1956 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1956 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In their 11th season under head coach Frank Camp, the Cardinals compiled a 6–3 record.[1]

1956 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
1956 record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumParkway Field
1956 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Michigan    7 0 1
Carthage    8 2 0
Tampa    7 2 0
Cal Poly San Dimas    6 2 0
Mississippi Southern    7 2 1
Wabash    6 2 1
Hawaii    7 3 0
Hofstra    7 3 0
Xavier    7 3 0
Franklin & Marshall    5 2 1
Louisville    6 3 0
Pepperdine    6 3 0
Washington University    6 3 0
La Verne    6 4 0
Buffalo    5 3 0
Drexel    5 3 0
Long Beach State    5 3 0
Delaware    5 3 1
Memphis State    5 4 1
Arkansas State    5 4 0
Chattanooga    5 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace    4 5 0
Washington & Jefferson    3 4 1
Rose Poly    3 4 0
Bucknell    3 5 0
Carnegie Tech    3 5 0
Temple    3 5 0
Howard (AL)    2 5 2
Sewanee    1 6 1
UC Riverside    1 6 0

The team's statistical leaders included Ken Porco with 581 rushing yards and Dale Orem with 385 passing yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22at ToledoW 27–12
September 29Kent StateL 0–7
October 6Evansville
  • Parkway Field
  • Louisville, KY
W 41–13
October 13Murray State
  • Parkway Field
  • Louisville, KY
W 7–6
October 20at Morehead StateMorehead, KYW 19–7
October 27at OhioW 25–19
November 3Dayton
  • Parkway Field
  • Louisville, KY
L 6–7
November 10Xavier
  • Parkway Field
  • Louisville, KY
L 14–34
November 17Eastern Kentucky
  • Parkway Field
  • Louisville, KY
W 14–6

References

  1. "2019 Louisville Cardinals Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. 2019. p. 153. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  2. 2019 Media Guide, pp. 177 and 182.
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