1913 Louisville Cardinals football team

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1913 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumEclipse Park
Seasons
← 1912
1914 →
1913 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rice     4 0 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     1 0 0
Texas     7 1 0
Navy     7 1 1
VMI     7 1 2
Louisville     5 1 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     5 1 1
Arkansas     7 2 0
Oklahoma     6 2 0
Kendall     5 2 0
TCU     5 2 1
Furman     6 3 0
Maryland     6 3 0
Ole Miss     6 3 1
Presbyterian     5 3 0
Howard (AL)     5 3 1
Richmond     5 3 1
Chattanooga     4 3 0
Oklahoma A&M     4 3 0
South Carolina     4 3 0
Baylor     4 4 2
Florida Southern     1 1 0
Polytechnic (TX)     2 2 4
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     4 4 0
Southwest Texas State     4 4 0
Spring Hill     3 3 0
West Virginia     3 4 2
Louisiana Industrial     3 4 1
Marshall     3 4 0
Delaware     2 4 2
Catholic University     1 4 1
Davidson     2 5 0
Mississippi Normal     1 5 1
West Tennessee State Normal     1 2 0
North Texas State Normal     0 1 0
Wake Forest     0 8 0

The 1913 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1913 college football season. In their second season under head coach Lester Larson, the Cardinals compiled a 5–1 record, did not allow a point in their first five games, and outscored all opponents by a total of 257 to 20.[1] The team played its home games at Eclipse Park in Louisville, Kentucky.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Bethel (KY)W 48–0[2][3]
October 11at Moores HillMoores Hill, INW 77–0[4]
October 18Washington College
  • Eclipse Park
  • Louisville, KY
W 100–0[5]
October 25Cumberland (TN)
  • Eclipse Park
  • Louisville, KY
W 6–0[6]
November 1Butler
  • Eclipse Park
  • Louisville, KY
W 26–0[7]
November 22Kentucky
  • Eclipse Park
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
L 0–204,000[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019 Louisville Cardinals Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. 2019. p. 151. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Cardinals Open Season With Bethel Eleven: Coach Larson Undecided About 'Varsity Men In Saturday's Game". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1913. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cardinals Win One-Sided Game: Bethel College Eleven Proves No Match For Locals, Score Being 48 To 0". The Courier-Journal. October 5, 1913. p. III-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cardinals Win By Big Score". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1913. p. III-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Easy Victory for Cardinals". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1913. p. III-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cardinals Win Hard Contest". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1913. p. III-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Triumph for Local Eleven: University of Louisville Defeats Butler College By Score of 20 To 0". The Courier-Journal. November 2, 1913. p. III-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cardinal Machine Crumbles Beneath Terrific Onslaught of Kentucky's New Champions". The Courier-Journal. November 23, 1913. p. III-7 – via Newspapers.com.