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1980 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Florida State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Tulane   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   –   5 – 4 – 1
North Texas State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Richmond   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   1 – 9 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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 State
L 0–5252,623[4]
September 20Murray State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 9–13[5]
September 27at Kansas
W 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 Florida
L 0–1362,687[9]
November 1Temple
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 12–1713,436[10]
November 8at No. 9 Pittsburgh
L 23–4147,280[11]
November 15Cincinnati
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
W 20–012,629[12]
November 22at Southern Miss
W 6–321,210[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1980 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 5 Dean May Fr
WR 20 Mark Clayton So
OT 75 Joe Jacoby Sr
OT 76 Tom Andrews Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1980 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "1980 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Miami wins 24–10". Florida Today. September 7, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "52–0! Seminole bomb squad demolishes Cardinals". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 14, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Murray's fourth-quarter touchdown beats U of L 13–9". The Courier-Journal. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Louisville stops Hawks". Olathe News. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Memphis State falls again". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Despite errors and turnovers, Louisville beats ISU, 27–17". The Kokomo Tribune. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Florida dumps U of L, suffers by comparison". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Temple hands U of L 17–12 defeat". The Courier-Journal. November 2, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Pitt stops Louisville". The Dothan Eagle. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cardinal, not Chicken, big star in Louisville win". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Betz sits in slop, watches as his kick wins for U of L". The Courier-Journal. November 23, 1980. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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