American college football season
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
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 6 Miami (FL) L 10–2421,120
September 13 at No. 10 Florida State L 0–5252,623
September 20 Murray State Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY L 9–13
September 27 at Kansas W 17–932,800
October 11 Memphis State Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry ) W 38–14
October 18 Indiana State Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY W 27–1724,695
October 25 at Florida L 0–1362,687 [3]
November 1 Temple Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY L 12–1713,436 [4]
November 8 at No. 9 Pittsburgh L 23–4147,280
November 15 Cincinnati W 20–0
November 22 at Southern Miss W 6–321,210 [5]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1980 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
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
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
^ "1980 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
^ "1980 Louisville Cardinals Statistics" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
^ "Florida dumps U of L, suffers by comparison" . The Courier-Journal . October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Temple hands U of L 17–12 defeat" . The Courier-Journal . November 2, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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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