1942 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS FOOTBALL TEAM

1942 Louisville Cardinals football
1942 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	2–3 ( KIAC)
Head coach	Laurie Apitz (7th season);
Home stadium	Maxwell Field
	Seasons ← 1941 1946 →

The 1942 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) during the 1942 college football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Laurie Apitz, the Cardinals compiled a 2–3 record.^[1]

Louisville was ranked at No. 473 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.^[2]

Louisville did not field a football team in 1943 or 1944 during the height of World War II.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	8:15 p.m.	Rio Grande	Maxwell Field Louisville, KY	W 25–0		^[3]
September 26	7:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ( rivalry)	L 0–51	2,500–3,000	^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
October 10		at Evansville	Enlow Field Evansville, IN	W 20–0		^[8]
October 17		DePauw	Maxwell Field Louisville, KY	L 6–19		^[9]
October 24	8:15 p.m.	Indiana State	Maxwell Field Louisville, KY	L 7–25		^[10]^[11]
All times are in Central time

References

^ "2019 Louisville Cardinals Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. 2019. p. 153. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Fitzgerald, Tommy (September 17, 1942). "Knee—Not Foe—Worries Apitz As U. L. Kicks Off Tonight". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 5, section 2. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "U. C. Backfield To Open Against Louisville Tonight; Entire Backfield Composed Of Newcomers". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. September 26, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bearcats Vs. Louisville (continued)". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. September 26, 1942. p. 12. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Forbes, Dick (September 27, 1942). "U. C. Pushes Cards All Over Lot In Winning Opener, 51-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 25. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Forbes, Dick (September 27, 1942). "U. C. Winner, 51-0 (continued)". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 26. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Outmanned Aces Fall Before Louisville, 20-0". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. October 11, 1942. p. 1B. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Walker Helps DePauw Trample U. of K. 19-6". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 18, 1942. p. 4, section 4. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cards, State Look Even On Paper". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 24, 1942. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Fitzgerald, Tommy (October 25, 1942). "U. L., Football Part Unhappily 25-7". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 4, section 4. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[1] "2019 Louisville Cardinals Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. 2019. p. 153. Retrieved March 30, 2020.

[2] Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Fitzgerald, Tommy (September 17, 1942). "Knee—Not Foe—Worries Apitz As U. L. Kicks Off Tonight". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 5, section 2. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[4] "U. C. Backfield To Open Against Louisville Tonight; Entire Backfield Composed Of Newcomers". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. September 26, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[5] "Bearcats Vs. Louisville (continued)". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. September 26, 1942. p. 12. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[6] Forbes, Dick (September 27, 1942). "U. C. Pushes Cards All Over Lot In Winning Opener, 51-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 25. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[7] Forbes, Dick (September 27, 1942). "U. C. Winner, 51-0 (continued)". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 26. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[8] "Outmanned Aces Fall Before Louisville, 20-0". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. October 11, 1942. p. 1B. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[9] "Walker Helps DePauw Trample U. of K. 19-6". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 18, 1942. p. 4, section 4. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[10] "Cards, State Look Even On Paper". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 24, 1942. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[11] Fitzgerald, Tommy (October 25, 1942). "U. L., Football Part Unhappily 25-7". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 4, section 4. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

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v t e Louisville Cardinals football
Venues	High School Park (1912) Eclipse Park (1913–1916, 1921–1922) Parkway Field (1923–1936, 1952–1956) Maxwell Field (1937–1942) duPont Manual Stadium (1938, 1940–1941, 1949–1951) Cardinal Stadium (1957–1997) L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati: The Keg of Nails Kentucky: Governor's Cup Memphis
Culture & lore	Cardinal Bird Marching band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Louisville Cardinals football
Venues	High School Park (1912) Eclipse Park (1913–1916, 1921–1922) Parkway Field (1923–1936, 1952–1956) Maxwell Field (1937–1942) duPont Manual Stadium (1938, 1940–1941, 1949–1951) Cardinal Stadium (1957–1997) L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati: The Keg of Nails Kentucky: Governor's Cup Memphis
Culture & lore	Cardinal Bird Marching band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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