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American college football season
The 1970 Louisville Cardinals football team was an
American football team that represented the
University of Louisville in the
Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the
1970 NCAA University Division football season . Under second-year head coach
Lee Corso ,
[1] the Cardinals compiled an 8–3–1 record (4–0 in MVC), played
Long Beach State to a tie in the
Pasadena Bowl ,
[2]
[3] and outscored their opponents 252 to 208.
[4]
The team's statistical leaders included John Madeya with 1,602 passing yards, Bill Gatti with 941 rushing yards, Cookie Brinkman with 599 receiving yards, and Larry Hart with 48 points scored.
[5] Punter and kicker Scott Marcus was featured in an article in
Sports Illustrated .
[1]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 12 at
Florida State * L 7–927,389
September 19 at
Southern Illinois * L 28–317,000
[6]
September 26
North Texas State W 13–29,919
[7]
October 3 at
Dayton * L 11–28
October 10
Tulsa Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY W 14–89,543
October 17 at
Marshall * W 16–14
October 31
Kent State * Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY W 14–13
November 7
Memphis State Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY (
rivalry ) W 40–27
November 14 at
Cincinnati * W 28–14
November 21
Drake * Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY W 23–14
November 28 at
Wichita State W 34–2410,356
[8]
December 19 vs.
Long Beach State * T 24–2420,472
[3]
Roster
1970 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
Cookie Brinkman (C)
Sr
P ,
K
67
Scott Marcus
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
^
a
b Underwood, John (November 9, 1970).
"The mad, mad punter of Louisville" . Sports Illustrated . p. 36.
^
"Long Beach gets tie with Louisville, 24–24" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. December 20, 1970. p. 7C.
^
a
b
"Long Beach eleven ties Louisville" . Lodi News-Sentinel . (California). December 21, 1970. p. 11.
^
"1970 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2020 .
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"1970 Louisville Cardinals Statistics" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2020 .
^
"Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report" .
National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 13, 2022 .
^
"U of L launches its bombs from mud, stuns N. Texas" . The Courier-Journal . September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"U of L Battles Back From 17–0 Deficit To Whip Inspired Wichita State 34–24" . The Courier-Journal . November 29, 1970. pp. C1, C3 – via
Newspapers.com .
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