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1959 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadium Fairgrounds Stadium
Seasons
←  1958
1960 →
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hofstra     9 0 0
Howard (AL)     9 1 0
Buffalo     8 1 0
Carnegie Tech     7 1 0
Cal Poly Pomona     7 1 1
North Park     6 1 1
Santa Clara     4 1 0
No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^     8 2 0
Northern Michigan     6 2 0
UC Riverside     5 2 0
Montana State     6 3 0
Carthage     5 3 1
Louisville     6 4 0
Memphis State     6 4 0
Mississippi Southern     6 4 0
Arlington State     4 3 0
Sewanee     4 3 1
Abilene Christian     5 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 4 0
Washington and Lee     3 4 1
Xavier     4 6 0
Wabash     3 5 1
Rose Poly     2 4 1
Arkansas State     3 6 0
Hawaii     3 6 0
Trinity (TX)     3 6 0
Pepperdine     2 5 1
Chattanooga     3 7 0
Tampa     3 7 0
Drake     2 7 0
Northeastern     1 6 1
Washington University     1 7 0
St. Norbert     0 6 1
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In their 14th season under head coach Frank Camp, the Cardinals compiled a 6–4 record. [1]

The team's statistical leaders included Ernie Green with 510 rushing yards. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 Western KentuckyW 19–03,519
September 19at XavierL 13–288,000 [3]
September 25at Eastern Kentucky Richmond, KYW 14–73,000
October 3at Bradley Peoria, ILW 28–81,000
October 10at Murray State Murray, KYW 28–04,000
October 17 Dayton
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 32–64,972
October 31 Marshall
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 48–62,592
November 7at No. 20 ( UD) North Texas StateL 7–39
November 14 No. 12 Ohio
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 15–224,500 [4]
November 21at Kent StateL 14–16
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

[5]

References

  1. ^ "2019 Louisville Cardinals Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. 2019. p. 153. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  2. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 177 and 182.
  3. ^ "X.'s 'hex' over U.L. still good as Cards blow lead, bow 28–13". The Courier-Journal. September 20, 1959. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1959 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadium Fairgrounds Stadium
Seasons
←  1958
1960 →
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hofstra     9 0 0
Howard (AL)     9 1 0
Buffalo     8 1 0
Carnegie Tech     7 1 0
Cal Poly Pomona     7 1 1
North Park     6 1 1
Santa Clara     4 1 0
No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^     8 2 0
Northern Michigan     6 2 0
UC Riverside     5 2 0
Montana State     6 3 0
Carthage     5 3 1
Louisville     6 4 0
Memphis State     6 4 0
Mississippi Southern     6 4 0
Arlington State     4 3 0
Sewanee     4 3 1
Abilene Christian     5 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 4 0
Washington and Lee     3 4 1
Xavier     4 6 0
Wabash     3 5 1
Rose Poly     2 4 1
Arkansas State     3 6 0
Hawaii     3 6 0
Trinity (TX)     3 6 0
Pepperdine     2 5 1
Chattanooga     3 7 0
Tampa     3 7 0
Drake     2 7 0
Northeastern     1 6 1
Washington University     1 7 0
St. Norbert     0 6 1
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In their 14th season under head coach Frank Camp, the Cardinals compiled a 6–4 record. [1]

The team's statistical leaders included Ernie Green with 510 rushing yards. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 Western KentuckyW 19–03,519
September 19at XavierL 13–288,000 [3]
September 25at Eastern Kentucky Richmond, KYW 14–73,000
October 3at Bradley Peoria, ILW 28–81,000
October 10at Murray State Murray, KYW 28–04,000
October 17 Dayton
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 32–64,972
October 31 Marshall
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 48–62,592
November 7at No. 20 ( UD) North Texas StateL 7–39
November 14 No. 12 Ohio
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 15–224,500 [4]
November 21at Kent StateL 14–16
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

[5]

References

  1. ^ "2019 Louisville Cardinals Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. 2019. p. 153. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  2. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 177 and 182.
  3. ^ "X.'s 'hex' over U.L. still good as Cards blow lead, bow 28–13". The Courier-Journal. September 20, 1959. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

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