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 stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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 State      5 6 0
Miami (FL)      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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 8Virginia TechL 14–15[3]
September 15at Miami (FL)L 12–24
September 22Cincinnati
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 22–19
September 29at DrakeW 31–21
October 6 No. 9 Florida State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 0–27
October 13Tulsa
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 24–7
October 20at Indiana StateW 34–10
November 3Southern Miss
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
T 10–10[4]
November 10at Memphis StateL 6–10
November 17at MarylandL 7–28
November 25Rutgers
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 7–31
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1979 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 20 Mark Clayton Fr
T 75 Joe Jacoby Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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


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.
  3. "Freshman kicks late field goal as U of L loses". The Courier-Journal. September 9, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Titanic defensive struggle leaves U of L with 10–10 tie". The Courier-Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved March 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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