1969 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1969 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Lee Corso, the Cardinals compiled an 5–4–1 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 273 to 206.[1]

1969 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1969 record5–4–1 (2–3 MVC)
Head coachLee Corso (1st season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
1969 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Memphis State $ 4 0 0  8 2 0
North Texas State 4 1 0  7 3 0
Louisville 2 3 0  5 4 1
Cincinnati 2 3 0  4 6 0
Wichita State 1 3 0  2 8 0
Tulsa 1 4 0  1 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Gary Inman with 843 passing yards, Lee Bouggess with 1,064 rushing yards and 36 points scored, and Cookie Brinkman with 357 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 13at Drake*T 24–24
September 20Southern Illinois*W 17–13
October 4Dayton*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 24–17
October 18Marshall*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 34–17
October 25at North Texas StateL 13–31
November 1at Kent State*L 6–35
November 8Cincinnati
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 21–31
November 15Wichita State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 13–7
November 22at Memphis StateMemphis, TNL 19–69
November 27at Tulsa
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 35–29
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

1969 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 48 Larry Ball So
RB Lee Bouggess Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 74 Horace Jones Jr
LB 65 Amos Martin So
DE 56 Tom Mihm So
LB Cleo Walker Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

  1. "1969 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. "1969 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
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