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: Independent-
1959 Season Highlights
Frank Camp enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Louisville.
1959 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Tue., Sep. 15 vs.
Western Kentucky
19
0
W
Sat., Sep. 19 @ Xavier
13
28
L
Fri., Sep. 25 @ Eastern Kentucky
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @ Bradley (IL)
28
8
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @ Murray State
28
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Dayton
32
6
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Marshall
48
6
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
North Texas
7
39
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Ohio
15
22
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Kent State
14
16
L
1959 Season Totals
Record 6-4
Points Scored 218
Scoring Average 21.8
Points Allowed 132
Defense Average 13.2
Opponents Record 27-19
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 3-3
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1959 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1959 All Independent 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.