1975 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1975 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Vince Gibson, the Cardinals compiled a 1–10 record and were outscored by a total of 316 to 148.[1]

1975 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rutgers    9 2 0
No. 10 Penn State    9 3 0
No. 20 West Virginia    9 3 0
Notre Dame    8 3 0
Virginia Tech    8 3 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh    8 4 0
Boston College    7 4 0
Georgia Tech    7 4 0
Memphis State    7 4 0
Navy    7 4 0
North Texas State    7 4 0
Southern Miss    7 4 0
South Carolina    7 5 0
Colgate    6 4 0
Cincinnati    6 5 0
Hawaii    6 5 0
Syracuse    6 5 0
Temple    6 5 0
Utah State    6 5 0
Indiana State    5 5 0
Dayton    5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana    4 6 1
Tulane    4 7 0
Villanova    4 7 0
Florida State    3 8 0
Air Force    2 8 1
Houston    2 8 0
Miami (FL)    2 8 0
Army    2 9 0
Marshall    2 9 0
Southern Illinois    1 9 1
Holy Cross    1 10 0
Louisville    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included John Darling with 946 passing yards, Walter Peacock with 1,013 rushing yards and 36 points scored, and Tony Smith with 382 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Western KentuckyL 17–2134,700
September 20at DrakeL 7–31
September 27Cincinnati
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 27–46
October 4at Wichita StateL 10–13[3]
October 11Chattanooga
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 6–39,056[4]
October 18at Memphis StateL 7–41
October 25Mississippi State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 14–28
November 1at TulsaL 14–3814,500
November 8Dayton
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 13–32
November 15at Northeast LouisianaL 10–14[5]
November 22at West Texas StateL 23–49

Roster

1975 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 14 Jim Didier Fr
WR 3 Kevin Miller So
RB 20 Nathan Poole Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 79 Wilbur Summers So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "1975 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. "1975 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  3. "Cardinals beaten 13–10 in mistake-filled game". The Lexington Herald. October 5, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "U of L defense stiffens and Chattanooga falls 6–3". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Final drive fails and U of L falls 14–10". The Courier-Journal. November 16, 1975. p. C9. Retrieved September 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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