1978 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State      11 1 0
North Texas State      9 2 0
East Carolina      9 3 0
Navy      9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame      9 3 0
Rutgers      9 3 0
Florida State      8 3 0
Temple      7 3 1
Pittsburgh      8 4 0
Holy Cross      7 4 0
Louisville      7 4 0
UNLV      7 4 0
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana      6 4 1
Georgia Tech      7 5 0
Hawaii      6 5 0
Miami (FL)      6 5 0
South Carolina      5 5 1
William & Mary      5 5 1
Cincinnati      5 6 0
Villanova      5 6 0
Army      4 6 1
Memphis State      4 7 0
Tulane      4 7 0
Virginia Tech      4 7 0
Air Force      3 8 0
Colgate      3 8 0
Richmond      3 8 0
Syracuse      3 8 0
Illinois State      2 9 0
West Virginia      2 9 0
Boston College      0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Vince Gibson, the Cardinals compiled a 7–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 319 to 202.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Stu Stram with 929 passing yards, Nathan Poole with 1,394 rushing yards and 96 points scored, and Kenny Robinson with 534 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9South Dakota StateW 54–721,109[3]
September 16 No. 20 Maryland
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 17–2436,142
September 23at CincinnatiW 28–14
September 30Indiana State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 31–1216,931[4]
October 7at TulsaL 7–2420,500
October 14Northwestern State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 51–7
October 21Boston University
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 35–7
October 28William & Mary
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 33–21
November 4at Wichita StateW 38–2010,812[5]
November 11Memphis State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
L 22–29
November 18at Southern MissL 3–3716,219[6]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1978 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. "1978 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  3. "U of L starts fast, rolls to 54-7 victory". The Courier-Journal. September 10, 1978. p. 41.
  4. "Poole runs deep in 31–12 Louisville romp". The Courier-Journal. October 1, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Poole fumbles, fumes, rushes to record book". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "U of L gets 37–3 slap in face from a po' little Southern Miss". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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