1974 Louisville Cardinals football team

1974 Louisville Cardinals football
1974 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	4–7 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach	T. W. Alley (2nd season);
Home stadium	Fairgrounds Stadium
	Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

The 1974 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team played their home games in Cardinal Stadium and was led by T. W. Alley in his second and final year as head coach.

1974 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 19 Tulsa $	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Louisville	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
West Texas State	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Drake	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
New Mexico State	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
North Texas State	1	–	3	–	2	2	–	7	–	2
Wichita State	1	–	4	–	1	1	–	9	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Memphis State*	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)	L 0–16
September 14	at Auburn*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 3–16	25,000	^[1]
September 28	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (The Keg of Nails)	L 6–7
October 5	at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 14–7	15,903	^[2]
October 12	at North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 24–10	5,300	^[3]
October 19	Drake	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	L 35–38
October 26	at Mississippi State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 7–56	35,000	^[4]
November 2	Tulsa	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	L 7–37	9,146
November 9	Dayton*	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 20–15
November 23	Vanderbilt*	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	L 0–44	8,936	^[5]
November 30	West Texas State	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 10–8
*Non-conference game

^ "Late surge gives Auburn win over determined UL". Sunday Herald-Leader. September 15, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Louisville 'steals' past Wichita, 14–7". The Arizona Republic. October 6, 1974. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "DePaola's passing rallies UL to 24–10 win over North Texas". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1974. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mississippi State bombs Louisville". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vandy crushes Louisville". The Tampa Tribune. November 24, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1975 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.

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