1974 Louisville Cardinals football team
American college football season
| 1974 Louisville Cardinals football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (3–2 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Fairgrounds Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Tulsa $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team played their home games in Cardinal Stadium and was led by T. W. Alley in his second and final year as head coach.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | Memphis State* |
| L 0–16 | ||
| September 14 | at Auburn* | L 3–16 | 25,000 | [1] | |
| September 28 | at Cincinnati* | L 6–7 | |||
| October 5 | at Wichita State | W 14–7 | 15,903 | [2] | |
| October 12 | at North Texas State | W 24–10 | 5,300 | [3] | |
| October 19 | Drake |
| L 35–38 | ||
| October 26 | at Mississippi State* | L 7–56 | 35,000 | [4] | |
| November 2 | Tulsa |
| L 7–37 | 9,146 | |
| November 9 | Dayton* |
| W 20–15 | ||
| November 23 | Vanderbilt* |
| L 0–44 | 8,936 | [5] |
| November 30 | West Texas State |
| W 10–8 | ||
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Team players in the NFL Draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| A.J. Jacobs | Defensive Back | 13 | 332 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Marty Smith | Defensive Tackle | 15 | 390 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
References
- ^ "Late surge gives Auburn win over determined UL". Sunday Herald-Leader. September 15, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisville 'steals' past Wichita, 14–7". The Arizona Republic. October 6, 1974. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "DePaola's passing rallies UL to 24–10 win over North Texas". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1974. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State bombs Louisville". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy crushes Louisville". The Tampa Tribune. November 24, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1975 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
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