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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: Frank Camp
Conference: Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1910  <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024
1947 Season Highlights
 Frank Camp enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Louisville.
 The Cardinals won the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1947 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Wittenberg (OH)  40   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ DePauw  37   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  vs. Evansville  20   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  vs. Western Kentucky  19   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Saint Josephs (IN)  7   7   T       
 Fri., Nov. 7  vs. Eastern Kentucky  14   13   W       
 Fri., Nov. 14  @ Southeastern Louisiana  23   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Washington (MO)  33   20   W       
 
1947 Season Totals
  Record7-0 -1
  Points Scored193
  Scoring Average24.1
  Points Allowed63
  Defense Average7.9
  Opponents Record3-4
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record2-0 -1
1947 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1947 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisville 7-0-119363   Frank Camp
Western Kentucky 3-4-282138   Jesse Thomas

1947 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1947 All Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.