1980 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1980 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Weber, the Cardinals compiled a 5–6 record and were outscored by a total of 203 to 162.[1]

1980 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
1980 record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh        11 1 0
No. 5 Florida State        10 2 0
No. 8 Penn State        10 2 0
No. 9 Notre Dame        9 2 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)        9 3 0
Southern Miss        9 3 0
Navy        8 4 0
South Carolina        8 4 0
Virginia Tech        8 4 0
Boston College        7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana        7 4 0
Rutgers        7 4 0
UNLV        7 4 0
Tulane        7 5 0
Colgate        5 4 1
North Texas State        6 5 0
Villanova        6 5 0
West Virginia        6 6 0
Louisville        5 6 0
Richmond        5 6 0
Syracuse        5 6 0
East Carolina        4 7 0
Illinois State        4 7 0
Temple        4 7 0
Army        3 7 1
Holy Cross        3 8 0
Cincinnati        2 9 0
Memphis State        2 9 0
William & Mary        2 9 0
Georgia Tech        1 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Pat Patterson with 933 passing yards, Don Craft with 687 rushing yards, Kenny Robinson with 401 receiving yards, and Dave Betz with 54 points scored.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 6Miami (FL)L 10–24
September 13at No. 10 Florida StateL 0–52
September 20Murray State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 9–13
September 27at KansasW 17–9
October 11Memphis State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 38–14
October 18Indiana State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 27–17
October 25at FloridaL 0–13
November 1Temple
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 12–17
November 8at No. 9 PittsburghL 23–41
November 15Cincinnati
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 20–0
November 22at Southern MissW 6–3
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1980 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 5 Dean May Fr
WR 20 Mark Clayton So
T 75 Joe Jacoby Sr
T 76 Tom Andrews Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1 Frank Minnifield So
LB 2 Greg Jones So
CB 34 Roger Clay So
LB 39 Anthony Williams So
DT 97 Dan Williams So
LB 99 Fred Blackmon So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "1980 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. "1980 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
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