 JASON JONES TE
* 82 CHIP MATTLINGLY TE
* 84 ALLEN CARROLL WR
* 85 DAMION DORSEY WR
* 86 BRIAN MCDONALD WR
* 87 JUSTIN THOMAS WR
* 89 NAT BINGHAM WR
* 90 REGGIE HARGROVE DE
* 91 BRAXTON ANDERSON DT
* 92 MICHAEL JOSIAH DE
* 93 ANTHONY BONNER DT
* 94 JAMES DENNIS DE
* 95 DEVON THOMAS DE
* 96 DERRICK KENNEDY DT
* 98 RANDY ZILKO DE
* 99 GRANT JOHNSON DT