Louisville football: The 50 greatest Cardinals of all time

A record-holder for one of the best seasons in school history, Frank Moreau is a player who aged like fine wine during his college playing days.

Moreau committed to play to the Cards under head coach Ron Cooper. After not seeing the field much in his freshman season, Moreau was forced to take a redshirt year after an injury sidelined him year two.

His redshirt sophomore season was one of Louisville’s worst in school history, but he showed steadied improvement coming off his injury. Then, his career began to take off when new head coach John L. Smith took over.

Moreau recorded 1,574 total yards from scrimmage in his senior season, to the tune of 5.8 yards per touch. His performance led the Cards to an excellent rebound season in 1998 and a great product in 1999.

He was a consistent, every-down back for Smith and Louisville. Moreau pushed the Cards to the brink of excellence in his senior year. In that final season, Louisville dropped nail-biters to a ranked Southern Miss squad to decide the conference championship and in a virtual home bowl game against Boise State in the Humanitarian Bowl.

After his fantastic final season, Moreau finished sixth all time in rushing yards and sits at eighth all time in rushing yards in a season from a Cardinal.

Moreau’s football career ended after two seasons in the NFL. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round in 2000 and wound up finishing his career in 2001 with the Jacksonville Jaguars.