1980 Louisville Cardinals football team

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The 1980 Louisville Cardinals football team season was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Weber, the Cardinals compiled a 5–6 record and were outscored by a total of 203 to 162.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Headcoach
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1980 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
Seasons
 1979
1981 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh   1110
Tennessee State   910
No. 5 Florida State   1020
No. 8 Penn State   1020
No. 9 Notre Dame   921
No. 18 Miami (FL)   930
Southern Miss   930
Navy   840
South Carolina   840
Virginia Tech   840
Boston College   740
Northeast Louisiana   740
Rutgers   740
UNLV   740
Tulane   750
Colgate   541
North Texas State   650
Villanova   650
West Virginia   660
Louisville   560
Richmond   560
Syracuse   560
East Carolina   470
Illinois State   470
Temple   470
Army   371
Holy Cross   380
Cincinnati   290
Memphis State   290
William & Mary   290
Georgia Tech   191
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team's statistical leaders included Pat Patterson with 933 passing yards, Don Craft with 687 rushing yards, Kenny Robinson with 401 receiving yards, and Dave Betz with 54 points scored.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Miami (FL)L 10–2421,120[3]
September 13at No. 10 Florida StateL 0–5252,623[4]
September 20Murray State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 9–13[5]
September 27at KansasW 17–932,800[6]
October 11Memphis State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
W 38–1415,501[7]
October 18Indiana State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 27–1724,695[8]
October 25at FloridaL 0–1362,687[9]
November 1Temple
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 12–1713,436[10]
November 8at No. 9 PittsburghL 23–4147,280[11]
November 15Cincinnati
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
W 20–012,629[12]
November 22at Southern MissW 6–321,210[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1980 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 5 Dean May Fr
WR 20 Mark Clayton So
OT 75 Joe Jacoby Sr
OT 76 Tom Andrews Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1 Frank Minnifield So
LB 2 Greg Jones So
CB 34 Roger Clay So
LB 39 Anthony Williams So
DT 97 Dan Williams So
LB 99 Fred Blackmon So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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