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1980 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1980 Louisville Cardinals football team season 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
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   9 – 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 edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Miami (FL)
L 10–2421,120
September 13at No. 10 Florida State
L 0–5252,623
September 20Murray State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 9–13
September 27at Kansas
W 17–932,800
October 11Memphis State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
W 38–14
October 18Indiana State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 27–1724,695
October 25at Florida
L 0–1362,687[3]
November 1Temple
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 12–1713,436[4]
November 8at No. 9 Pittsburgh
L 23–4147,280
November 15Cincinnati
W 20–0
November 22at Southern Miss
W 6–321,210[5]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster edit

1980 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 5 Dean May Fr
WR 20 Mark Clayton So
OT 75 Joe Jacoby Sr
OT 76 Tom Andrews Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References edit

  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.
  3. ^ "Florida dumps U of L, suffers by comparison". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Temple hands U of L 17–12 defeat". The Courier-Journal. November 2, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Betz sits in slop, watches as his kick wins for U of L". The Courier-Journal. November 23, 1980. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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