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Louisville Football Team History


Louisville Cardinals
University of Louisville
 Louisville, KY
Founded: 1798
Stadium: Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium
Capacity: 42,000
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Tom King
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1910  <-- 1928 <- 1929 -> 1930 --> 2024
1929 Season Highlights
 Tom King enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Louisville.
 
1929 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Wed., Oct. 2  vs. Cincinnati  0   7   L       
 Fri., Oct. 11  @ Transylvania (KY)  0   9   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Western Kentucky  0   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Marshall  6   25   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Eastern Kentucky  19   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Centre (KY)  0   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Earlham (IN)  6   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Georgetown (KY)  6   0   W       
 
1929 Season Totals
  Record3-5
  Points Scored37
  Scoring Average4.6
  Points Allowed101
  Defense Average12.6
  Opponents Record16-10
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record1-2
1929 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1929 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Western Kentucky 7-318532   Carl Swede Anderson
Louisiana Tech 4-4-296137   Ferdinand A. Tod Rockwell
Louisville 3-537101   Tom King
Miami 3-24526   J. Burton Rix
Louisiana 2-752203   T.R. Mobley

1929 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1929 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.