1939 Louisville Cardinals football team

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The 1939 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1939 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Laurie Apitz, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 5–2–1 with a mark of 1–1–1 in both KIAC and SIAA play.[1][2]

ConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2–1 (1–1–1 KIAC, 1–1–1 SIAA)
Headcoach
HomestadiumMaxwell Field
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1939 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2–1 (1–1–1 KIAC, 1–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMaxwell Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 â†’
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1939 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Kentucky State Teachers +2–0–17–1–1
Murray State +2–0–14–4–1
Centre1–0–11–5–2
Georgetown (KY)2–1–14–4–1
Eastern Kentucky3–2–06–3–0
Morehead State2–2–06–2–0
Louisville1–1–15–2–1
Union (KY)1–1–13–3–1
Transylvania0–7–01–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
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1939 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Normal $7–0–011–0–0
Tennessee Tech4–0–06–3–1
Mississippi College3–0–06–1–1
Miami (FL)2–0–05–5–0
Rollins5–1–010–1–0
Western Kentucky State Teachers5–1–17–1–1
Mississippi State Teachers4–1–04–2–3
Murray State4–1–14–4–1
Newberry3–1–14–1–4
Presbyterian3–1–24–3–2
Georgetown (KY)2–1–14–4–1
Eastern Kentucky3–2–06–3–0
Union (TN)3–2–07–2–0
Morehead State2–2–06–2–0
Louisville1–1–15–2–1
Union (KY)1–1–13–3–1
Oglethorpe3–3–13–4–1
Centre1–1–11–5–2
Centenary1–1–02–9–1
Louisiana Tech3–4–05–6–0
West Tennessee State Teachers3–4–03–8–0
Troy State2–3–07–4–0
SW Louisiana2–3–03–5–1
Stetson2–4–23–5–2
Louisiana College2–5–04–6–1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers1–5–11–6–1
Erskine1–5–01–9–0
Delta State1–6–01–9–0
Wofford0–2–31–5–3
Tampa0–3–12–7–1
Jacksonville State0–3–10–8–2
Transylvania0–7–01–8–0
Emory and Henry0–0–07–2–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Louisville was ranked at No. 356 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Transylvania
W 25–02,000[4]
September 30at Indiana State*
L 0–73,500[5]
October 6Evansville*Louisville, KYW 7–65,000[6]
October 13Alfred Holbrook*
W 20–33,500[7]
October 19Saint Joseph's (IN)*Louisville, KYW 13–03,800[8]
October 28at CentreDanville, KYT 0–0[9]
November 4at Georgetown (KY)Georgetown, KYL 7–14[10]
November 18Hanover*daggerLouisville, KYW 20–03,800[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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