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1981 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.4Pittsburgh       11 1 0
    No.3Penn State       10 2 0
    No.8Miami (FL)       9 2 0
    Southern Miss       9 2 1
    No.17West Virginia       9 3 0
    Colgate       7 3 0
    Virginia Tech       7 4 0
    Navy       7 4 1
    Cincinnati       6 5 0
    Florida State       6 5 0
    Holy Cross       6 5 0
    Tulane       6 5 0
    UNLV       6 6 0
    South Carolina       6 6 0
    Temple       5 5 0
    Boston College       5 6 0
    East Carolina       5 6 0
    Northeast Louisiana       5 6 0
    Louisville       5 6 0
    Notre Dame       5 6 0
    Rutgers       5 6 0
    William & Mary       5 6 0
    Syracuse       4 6 1
    Richmond       4 7 0
    Army       3 7 1
    North Texas State       2 9 0
    Georgia Tech       1 10 0
    Memphis State       1 10 0
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1981 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Bob Weber, the Cardinals compiled a 5–6 record and were outscored by a total of 212 to 180.[1]

    The team's statistical leaders included Dean May with 589 passing yards, Don Craft with 475 rushing yards, Mark Clayton with 596 receiving yards, and Don Craft and Tony Blair with 42 points each.[2]

    Schedule

    [edit]
    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 5at No. 19Florida State
  • Tallahassee, FL
  • L 0–1750,735
    September 12Toledo
  • Louisville, KY
  • W 31–6
    September 19Long Beach State
    • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
  • W 35–1323,424[3]
    September 26atMissouri
  • Columbia, MO
  • L 3–3457,448
    October 3Marshall
    • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
  • W 36–0[4]
    October 10atMemphis State
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
  • W 14–7
    October 17Tennessee State
    • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
  • L 30–4228,136[5]
    October 24atOklahoma State
  • Stillwater, OK
  • L 11–19
    November 7Northeast Louisiana
    • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
  • L 7–4015,994[6]
    November 14atCincinnati
  • Cincinnati, OH (The Keg of Nails)
  • L 0–24
    November 21 No. 9Southern Miss
    • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
  • W 13–1012,940[7]
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Roster

    [edit]
    1981 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 5 Dean May So
    WR 20 Mark Clayton Jr
    FB 31 Ron Davenport Fr
    OT 76 Tom Andrews So
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    CB 1 Frank Minnifield Jr
    LB 2 Greg Jones Jr
    CB 34 Roger Clay Jr
    LB 39 Anthony Williams Jr
    DT 77 Pete McCartney So
    DT 97 Dan Williams Jr
    LB 99 Fred Blackmon Jr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "1981 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  • ^ "1981 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  • ^ "Louisville 35, Long Beach St. 13". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 20, 1981. p. III-18. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  • ^ "Louisville rolls over Marshall". Messenger-Inquirer. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "It comes to pass: Tennessee State strafes U of L 42–30". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1981. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Northeast Louisiana hits U of L with 40–7 blitz". The Courier-Journal. November 8, 1981. p. C1. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Going on TV put fight back in U of L". The Courier-Journal. November 22, 1981. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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