1988 Louisville Cardinals football team

1988 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
1988 record	8–3
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger (4th year)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 37,500)

1988 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Notre Dame		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
#2 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
#3 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
#5 West Virginia		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
#13 Syracuse		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwest Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Akron		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Penn State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals, led by fourth-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, participated as independents and played their home games at Cardinal Stadium.