1979 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1979 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Vince Gibson, the Cardinals compiled a 4–6–1 record and were outscored by a total of 202 to 167.[1]

1979 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
1979 record4–6–1
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Florida State        11 1 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh        11 1 0
UNLV        9 1 2
No. 17 Temple        10 2 0
Tulane        9 3 0
Rutgers        8 3 0
East Carolina        7 3 1
No. 20 Penn State        8 4 0
South Carolina        8 4 0
Navy        7 4 0
Notre Dame        7 4 0
Southern Miss        6 4 1
Syracuse        7 5 0
Colgate        5 4 1
Boston College        5 6 0
Holy Cross        5 6 0
Memphis        5 6 0
Miami        5 6 0
North Texas State        5 6 0
Villanova        5 6 0
Virginia Tech        5 6 0
West Virginia        5 6 0
Georgia Tech        4 6 1
Louisville        4 6 1
William & Mary        4 7 0
Illinois State        3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana        3 8 0
Army        2 8 1
Air Force        2 9 0
Cincinnati        2 9 0
Richmond        0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Stu Stram with 806 passing yards, Greg Hickman with 648 rushing yards and 24 points scored, and Randy Butler with 347 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 8Virginia TechL 14–15
September 15at Miami (FL)L 12–24
September 22Cincinnati
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 22–19
September 29at DrakeW 31–21
October 6 No. 9 Florida State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 0–27
October 13Tulsa
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 24–7
October 20at Indiana StateW 34–10
November 3Southern Miss
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
T 10–10
November 10at Memphis StateL 6–10
November 17at MarylandL 7–28
November 25Rutgers
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 7–31
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1979 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. "1979 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
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