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: Laurie Apitz Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-
1940 Season Highlights
Laurie Apitz enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Louisville.
1940 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 21 vs. Indiana State
0
0
T
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Cincinnati
0
7
L
Sat., Oct. 5 @ Evansville
13
7
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @ Saint Josephs (IN)
6
24
L
Fri., Oct. 18 vs. Centre (KY)
0
28
L
Fri., Oct. 25 vs. Alfred Holbrook (OH)
38
7
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs. Georgetown (KY)
14
19
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @ Hanover (IN)
14
13
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @ Long Island-Brooklyn (NY)
6
29
L
1940 Season Totals
Record 3-5
-1
Points Scored 91
Scoring Average 10.1
Points Allowed 134
Defense Average 14.9
Opponents Record 5-3
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-2
-1
Away Record 2-3
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1940 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1940 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
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.