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1941 Louisville Cardinals football team

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1941 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–4 ( KIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMaxwell Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →

The 1941 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) during the 1941 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Laurie Apitz, the Cardinals compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 143 to 140.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Rio GrandeW 58–0[2]
September 27at CincinnatiL 7–289,000[3]
October 4Evansville
  • Maxwell Field
  • Louisville, KY
W 31–6[4]
October 17Transylvania
  • Thomas Field
  • Louisville, KY
W 13–02,500[5]
October 23Georgetown (KY)
  • Maxwell Field
  • Louisville, KY
L 7–194,500[6]
November 1at DePauw
L 6–13[7][8]
November 8at HanoverHanover, INW 21–6[9]
November 15VanderbiltLouisville, KYL 0–684,000[10]

References

  1. ^ "2017 Louisville football media guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. 2017. p. 204. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Eddie Morris (September 23, 1941). "U.L. Routs Rio Grande 58-0 In Football Opener". The Courier-Journal. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bob Bohne (September 28, 1941). "Bearcats Take Measure Of Louisville Cardinals, 28 To 7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "U.L. Smears Heavier Evansville By 31-6". The Courier-Journal. October 5, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "U.L. Marks Up 13-0 Win Over Transylvania". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1941. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Tommy Fitzgerald (October 24, 1941). "Georgetown Passes Top Fumbling U.L. By 19-7". The Courier-Journal. p. III-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "U.L. Touchdown Gets DePauw Mad And It Roars Back for 13-6 Win". The Courier-Journal. November 2, 1941. p. IV-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "DePauw Turns Back Louisville Eleven, 13 to 6, After Uphill Battle". The Indianapolis Star. November 2, 1941. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "U. of L.'s Last Period Spurt Defeats Hanover By 21 to 6". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1941. p. IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Tommy Fitzgerald (November 16, 1941). "U.L. Holds Vandy On 1-Foot Line, Scoreless In 1st Period, But Commodores Win Game 68-0". The Courier-Journal. p. IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.