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1978 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadium Fairgrounds Stadium
Seasons
←  1977
1979 →
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Penn State       11 1 0
North Texas State       9 2 0
East Carolina       9 3 0
Navy       9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame       9 3 0
Rutgers       9 3 0
Florida State       8 3 0
Tennessee State       8 3 0
Temple       7 3 1
Pittsburgh       8 4 0
Holy Cross       7 4 0
Louisville       7 4 0
UNLV       7 4 0
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana       6 4 1
Georgia Tech       7 5 0
Hawaii       6 5 0
Miami (FL)       6 5 0
South Carolina       5 5 1
William & Mary       5 5 1
Cincinnati       5 6 0
Villanova       5 6 0
Army       4 6 1
Memphis State       4 7 0
Tulane       4 7 0
Virginia Tech       4 7 0
Air Force       3 8 0
Colgate       3 8 0
Richmond       3 8 0
Syracuse       3 8 0
Illinois State       2 9 0
West Virginia       2 9 0
Boston College       0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Vince Gibson, the Cardinals compiled a 7–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 319 to 202. [1]

The team's statistical leaders included Stu Stram with 929 passing yards, Nathan Poole with 1,394 rushing yards and 96 points scored, and Kenny Robinson with 534 receiving yards. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 South Dakota StateW 54–721,109 [3]
September 16 No. 20 Maryland
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 17–2436,142 [4]
September 23at CincinnatiW 28–14
September 30 Indiana State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 31–1216,931 [5]
October 7at TulsaL 7–2420,500
October 14 Northwestern State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 51–7
October 21 Boston University
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 35–7
October 28 William & Mary
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 33–21
November 4at Wichita StateW 38–2010,812 [6]
November 11 Memphis State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY ( rivalry)
L 22–29
November 18at Southern MissL 3–3716,219 [7]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1978 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "1978 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "U of L starts fast, rolls to 54–7 victory". The Courier-Journal. September 10, 1978. p. 41.
  4. ^ "Maryland nips Louisville, 24–17". The Messenger-Inquirer. September 17, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Poole runs deep in 31–12 Louisville romp". The Courier-Journal. October 1, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Poole fumbles, fumes, rushes to record book". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "U of L gets 37–3 slap in face from a po' little Southern Miss". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.