1978 Louisville Cardinals football team

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1978 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Penn State       11 1 0
North Texas State       9 2 0
East Carolina       9 3 0
Navy       9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame       9 3 0
Rutgers       9 3 0
Florida State       8 3 0
Tennessee State       8 3 0
Temple       7 3 1
Pittsburgh       8 4 0
Holy Cross       7 4 0
Louisville       7 4 0
UNLV       7 4 0
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana       6 4 1
Georgia Tech       7 5 0
Hawaii       6 5 0
Miami (FL)       6 5 0
South Carolina       5 5 1
William & Mary       5 5 1
Cincinnati       5 6 0
Villanova       5 6 0
Army       4 6 1
Memphis State       4 7 0
Tulane       4 7 0
Virginia Tech       4 7 0
Air Force       3 8 0
Colgate       3 8 0
Richmond       3 8 0
Syracuse       3 8 0
Illinois State       2 9 0
West Virginia       2 9 0
Boston College       0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Vince Gibson, the Cardinals compiled a 7–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 319 to 202.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Stu Stram with 929 passing yards, Nathan Poole with 1,394 rushing yards and 96 points scored, and Kenny Robinson with 534 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 9South Dakota StateW 54–7
September 16 No. 20 Maryland
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 17–24
September 23at CincinnatiW 28–14
September 30Indiana State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 31–12
October 7at TulsaL 7–24
October 14Northwestern State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 51–7
October 21Boston University
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 35–7
October 28William & Mary
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 33–21
November 4at Wichita StateW 38–20
November 11Memphis State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 22–29
November 18at Southern MissL 3–37
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1978 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "1978 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.