1981_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team

1981 Louisville Cardinals football
1981 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Bob Weber (2nd season);
Home stadium	Fairgrounds Stadium
	Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1981 Louisville Cardinals football team

American college football season

The 1981 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Bob Weber, the Cardinals compiled a 5–6 record and were outscored by a total of 212 to 180.^[1]

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The team's statistical leaders included Dean May with 589 passing yards, Don Craft with 475 rushing yards, Mark Clayton with 596 receiving yards, and Don Craft and Tony Blair with 42 points each.^[2]

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at No. 19 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 0–17	50,735
September 12	Toledo	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 31–6
September 19	Long Beach State	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 35–13	23,424	^[3]
September 26	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 3–34	57,448
October 3	Marshall	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 36–0		^[4]
October 10	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 14–7
October 17	Tennessee State	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	L 30–42	28,136	^[5]
October 24	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 11–19
November 7	Northeast Louisiana	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	L 7–40	15,994	^[6]
November 14	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (The Keg of Nails)	L 0–24
November 21	No. 9 Southern Miss	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 13–10	12,940	^[7]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Pittsburgh		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Penn State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Miami (FL)		–		–		9	–	2	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
No. 17 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Florida State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Tulane		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
UNLV		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–		5	–	5	–	0
Boston College		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Richmond		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
North Texas State		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		1	–	10	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll