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American college football season
The 1985 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the
University of Louisville in the
1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals, led by first-year head coach
Howard Schnellenberger, participated as
independents and played their home games at
Cardinal Stadium.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | at
West Virginia | | L 13–52 | 62,128 |
[1] |
September 14 | at
Indiana | | L 28–41 | 37,626 | |
September 21 |
Western Kentucky | | W 23–14 | 36,914 | |
September 28 |
Houston | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| L 27–49 | 30,334 | |
October 5 | at
Syracuse | | L 0–48 | 26,992 | |
October 12 |
Southern Miss | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| L 12–42 | 25,843 |
[2] |
October 19 |
Cincinnati | | L 9–31 | 21,283 | |
October 26 | at No. 15
Miami (FL) | | L 7–45 | 31,761 | |
November 2 |
UCF | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| W 42–21 | 21,391 | |
November 9 | at
Virginia Tech | | L 17–41 | 28,300 |
[3] |
November 16 |
Eastern Kentucky | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| L 21–45 | 30,113 | |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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[4]
[5]
[6]
References
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"Schnellenberger loses Louisville debut, 52–13". The Miami Herald. September 8, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Louisville endurs southern mismatch in 42–12 drubbing". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tech rolls". The Danville Register. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1985 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports–Reference.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.[
permanent dead link]
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"Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 204". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
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"Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 194". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
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