American college football season
The 1980 Louisville Cardinals football team season was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their first season under head coach Bob Weber , the Cardinals compiled a 5–6 record and were outscored by a total of 203 to 162.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Pat Patterson with 933 passing yards, Don Craft with 687 rushing yards, Kenny Robinson with 401 receiving yards, and Dave Betz with 54 points scored.[2]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 6 Miami (FL) L 10–2421,120 September 13 at No. 10 Florida State L 0–5252,623 September 20 Murray State Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY L 9–13 September 27 at Kansas W 17–932,800 October 11 Memphis State Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry ) W 38–14 October 18 Indiana State Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY W 27–1724,695 October 25 at Florida L 0–1362,687 [3] November 1 Temple Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY L 12–1713,436 [4] November 8 at No. 9 Pittsburgh L 23–4147,280 November 15 Cincinnati W 20–0 November 22 at Southern Miss W 6–321,210 [5] Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1980 Louisville Cardinals football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Frank Minnifield So LB 2 Greg Jones So CB 34 Roger Clay So LB 39 Anthony Williams So DT 97 Dan Williams So LB 99 Fred Blackmon So
Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
References [ edit ] ^ "1980 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020 . ^ "1980 Louisville Cardinals Statistics" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020 . ^ "Florida dumps U of L, suffers by comparison" . The Courier-Journal . October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Temple hands U of L 17–12 defeat" . The Courier-Journal . November 2, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Betz sits in slop, watches as his kick wins for U of L" . The Courier-Journal . November 23, 1980. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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