American college football season
1981 Louisville Cardinals football |
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Conference | Independent |
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Record | 5–6 |
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Head coach | |
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Home stadium | Fairgrounds Stadium |
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The 1981 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Bob Weber, the Cardinals compiled a 5–6 record and were outscored by a total of 212 to 180.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Dean May with 589 passing yards, Don Craft with 475 rushing yards, Mark Clayton with 596 receiving yards, and Don Craft and Tony Blair with 42 points each.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | at No. 19 Florida State | | L 0–17 | 50,735 | |
September 12 | Toledo | | W 31–6 | | |
September 19 | Long Beach State | - Fairgrounds Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| W 35–13 | 23,424 | [3] |
September 26 | at Missouri | | L 3–34 | 57,448 | |
October 3 | Marshall | - Fairgrounds Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| W 36–0 | | [4] |
October 10 | at Memphis State | | W 14–7 | | |
October 17 | Tennessee State | - Fairgrounds Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| L 30–42 | 28,136 | [5] |
October 24 | at Oklahoma State | | L 11–19 | | |
November 7 | Northeast Louisiana | - Fairgrounds Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| L 7–40 | 15,994 | [6] |
November 14 | at Cincinnati | | L 0–24 | | |
November 21 | No. 9 Southern Miss | - Fairgrounds Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| W 13–10 | 12,940 | [7] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1981 Louisville Cardinals football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | CB | 1 | Frank Minnifield | Jr | LB | 2 | Greg Jones | Jr | CB | 34 | Roger Clay | Jr | LB | 39 | Anthony Williams | Jr | DT | 77 | Pete McCartney | So | DT | 97 | Dan Williams | Jr | LB | 99 | Fred Blackmon | Jr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1981 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ^ "1981 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ^ "Louisville 35, Long Beach St. 13". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 20, 1981. p. III-18. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisville rolls over Marshall". Messenger-Inquirer. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "It comes to pass: Tennessee State strafes U of L 42–30". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1981. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northeast Louisiana hits U of L with 40–7 blitz". The Courier-Journal. November 8, 1981. p. C1. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Going on TV put fight back in U of L". The Courier-Journal. November 22, 1981. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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