1976 Louisville Cardinals football team

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The 1976 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Vince Gibson, the Cardinals compiled a 4–7 record and were outscored by a total of 234 to 177.[2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Headcoach
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1976 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
Seasons
 1975
1977 
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1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh  1200
No. 17 Rutgers  1100
San Diego State  1010
No. 12 Notre Dame  930
Colgate  820
Boston College  830
Cincinnati  830
Memphis State  740
North Texas State *  740
Southern Illinois  740
Penn State  750
Villanova  641
South Carolina  650
Virginia Tech  650
Army  560
Florida State  560
Illinois State  560
Richmond  560
West Virginia  560
Georgia Tech  461
Temple  460
Air Force  470
Dayton  470
Louisville  470
Marshall  470
Navy  470
Indiana State  370
Hawaii  380
Holy Cross  380
Miami (FL)  380
Syracuse  380
Utah State  380
Northeast Louisiana  290
Southern Miss  290
Tulane  290
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team's statistical leaders included Stu Stram with 394 passing yards, Calvin Prince with 1,028 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and Ebb Williams with 165 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Mississippi StateL 21–3027,000[4]
September 25DrakeW 37–2416,009[5]
October 2Wichita State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 28–1416,541[6]
October 9at No. 2 PittsburghL 6–2734,000[7]
October 16Northeast Louisiana
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 36–814,069[8]
October 23at No. 18 AlabamaL 3–2458,414[9][10]
October 30Tulsa
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 10–208,068[11]
November 6at RutgersL 0–3416,000[12]
November 13Memphis State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
L 14–269,943[13]
November 20Boston University
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 16–77,713[14]
November 27at CincinnatiL 6–207,597[15]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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