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Louisville

USA · 1998 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–2 in USA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1962–2026
All-Time Record
405–335–7
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
2006
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Louisville head-to-head · History & Eras

1998 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC7–5L 34–68
3Week 3 · Sep 15Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC7–4L 22–45
4Week 4 · Sep 22Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB103–8W 35–9
5Week 5 · Sep 29Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND BE4–7W 52–28
6Week 6 · Oct 6Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HUSA2–9W 62–19
7Week 7 · Oct 13Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HUSA7–5L 21–56
8Week 8 · Oct 20Tulane (TULANE)H2HUSA12–0L 22–28
9Week 9 · Oct 27Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HUSA2–9W 35–32
10Week 10 · Nov 3WESTERN KENTUCKYUnranked—W 63–34
12Week 12 · Nov 17East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HUSA6–5W 63–45
13Week 13 · Nov 24Army (ARMY)H2HUSA3–8W 35–23
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 29Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HMAC12–1L 29–48

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.933
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+5
-15+20
  • East Carolina +6
  • Boston College +4
  • Illinois +3
  • Army +3
  • Cincinnati +2
  • Memphis +2
  • Tulane 0
  • Marshall -1
  • Utah -4
  • Kentucky -5
  • Southern Miss -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #50Better than 64%
Win % Place 40thBetter than 72%

0.583 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#48W14#46Regular Season Final#46Post-Season W2#49Post-Season W3#50Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-34
-23
+26
+24
+43
-35
-6
+3
+29
+18
+12
-19

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#181993#511994#461995#661996#1071997

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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