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1981 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadium Fairgrounds Stadium
Seasons
←  1980
1982 →
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 17 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tulane   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
UNLV   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Richmond   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
North Texas State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Bob Weber, the Cardinals compiled a 5–6 record and were outscored by a total of 212 to 180. [1]

The team's statistical leaders included Dean May with 589 passing yards, Don Craft with 475 rushing yards, Mark Clayton with 596 receiving yards, and Don Craft and Tony Blair with 42 points each. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at No. 19 Florida State
L 0–1750,735
September 12 Toledo
W 31–6
September 19 Long Beach State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 35–1323,424 [3]
September 26at Missouri
L 3–3457,448
October 3 Marshall
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 36–0 [4]
October 10at Memphis State
W 14–7
October 17 Tennessee State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 30–4228,136 [5]
October 24at Oklahoma State
L 11–19
November 7 Northeast Louisiana
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 7–4015,994 [6]
November 14at Cincinnati
L 0–24
November 21 No. 9 Southern Miss
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 13–1012,940 [7]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1981 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 5 Dean May So
WR 20 Mark Clayton Jr
FB 31 Ron Davenport Fr
OT 76 Tom Andrews So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 1 Frank Minnifield Jr
LB 2 Greg Jones Jr
CB 34 Roger Clay Jr
LB 39 Anthony Williams Jr
DT 77 Pete McCartney So
DT 97 Dan Williams Jr
LB 99 Fred Blackmon Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1981 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "1981 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Louisville 35, Long Beach St. 13". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 20, 1981. p. III-18. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Louisville rolls over Marshall". Messenger-Inquirer. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "It comes to pass: Tennessee State strafes U of L 42–30". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1981. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Northeast Louisiana hits U of L with 40–7 blitz". The Courier-Journal. November 8, 1981. p. C1. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Going on TV put fight back in U of L". The Courier-Journal. November 22, 1981. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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