1974 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1974 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team played their home games in Cardinal Stadium and was led by T. W. Alley in his second and final year as head coach.

1974 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–7 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
1974 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 Tulsa $ 6 0 08 3 0
Louisville 3 2 04 7 0
West Texas State 3 3 06 5 0
Drake 2 3 13 7 1
New Mexico State 2 3 05 6 0
North Texas State 1 3 22 7 2
Wichita State 1 4 11 9 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Memphis State*L 0–16
September 14at Auburn*L 3–1625,000
September 28at Cincinnati*L 6–7
October 5at Wichita StateW 14–715,903[1]
October 12at North Texas StateW 24–105,300[2]
October 19Drake
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 35–38
October 26at Mississippi State*L 7–56
November 2Tulsa
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 7–379,146
November 9Dayton*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 20–15
November 23Vanderbilt*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 0–44
November 30West Texas State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 10–8
  • *Non-conference game

Team players in the NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
A.J. JacobsDefensive Back13332Los Angeles Rams
Marty SmithDefensive Tackle15390Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

  1. "Louisville 'steals' past Wichita, 14–7". The Arizona Republic. October 6, 1974. Retrieved February 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "DePaola's passing rallies UL to 24–10 win over North Texas". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1974. Retrieved October 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1975 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.


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