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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: Lee Corso
Conference: Missouri Valley-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1910  <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024
1972 Season Highlights
 Lee Corso enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Louisville.
 The Cardinals won the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.
 
1972 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Kent  34   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Dayton  28   11   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Tampa  17   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. North Texas  56   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Wichita State  46   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Cincinnati  38   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Tulsa  26   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Southern Illinois  20   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Memphis  17   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Drake  27   0   W       
 
1972 Season Totals
  Record9-1
  Points Scored309
  Scoring Average30.9
  Points Allowed91
  Defense Average9.1
  Opponents Record12-31
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record5-0
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
18 9-1-0 AP
16 9-1-0 Coaches
16 9-1-0 UPI
  
1972 Missouri Valley- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisville 9-130991   Lee Corso
Memphis 5-5-1265254   Fred Pancoast
Tulsa 4-7195269   Claude Gibson
New Mexico State 2-9193400   Jim Wood
North Texas 1-10148354   Rod Rust

1972 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1972 All Missouri Valley Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.