1973 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1973 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach T. W. Alley, the Cardinals compiled a 5–6 record (3–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 172 to 148.[1]

1973 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–6 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa 5 1 0 6 5 0
North Texas State 5 1 0 5 5 1
Louisville 3 2 0 5 6 0
New Mexico State 3 2 0 5 6 0
Wichita State 2 4 0 4 7 0
Drake 1 5 0 2 9 0
West Texas State 1 5 0 2 9 0
  • – Conference co-champions

The team's statistical leaders included Len DePaola with 808 passing yards, Walter Peacock with 1,294 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and Dale Kaminski with 262 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Memphis State*L 21–28
September 15at Kent State*L 3–1010,217[3]
September 22at DrakeW 27–17
October 6Wichita StateW 24–1028,631[4]
October 13North Texas State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 6–715,072[5]
October 20Mississippi State*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 7–1819,004[6]
October 27Cincinnati*
W 10–8
November 3at TulsaL 9–1718,500
November 10Dayton*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 9–10
November 17Furman*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 35–145,118[7]
November 24at West Texas StateW 21–9
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1973 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "1973 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Ray Yannucci (September 16, 1973). "Defense Shines For Kent". Akron Beacon Journal. pp. E1, E5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cardinals top Wichita State". The Park City Daily News. October 7, 1973. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "U of L offense bogs down, and North Texas wins 7–6". The Courier-Journal. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mississippi St. breezes past luckless FSU". The Miami Herald. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Louisville tops Furman". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 18, 1973. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.