1966 Louisville Cardinals football team

1966 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–4 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
1966 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State + 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Tulsa + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
1 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wichita State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1966 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their 21st season under head coach Frank Camp, the Cardinals compiled a 6–4 record (1–3 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 231 to 159.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Benny Russell with 2,016 passing yards, Jim Stallings with 350 rushing yards, Jim Zamberlan with 747 receiving yards, and Mike Dennis with 30 points scored.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Southern Illinois*
W 16–710,000–10,500[3]
October 1North Texas State
L 19–209,500–10,000[4]
October 8at Dayton*
L 17–20
October 15Drake*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 66–268,000
October 22at Marshall*
W 35–159,500
October 29at Wichita State
L 2–97,133
November 5Kent State*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 23–205,000
November 12at Cincinnati
L 3–1710,000
November 19Tulsa
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 29–183,500
November 26East Carolina*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 21–73,500–4,500[5]
  • *Non-conference game

[6]

References

  1. ^ "1966 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "1966 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Southern Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "North Texas nips UL 20–19". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1966. Retrieved November 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'Weird' pass play helps UL sink East Carolina 21–7". The Courier-Journal. November 27, 1966. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Schedule/Results (1966 Louisville)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
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