1979 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
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
Tennessee State      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 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]

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Virginia TechL 14–1529,436[3]
September 15at Miami (FL)L 12–2441,129
September 22Cincinnati
W 22–19
September 29at DrakeW 31–21
October 6 No. 9 Florida State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 0–2727,306
October 13Tulsa
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 24–714,941
October 20at Indiana StateW 34–1016,279
November 3Southern Miss
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
T 10–1013,085[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
OT 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 Injured
  • Redshirt 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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