1975 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rutgers    9 2 0
No. 10 Penn State    9 3 0
No. 20 West Virginia    9 3 0
Notre Dame    8 3 0
Virginia Tech    8 3 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh    8 4 0
Boston College    7 4 0
Georgia Tech    7 4 0
Memphis State    7 4 0
Navy    7 4 0
North Texas State    7 4 0
Southern Miss    7 4 0
South Carolina    7 5 0
Colgate    6 4 0
Cincinnati    6 5 0
Hawaii    6 5 0
Syracuse    6 5 0
Temple    6 5 0
Utah State    6 5 0
Indiana State    5 5 0
Dayton    5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana    4 6 1
Tulane    4 7 0
Villanova    4 7 0
Florida State    3 8 0
Air Force    2 8 1
Houston    2 8 0
Miami (FL)    2 8 0
Army    2 9 0
Marshall    2 9 0
Southern Illinois    1 9 1
Holy Cross    1 10 0
Louisville    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Vince Gibson, the Cardinals compiled a 1–10 record and were outscored by a total of 316 to 148.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included John Darling with 946 passing yards, Walter Peacock with 1,013 rushing yards and 36 points scored, and Tony Smith with 382 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Western KentuckyL 17–2134,700
September 20at DrakeL 7–31
September 27Cincinnati
L 27–46
October 4at Wichita StateL 10–13[3]
October 11Chattanooga
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 6–39,056[4]
October 18at Memphis StateL 7–41
October 25Mississippi State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 14–288,636[5]
November 1at TulsaL 14–3814,500
November 8Dayton
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 13–32
November 15at Northeast LouisianaL 10–14[6]
November 22at West Texas StateL 23–49

Roster

1975 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 14 Jim Didier Fr
WR 3 Kevin Miller So
RB 20 Nathan Poole Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 79 Wilbur Summers So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "1975 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. "1975 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  3. "Cardinals beaten 13–10 in mistake-filled game". The Lexington Herald. October 5, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "U of L defense stiffens and Chattanooga falls 6–3". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Mississippi State tops Louisville". Sunday Herald-Leader. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Final drive fails and U of L falls 14–10". The Courier-Journal. November 16, 1975. p. C9. Retrieved September 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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