1984 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1984 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals, led by fifth-year head coach Bob Weber, participated as independents and played their home games at Cardinal Stadium.

1984 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Boston College       10 2 0
No. 11 South Carolina       10 2 0
Army       8 3 1
Rutgers       7 3 0
No. 17 Florida State       7 3 2
Virginia Tech       8 4 0
West Virginia       8 4 0
No. 18 Miami (FL)       8 5 0
Notre Dame       7 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Penn State       6 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
Temple       6 5 0
Memphis State       5 5 1
Navy       4 6 1
Southern Miss       4 7 0
Pittsburgh       3 7 1
Tulane       3 8 0
Cincinnati       2 9 0
East Carolina       2 9 0
Louisville       2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Murray StateL 23–2624,557
September 8at West VirginiaL 6–3055,002[1]
September 15No. 14 SMU
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 7–4126,859
September 29at HoustonW 30–2822,533
October 6Western Kentucky
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 45–1724,468
October 13No. 1 (I-AA) Indiana State 
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 21–4425,051
October 20at RutgersL 21–3825,764
October 27at CincinnatiL 21–4015,767
November 3No. 6 Miami (FL)
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
L 23–3820,113
November 10Tennessee State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 15–2423,821[2]
November 17Southern MissL 25–3415,904[3]
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "West Virginia hard to stop as Louisville loses, 30–6". The State Journal. September 9, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tenn. State stops Cards with defense". The Park City Daily News. November 11, 1984. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "U of L goes down fighting as Weber sings swan song". The Courier-Journal. November 18, 1984. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1984 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "Louisville – 2019 Football Media Guide – page 204". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 194". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved March 2, 2019.