1977 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1977 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Vince Gibson, the Cardinals compiled a 7–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 291 to 194.[2]

1977 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame       11 1 0
No. 5 Penn State       11 1 0
Colgate       10 1 0
North Texas State *       10 1 0
No. 16 San Diego State       10 1 0
Tennessee State       8 1 1
No. 14 Florida State       10 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh       9 2 1
East Carolina       8 3 0
Rutgers       8 3 0
Army       7 4 0
Louisville       7 4 1
Boston College       6 5 0
Cincinnati       5 4 2
Georgia Tech       6 5 0
Memphis State       6 5 0
Northwestern State       6 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
William & Mary       6 5 0
Southern Miss       6 5 0
Temple       5 5 1
Hawaii       5 6 0
Navy       5 6 0
West Virginia       5 6 0
South Carolina       5 7 0
Utah State       4 7 0
Villanova       4 7 0
Illinois State       3 7 1
Virginia Tech       3 7 1
Miami (FL)       3 8 0
Richmond       3 8 0
Tulane       3 8 0
Air Force       2 8 1
Holy Cross       2 8 0
Northeast Louisiana       2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Stu Stram with 455 passing yards, Calvin Prince with 1,050 rushing yards and 78 points scored, and Marc Mitchell with 358 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Northern IllinoisW 38–0
September 17Cincinnati
T 17–17
September 24William & Mary
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 7–21
October 1at Memphis StateW 14–13
October 8Tulsa
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 33–012,007
October 15at DaytonL 10–14
October 22at No. 3 AlabamaL 6–5560,210[4]
October 29at MarshallW 56–010,232[5]
November 5Wichita State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 51–2112,031[6]
November 12Drake
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 18–13
November 20Indiana State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 27–16
December 17vs. Louisiana TechL 14–2422,223[7]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References edit

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. ^ "1977 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "1977 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Crimson Tide romps Louisville by 55–6". Panama City News-Herald. October 23, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisville rips Herd, 56–0". Sunday Gazette-Mail. October 30, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Stram makes mom proud, U of L rolls". The Courier-Journal. November 6, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "La. Tech's blazing start burns U of L 24–14". The Courier-Journal. December 18, 1977. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.