1942 Louisville Cardinals football team

1942 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	2–3 ( KIAC)
Head coach	Laurie Apitz (7th season)
Home stadium	Maxwell Field
Seasons ←  1941 1946  →

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Laurie Apitz, the Cardinals compiled a 2–3 record. ^[1]

Louisville was ranked at No. 473 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. ^[2]

Louisville did not field a football team in 1943 or 1944 during the height of World War II.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	8:15 p.m.	Rio Grande	Maxwell Field Louisville, KY	W 25–0		[3]
September 26	7:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	L 0–51	2,500–3,000	[4] [5] [6] [7]
October 10		at Evansville	Enlow Field Evansville, IN	W 20–0		[8]
October 17		DePauw	Maxwell Field Louisville, KY	L 6–19		[9]
October 24	8:15 p.m.	Indiana State	Maxwell Field Louisville, KY	L 7–25		[10] [11]
All times are in Central time

References

1. "2019 Louisville Cardinals Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. 2019. p. 153. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Fitzgerald, Tommy (September 17, 1942). "Knee—Not Foe—Worries Apitz As U. L. Kicks Off Tonight". The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Kentucky. p. 5, section 2. Retrieved March 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
4. "U. C. Backfield To Open Against Louisville Tonight; Entire Backfield Composed Of Newcomers". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Cincinnati, Ohio. September 26, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved March 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
5. "Bearcats Vs. Louisville (continued)". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Cincinnati, Ohio. September 26, 1942. p. 12. Retrieved March 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
6. Forbes, Dick (September 27, 1942). "U. C. Pushes Cards All Over Lot In Winning Opener, 51-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 25. Retrieved March 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
7. Forbes, Dick (September 27, 1942). "U. C. Winner, 51-0 (continued)". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 26. Retrieved March 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
8. "Outmanned Aces Fall Before Louisville, 20-0". The Sunday Courier and Press . Evansville, Indiana. October 11, 1942. p. 1B. Retrieved March 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
9. "Walker Helps DePauw Trample U. of K. 19-6". The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Kentucky. October 18, 1942. p. 4, section 4. Retrieved March 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
10. "Cards, State Look Even On Paper". The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Kentucky. October 24, 1942. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved March 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
11. Fitzgerald, Tommy (October 25, 1942). "U. L., Football Part Unhappily 25-7". The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Kentucky. p. 4, section 4. Retrieved March 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com .