American college football season
The 1980 Louisville Cardinals football team season was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their first season under head coach Bob Weber , the Cardinals compiled a 5–6 record and were outscored by a total of 203 to 162.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Pat Patterson with 933 passing yards, Don Craft with 687 rushing yards, Kenny Robinson with 401 receiving yards, and Dave Betz with 54 points scored.[2]
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result September 6 Miami (FL) L 10–24September 13 at No. 10 Florida State L 0–52September 20 Murray State Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY L 9–13September 27 at Kansas W 17–9October 11 Memphis State Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY W 38–14October 18 Indiana State Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY W 27–17October 25 at Florida L 0–13November 1 Temple Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY L 12–17November 8 at No. 9 Pittsburgh L 23–41November 15 Cincinnati Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY W 20–0November 22 at Southern Miss W 6–3Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster [ ]
1980 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
CB
1
Frank Minnifield
So
LB
2
Greg Jones
So
CB
34
Roger Clay
So
LB
39
Anthony Williams
So
DT
97
Dan Williams
So
LB
99
Fred Blackmon
So
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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