1982 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1982 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals, led by third-year head coach Bob Weber, participated as independents and played their home games at Cardinal Stadium. This is the first season under this stadium name as prior to 1982 it was known as Fairgrounds Stadium.

1982 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(capacity: 36,103)
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State      11 1 0
No. 10 Pittsburgh      9 3 0
No. 13 Florida State      9 3 0
No. 19 West Virginia      9 3 0
Boston College      8 3 1
Southwestern Louisiana      7 3 1
East Carolina      7 4 0
Miami (FL)      7 4 0
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Virginia Tech      7 4 0
Notre Dame      6 4 1
Cincinnati      6 5 0
Georgia Tech      6 5 0
Navy      6 5 0
Louisville      5 6 0
Rutgers      5 6 0
Army      4 7 0
South Carolina      4 7 0
Temple      4 7 0
Tulane      4 7 0
Syracuse      2 9 0
Memphis State      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Western KentuckyW 20–1024,475[1]
September 11at CincinnatiL 16–3814,324
September 25Oklahoma State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 28–2221,202
October 2No. 17 Miami (FL)
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 6–2828,749
October 9Temple
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 14–5519,223
October 16Richmonddagger
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 35–016,381[2]
October 23at Southern MissL 0–4828,642[3]
October 30at No. 1 PittsburghL 14–6353,017
November 6Indiana State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 35–2315,054
November 13at No. 9 Florida StateL 14–4951,233
November 20at Memphis StateW 38–197,370
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1982 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 5 Dean May Jr
WR 20 Mark Clayton Sr
WR 21 Danny Thomas Fr
RB 27 Lamar Cummings So
FB 31 Ron Davenport So
OT 76 Tom Andrews Jr
TE 81 Brad Goodman Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1 Frank Minnifield Sr
LB 2 Greg Jones Sr
CB 34 Roger Clay Sr
LB 39 Anthony Williams Sr
DT 77 Pete McCartney Jr
DT 97 Dan Williams Sr
LB 99 Fred Blackmon Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. Mike Sullivan (September 5, 1982). "U of L holds the line to beat Western 20-10". The Courier-Journal. pp. C1, C5 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Records or no, U of L's in groove in 35–0 win". The Courier-Journal. October 17, 1982. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "This time all's amoss as U of L loses 48–0". The Courier-Journal. October 24, 1982. Retrieved March 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1982 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports–Reference.com. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  5. "Louisville – 2019 Football Media Guide – page 204". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  6. "Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 194". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
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