1970 Louisville Cardinals football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record8–3–1 (4–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
1970 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisville $ 4 –0 –08 –3 –1
Tulsa 3 –1 –06 –4 –0
Memphis State 2 –2 –06 –4 –0
North Texas State 1 –3 –03 –8 –0
Wichita State 0 –4 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1970 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Under second-year head coach Lee Corso,[1] the Cardinals compiled an 8–3–1 record (4–0 in MVC), played Long Beach State to a tie in the Pasadena Bowl,[2][3] and outscored their opponents 252 to 208.[4]

The team's statistical leaders included John Madeya with 1,602 passing yards, Bill Gatti with 941 rushing yards, Cookie Brinkman with 599 receiving yards, and Larry Hart with 48 points scored.[5] Punter and kicker Scott Marcus was featured in an article in Sports Illustrated.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Florida State*
L 7–927,389
September 19at Southern Illinois*
L 28–317,000[6]
September 26North Texas State
W 13–29,919[7]
October 3at Dayton*
L 11–28
October 10Tulsa
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 14–89,543
October 17at Marshall*
W 16–14
October 31Kent State*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 14–13
November 7Memphis State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
W 40–27
November 14at Cincinnati*
W 28–14
November 21Drake*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 23–14
November 28at Wichita State
W 34–2410,356[8]
December 19vs. Long Beach State*
T 24–2420,472[3]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

1970 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 48 Larry Ball Jr
TE Cookie Brinkman (C) Sr
FB 44 Bill Gatti Sr
B 20 Larry Hart Sr
QB 9 John Madeya So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 50 Tom Jackson So
DT 74 Horace Jones Sr
LB 65 Amos Martin Jr
DE 56 Tom Mihm Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Cookie Brinkman (C) Sr
P, K 67 Scott Marcus
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. 1 2 Underwood, John (November 9, 1970). "The mad, mad punter of Louisville". Sports Illustrated. p. 36.
  2. ↑ "Long Beach gets tie with Louisville, 24-24". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 20, 1970. p. 7C.
  3. 1 2 "Long Beach eleven ties Louisville". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). December 21, 1970. p. 11.
  4. ↑ "1970 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ "1970 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  7. ↑ "U of L launches its bombs from mud, stuns N. Texas". The Courier-Journal. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "U of L Battles Back From 17-0 Deficit To Whip Inspired Wichita State 34-24". The Courier-Journal. November 29, 1970. pp. C1, C3 – via Newspapers.com.
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