1977 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame      11 1 0
No. 5 Penn State      11 1 0
Colgate      10 1 0
North Texas State *      10 1 0
No. 16 San Diego State      10 1 0
Tennessee State      8 1 1
No. 14 Florida State      10 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh      9 2 1
East Carolina      8 3 0
Rutgers      8 3 0
Army      7 4 0
Louisville      7 4 1
Boston College      6 5 0
Cincinnati      5 4 2
Georgia Tech      6 5 0
Memphis State      6 5 0
Northwestern State      6 5 0
Syracuse      6 5 0
William & Mary      6 5 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Temple      5 5 1
Hawaii      5 6 0
Navy      5 6 0
West Virginia      5 6 0
South Carolina      5 7 0
Utah State      4 7 0
Villanova      4 7 0
Illinois State      3 7 1
Virginia Tech      3 7 1
Miami (FL)      3 8 0
Richmond      3 8 0
Tulane      3 8 0
Air Force      2 8 1
Holy Cross      2 8 0
Northeast Louisiana      2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Vince Gibson, the Cardinals compiled a 7–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 291 to 194.[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Stu Stram with 455 passing yards, Calvin Prince with 1,050 rushing yards and 78 points scored, and Marc Mitchell with 358 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Northern IllinoisW 38–0
September 17Cincinnati
T 17–17
September 24William & Mary
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 7–21
October 1at Memphis StateW 14–13
October 8Tulsa
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 33–012,007
October 15at DaytonL 10–14
October 22at No. 3 AlabamaL 6–5560,210[4]
October 29at MarshallW 56–0
November 5Wichita State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 51–2112,031[5]
November 12Drake
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 18–13
November 20Indiana State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 27–16
December 17vs. Louisiana TechL 14–2422,223[6]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. "1977 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  3. "1977 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  4. "Crimson Tide romps Louisville by 55–6". Panama City News-Herald. October 23, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Stram makes mom proud, U of L rolls". The Courier-Journal. November 6, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "La. Tech's blazing start burns U of L 24–14". The Courier-Journal. December 18, 1977. Retrieved June 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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