We’re just 2 short days away from Nashville!

I know we’re getting into the heart of basketball season but right now we need to turn our attention back to the football team because the Music City Bowl is right around the corner.

Louisville’s appearance in the Music City Bowl will be their 6th-straight bowl game appearance (previous years: Beef ‘O’ Brady, Belk, Sugar, Russell Athletic, and Belk again). The longest streak of Louisville bowl appearances runs from 1998-2006; making 9 the number of appearances to beat. Our overall bowl record stands at 9-9-1 with many notable wins and losses.

Bowl season is just as nice to us as it is mean but we can only hope to put another point in the win column when we take on the Texas A&M Aggies; a team that Louisville seems to have trouble against.

Nov 21, 2015; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Louisville Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) warms up before playing the Pittsburgh Panthers at Heinz Field. PITT won 45-34. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Though they haven’t been matched up too recently, Louisville remains 0-3 in all-time match-ups against the Aggies. The last game these two teams faced each other was in 1994 and the Aggies won 26-10. I would say that our team has come a long way since the early-mid nineties and we are definitely a more prestigious team than we were over 20 years ago.

Let’s take a look at the 1994 Louisville Cardinals:

We were a registered Division-1 independent school in athletic conferences; 1 year before joining Conference USA.

The season ended with a 6-5 record and no bowl appearance.

We lost to teams such as: Kentucky, Texas, Army, Boston College, and Texas A&M.

Howard Schnellenberger was our head coach for his final year before heading to Oklahoma.

Let’s now take a look at the 2015 Louisville Cardinals:

We are a member of the ACC, a power-5 conference.

This season ended with a 7-5 record and a bowl appearance.

We lost to teams such as: Auburn, Houston, Clemson, Florida State, and Pittsburgh.

Bobby Petrino is our head coach for the second time in his career.

So with those thoughts in mind, we can easily say that our program has definitely seen some improvements since those days as has our fanbase. I think that when we face the Aggies this time, they will see a different side of our Cardinals than they had in years past. I’m looking forward to making this series 1-3.

As a sidenote, if you are driving to Nashville for the game, check out our friends Red Rage Tailgate before you go! These guys seriously know how to tailgate! You can find out more about them from their twitter account here. (@TheRed_Rage)

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