1940 Louisville Cardinals football team

American college football season
1940 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5–1 (0–2 SIAA)
Head coach
  • Laurie Apitz (5th season)
Home stadiumMaxwell Field, duPont Manual Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rollins $ 6 0 0 8 1 0
Newberry 4 0 0 7 2 1
Mississippi College 2 0 0 5 1 1
Eastern Kentucky 1 0 0 8 0 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 1 1 7 1 1
Louisiana Normal 4 1 1 6 3 1
SW Louisiana 4 1 0 6 3 1
Union (TN) 3 1 0 6 3 0
Georgetown (KY) 2 1 0 5 3 2
Murray State 4 2 1 4 3 2
Centre 2 1 0 3 6 0
Miami (FL) 2 1 0 3 7 0
Presbyterian 5 3 0 6 4 0
Mississippi Southern 3 2 0 7 4 0
Louisiana Tech 3 2 0 6 4 0
West Tennessee State Teachers 4 3 0 5 5 0
Morehead State 1 1 2 3 3 2
Wofford 2 2 1 3 4 2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 4 0 4 4 0
Tampa 2 4 0 3 6 0
Oglethorpe 2 4 0 2 6 0
Tennessee Tech 1 2 0 2 6 0
Transylvania 1 2 1 5 3 1
Stetson 2 5 1 2 5 1
Troy State 1 3 0 3 6 0
Louisiana College 1 4 2 2 5 2
Union (KY) 0 1 1 5 1 1
Centenary 0 2 0 3 7 0
Louisville 0 2 0 3 5 1
Jacksonville State 0 2 0 3 5 0
Erskine 0 5 0 1 8 0
Delta State 0 5 1 0 8 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1940 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Laurie Apitz, the Cardinals compiled a 3–5–1 record.[1]

Louisville was ranked at No. 383 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Indiana State*
T 0–02,500[3]
September 28at Cincinnati*L 0–7
October 5at Evansville*Evansville, INW 13–7
October 12at St. Joseph's (IN)*Rennselaer, INL 6–24
October 18Centre
  • Maxwell Field
  • Louisville, KY
L 0–285,000[4]
October 25Alfred Holbrook*
  • Maxwell Field
  • Louisville, KY
W 38–7[5]
November 2Georgetown (KY)
L 14–192,000[6]
November 9at Hanover*Hanover, INW 14–13[7]
November 16at Long Island*L 6–29[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2019 Louisville Cardinals Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. 2019. p. 153. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "U. L. and Indiana Teachers Tie, 0–0". The Courier-Journal. September 22, 1940. p. IV-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Jimmy Jones (October 19, 1940). "Centre Passes U. L. Dizzy In 28–0 Win". The Courier-Journal. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "One Minute – Sports Page". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1940. p. 13. Retrieved April 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Larry Beck (November 3, 1940). "Cat-Nap Costly for Cardinals As Tigers Rally for 19–14 Victory". The Courier-Journal. p. V-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Larry Beck (November 10, 1940). "U. L., Aided By Cross-Bars, Wins 14–13". The Courier-Journal. p. V-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Larry Beck (November 17, 1940). "U. of L. Miscues Permit Heavier Long Island to Win 29–6". The Courier-Journal. p. V-5 – via Newspapers.com.
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