1969 Louisville Cardinals football team
| 1969 Louisville Cardinals football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (2–3 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Fairgrounds Stadium |
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| Memphis State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1969 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Lee Corso, the Cardinals compiled an 5–4–1 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 273 to 206.[2]
The team's statistical leaders included Gary Inman with 843 passing yards, Lee Bouggess with 1,064 rushing yards and 36 points scored, and Cookie Brinkman with 357 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 13 | at Drake* | T 24–24 | |||||
| September 20 | Southern Illinois* | W 17–13 | 9,928 | [4] | |||
| October 4 | Dayton* |
| W 24–17 | ||||
| October 18 | Marshall* |
| W 34–17 | ||||
| October 25 | at North Texas State | L 13–31 | 6,000 | [5] | |||
| November 1 | at Kent State* | L 6–35 | |||||
| November 8 | Cincinnati |
| L 21–31 | ||||
| November 15 | Wichita State |
| W 13–7 | ||||
| November 22 | at Memphis State | L 19–69 | |||||
| November 27 | at Tulsa | W 35–29 | |||||
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Roster[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/mvc/1969.html
- ^ "1969 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ "1969 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "North Texas State stops unbeaten Louisville 31–13". The Lexington Herald. October 26, 1969. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.