Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 12 at Florida State * L 7–927,389
September 19 at Southern Illinois * L 28–317,000 [6]
September 26 North Texas State W 13–29,919 [7]
October 3 at Dayton * L 11–28
October 10 Tulsa Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY W 14–89,543
October 17 at Marshall * W 16–14
October 31 Kent State * Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY W 14–13
November 7 Memphis State Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry ) W 40–27
November 14 at Cincinnati * W 28–14
November 21 Drake * Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY W 23–14
November 28 at Wichita State W 34–2410,356 [8]
December 19 vs. Long Beach State * T 24–2420,472 [3]
1970 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
Cookie Brinkman (C)
Sr
P , K
67
Scott Marcus
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
^ a b Underwood, John (November 9, 1970). "The mad, mad punter of Louisville" . Sports Illustrated . p. 36.
^ "Long Beach gets tie with Louisville, 24–24" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. December 20, 1970. p. 7C.
^ a b "Long Beach eleven ties Louisville" . Lodi News-Sentinel . (California). December 21, 1970. p. 11.
^ "1970 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2020 .
^ "1970 Louisville Cardinals Statistics" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2020 .
^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 13, 2022 .
^ "U of L launches its bombs from mud, stuns N. Texas" . The Courier-Journal . September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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 .