1974 Louisville Cardinals football team

1974 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–7 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
1974 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
3 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
West Texas State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Drake 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
New Mexico State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
North Texas State 1 – 3 – 2 2 – 7 – 2
Wichita State 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1974 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team played their home games in Cardinal Stadium and was led by T. W. Alley in his second and final year as head coach.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Memphis State*
L 0–1620,634[1]
September 14at Auburn*
L 3–1625,000[2]
September 28at Cincinnati*
L 6–714,484[3]
October 5at Wichita State
W 14–715,903[4]
October 12at North Texas State
W 24–105,300[5]
October 19Drake
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 35–3811,443[6]
October 26at Mississippi State*
L 7–5635,000[7]
November 2Tulsa
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 7–379,146[8]
November 9at Dayton*
W 20–156,250[9]
November 23Vanderbilt*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 0–448,936[10]
November 30West Texas State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 10–82,498[11]
  • *Non-conference game

Team players in the NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
A.J. Jacobs Defensive Back 13 332 Los Angeles Rams
Marty Smith Defensive Tackle 15 390 Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

  1. ^ "Williams, memphis St. 'kick' Louisville". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 8, 1974. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Late surge gives Auburn win over determined UL". Sunday Herald-Leader. September 15, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cincinnati edges Louisville despite many penalties". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. September 29, 1974. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Louisville 'steals' past Wichita, 14–7". The Arizona Republic. October 6, 1974. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "DePaola's passing rallies UL to 24–10 win over North Texas". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1974. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Drake 38, UL 35". The Park City Daily News. October 20, 1974. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mississippi State bombs Louisville". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulsa wins 37–7". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 3, 1974. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sub QB strangles UD, 20–15". Dayton Daily News. November 10, 1974. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vandy crushes Louisville". The Tampa Tribune. November 24, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Louisville ends year with 10–8 upset win". Lexington Herald-Leader. December 1, 1974. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1975 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
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