1950 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1950 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1950 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Frank Camp, the Cardinals compiled a 3–6–1 record.[1]

1950 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6–1
Head coach
Home stadiumduPont Manual Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State     8 0 0
No. 15 Miami (FL)     9 1 1
Memphis State     9 2 0
Virginia     8 2 0
Tampa     5 4 0
Grambling     5 4 1
Texas State     5 5 1
Houston     4 6 0
Louisville     3 6 1
Navy     3 6 0
Sewanee     3 6 0
Delaware     2 5 1
Georgetown     2 7 0
Chattanooga     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 232:00 p.m.Saint Francis (PA)W 34–14[2][3][4]
September 30Buffalo
  • duPont Manual Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 48–19[5]
October 7at CincinnatiL 20–28
October 14at HoustonL 7–2714,342
October 21at Xavier
L 13–369,000[6]
October 288:00 p.m.Duquesne 
  • duPont Manual Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 20–2712,000[7][8][9]
November 42:00 p.m.at Washington University
W 28–73,750[10][11][12]
November 10at No. 10 Miami (FL) T 13–13
November 18Washington and Lee
  • duPont Manual Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 28–3310,000[13]
November 25at Mississippi SouthernL 28–34[14]

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References

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  1. ^ "2019 Louisville Cardinals Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. 2019. p. 153. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Brown, Jimmy (September 23, 1950). "U. L. Eleven, St. Francis Clash Today". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 7. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ Brown, Jimmy (September 24, 1950). "U. L. Victor 34–14 Over St. Francis". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ Brown, Jimmy (September 24, 1950). "U. L. Victor 34–14 Over St. Francis (continued)". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 3, section 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ Jimmy Brown (October 1, 1950). "Louisville Rocks Buffalo 48–19: Cards Get Revenge by Exact Score of First Meeting In '48". The Courier-Journal. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Bill Ford (October 22, 1950). "Xavier Coasts To Win Over Louisville". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 65.
  7. ^ Brown, Jimmy (October 28, 1950). "U. L., Duquesne Collide Tonight". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ Brown, Jimmy (October 29, 1950). "3 Louisville Errors Give Duquesne 27–20 Victory". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ Brown, Jimmy (October 29, 1950). "U. L. Edged By Duquesne On 3 Errors (continued)". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 6, section 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ Herman, Jack (November 4, 1950). "Victory-Starved Bears, Louisville Both Try to End Losing Ways". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 4C. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Fight Ends Game As Bears Lose, 28 To 7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 5, 1950. p. 1D. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ "Fight Ends Game, Bears Lose to Louisville, 28–7 (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 5, 1950. p. 2D. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ "U. of L. trails 20–0 at halftime, falls short of Generals 33–28". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Louisville bows, 34–28, to Mississippi Southern". The Lexington Herald. November 26, 1950. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.