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40,457 packed Fairgrounds Stadium for fight night against Tennessee

U of L Card Game | January 25, 2019

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One of the most anticipated games in the history of Fairgrounds Stadium had to be the University of Louisville football showdown against the University of Tennessee on Sept. 5, 1991. Big time football had arrived.

Every square inch of the old baseball stadium was packed for UofL’s game against Tennessee that night.

Coach Howard Schnellenberger had convinced the Volunteers, a national power at the time, to play in a revamped baseball stadium. The community was hyped, with such Louisville legends as Johnny Unitas, Pee Wee Reece, Lenny Lyles, Darrell Griffith and Paul Hornung being introduced before the game.

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