1959 Louisville Cardinals football team

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1959 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
1959 record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hofstra     9 0 0
Howard (AL)     9 1 0
Buffalo     8 1 0
Carnegie Tech     7 1 0
Cal Poly Pomona     7 1 1
North Park     6 1 1
Santa Clara     4 1 0
Northern Michigan     6 2 0
UC Riverside     5 2 0
Montana State     6 3 0
Carthage     5 3 1
Louisville     6 4 0
Memphis State     6 4 0
Mississippi Southern     6 4 0
Arlington State     4 3 0
Sewanee     4 3 1
Abilene Christian     5 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 4 0
Xavier     4 6 0
Wabash     3 5 1
Rose Poly     2 4 1
Arkansas State     3 6 0
Hawaii     3 6 0
La Verne     3 6 0
Trinity (TX)     3 6 0
Pepperdine     2 5 1
Chattanooga     3 7 0
Tampa     3 7 0
Drake     2 7 0
Northeastern     1 6 1
Washington University     1 7 0

The 1959 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In their 14th season under head coach Frank Camp, the Cardinals compiled a 6–4 record.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Ernie Green with 510 rushing yards.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15Western KentuckyW 19–0
September 19at XavierL 13–28
September 25at Eastern KentuckyRichmond, KYW 14–7
October 3at BradleyPeoria, ILW 28–8
October 10at Murray StateMurray, KYW 28–0
October 17Dayton
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 32–6
October 31Marshall
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 48–6
November 7at North Texas StateL 7–39
November 14Ohio
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 15–22
November 21at Kent StateL 14–16

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 Louisville Cardinals Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. 2019. p. 153. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  2. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 177 and 182.
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