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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  <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024
1971 Season Highlights
 Lee Corso enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Louisville.
 
1971 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Vanderbilt  0   0   T       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Drake  7   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Dayton  41   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Memphis  26   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ North Texas  17   20   L    @ Irving, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Wichita State  21   5   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Tampa  21   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Tulsa  17   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Southern Illinois  24   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 27  vs. Cincinnati  16   19   L       
 
1971 Season Totals
  Record6-3 -1
  Points Scored190
  Scoring Average19.0
  Points Allowed111
  Defense Average11.1
  Opponents Record23-31
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-2 -1
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1971 Missouri Valley- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisville 6-3-1190111   Lee Corso
Memphis 5-6255202Won  28-9  Billy J. Murphy
New Mexico State 5-5-1220208   Jim Wood
Tulsa 4-7173297   Claude Gibson
North Texas 3-8155321   Rod Rust

1971 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1971 All Missouri Valley Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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