1980 Louisville Cardinals football team

1980 Louisville Cardinals football
1980 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Bob Weber (1st season);
Home stadium	Fairgrounds Stadium
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Pittsburgh		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–		9	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Penn State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–		5	–	4	–	1
North Texas State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		1	–	9	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll

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	Attendance	Source
September 6	Miami (FL)	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	L 10–24	21,120
September 13	at No. 10 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 0–52	52,623
September 20	Murray State	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	L 9–13
September 27	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 17–9	32,800
October 11	Memphis State	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)	W 38–14
October 18	Indiana State	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 27–17	24,695
October 25	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 0–13	62,687	^[3]
November 1	Temple	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	L 12–17	13,436	^[4]
November 8	at No. 9 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 23–41	47,280
November 15	Cincinnati	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)	W 20–0
November 22	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	W 6–3	21,210	^[5]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game