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1941 Louisville Cardinals football team

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1941 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4 ( SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMaxwell Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Presbyterian $ 5 0 0 6 3 0
Miami (FL) 2 0 0 8 2 0
Centre 2 0 0 3 4 0
Mississippi Southern 6 0 1 9 0 1
Louisiana Tech 5 1 0 5 4 1
Eastern Kentucky 3 1 0 7 1 0
SW Louisiana 3 1 1 6 2 1
Union (TN) 3 1 1 5 3 1
Tennessee Tech 3 1 0 5 4 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 1 1 4 5 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 1 0 7 2 0
Wofford 2 1 0 4 6 0
Memphis State 3 2 0 6 3 0
Rollins 2 2 0 5 2 1
Louisiana Normal 3 3 1 4 3 1
Murray State 3 3 2 4 3 2
Tampa 2 2 0 5 4 0
Louisville 1 1 0 4 4 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 3 1 4 3 1
Newberry 2 3 0 5 6 0
Mississippi College 1 2 0 5 3 0
SE Louisiana 2 4 0 3 6 0
Oglethorpe 1 3 0 4 4 0
Transylvania 1 3 0 3 5 0
Troy State 1 4 0 5 4 0
Louisiana College 1 5 0 4 7 0
Delta State 1 7 1 1 8 1
Union (KY) 0 1 0 0 5 0
Centenary 0 2 1 0 8 2
Morehead State 0 3 0 3 4 0
Erskine 0 4 0 2 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) 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 Grande*W 58–0[2]
September 27at Cincinnati*L 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 Hanover*Hanover, INW 21–6[9]
November 15Vanderbilt*Louisville, KYL 0–684,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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.