Jerry Palm has released his bowl projections for this season on cbssports.com, and he has UofL in a rematch of one of the biggest wins in program history. He projects the Cards to make it all the way to the Sugar Bowl to face…Alabama. These teams faced off in the 1991 Fiesta Bowl, with Louisville winning 34-7! Here are some fun facts about that game from fiestabowl.org , followed by the link to the rest of Palm’s bowl projections.
Attendance: 69,098
Offensive Player of the Game: Browning Nagle, Louisville (20-33; 451 yards)
Defensive Player of the Game: Ray Buchanan, Louisville
Sportsmanship Award: Efrum Thomas, Alabama
Head Coaches: Howard Schnellenberger, Louisville – Gene Stallings, Alabama
Weather: Scattered clouds
Television: NBC
Payout Per Team: $2,200,000
Jerry Palm’s bowl projections: http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions