Louisville Cardinals

The Louisville Cardinals (also known as the Cards) are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Louisville. The Cardinals teams play in the Atlantic Coast Conference as of the 2014 season.

Football

Louisville Cardinals college football

First Season
1912
Team History
Louisville Cardinals (1912-present)
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (2014-present) American Athletic Conference (2013) Big East Conference (2005-12) Conference USA (1996-2004) Independent (1912-62, 1975-95) Missouri Valley Conference (1963-74)
Venue
Cardinal Stadium (1998-present) Cardinal Stadium (1957-97)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
September 12	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium
1973
September 8	at Memphis State	Memphis Memorial Stadium
1977
December 17	vs. Louisiana Tech	State Fair Stadium
1979
October 6	vs. Florida State	Fairgrounds Stadium

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
September 6	at LSU	Tiger Stadium
September 27	at Miami	Orange Bowl
January 1, 1981	vs. Oklahoma	Orange Bowl
1981
October 3	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
October 10	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
November 28	at Florida	Florida Field
1982
December 30	vs. West Virginia	Gator Bowl
1983
October 1	at Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium
October 8	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium
December 3	at Florida	Florida Field
December 30	vs. North Carolina	Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA)
1984
September 22	at Miami	Orange Bowl
September 29	vs. Temple	Doak Campbell Stadium
October 13	vs. Auburn	Doak Campbell Stadium
1985
September 7	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
December 30	vs. Oklahoma State	Gator Bowl
1986
August 30	vs. Toledo	Doak Campbell Stadium
September 6	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
September 20	vs. North Carolina	Doak Campbell Stadium
September 27	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
October 25	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium
December 31	vs. Indiana	All-American Bowl (Birmingham, AL)
1987
September 19	vs. Memphis State	Doak Campbell Stadium
January 1, 1988	vs. Nebraska	Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
1988
September 3	at Miami	Orange Bowl
October 15	vs. East Carolina	Doak Campbell Stadium
January 2, 1989	vs. Auburn	Louisiana Superdome
1989
September 9	vs. Clemson	Doak Campbell Stadium
October 28	vs. Miami	Doak Campbell Stadium
January 1, 1990	vs. Nebraska	Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
December 28	vs. Penn State	Joe Robbie Stadium
1991
January 1, 1992	vs. Texas A&M	Cotton Bowl
1992
September 12	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1993	vs. Nebraska	Orange Bowl
1993
October 16	vs. Virginia	Doak Campbell Stadium
November 20	vs. NC State	Doak Campbell Stadium
January 1, 1994	vs. Nebraska	Orange Bowl
1996
January 2, 1997	vs. Florida	Louisiana Superdome
1998
January 4, 1999	vs. Tennessee	Sun Devil Stadium
1999
January 4, 2000	vs. Virginia Tech	Louisiana Superdome

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2000
January 3, 2001	vs. Oklahoma	Pro Player Stadium
2005
October 15	at Virginia	Scott Stadium
January 3, 2006	vs. Penn State	Dolphins Stadium
2008
November 8	vs. Clemson	Doak Campbell Stadium

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2011
September 3	vs. Louisiana-Monroe	Doak Campbell Stadium
2012
January 1, 2013	vs. Northern Illinois	Sun Life Stadium
2014
January 1, 2015	vs. Oregon	Rose Bowl
2016
October 29	vs. Clemson	Doak Campbell Stadium
December 30	vs. Michigan	Hard Rock Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1970s	1972
1980s	1984 • 1987
2000s	2003
2010s	2016
2020s	2021

Men's Basketball

Louisville Cardinals men's college basketball

First Season
1911-12
Team History
Louisville Cardinals (1947-present)
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (1991-present) Metro Conference (1976-91) Independent (1947, 1957-76) Florida Intercollegiate Conference (1954-57) Dixie Conference (1948-51)
Venue
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (1981-present) Tully Gymnasium (1956-81)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1971-72
March 23 & 25, 1972	vs. North Carolina & UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1970s	1974-75