1946 Louisville Cardinals football team

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1946 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–2 (2–2 KIAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Parkway Field
Seasons
←  1942
1947  →
1946 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Kentucky $ 3 –1 –05 –4 –0
Morehead State 2 –1 –06 –1 –0
Murray State 2 –1 –05 –5 –0
Louisville 2 –2 –06 –2 –0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 1 –3 –02 –6 –0
Georgetown (KY) 0 –2 –02 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Frank Camp, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing fourth in the KIAC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Evansville * Evansville, IN W 13–7 [2]
October 4 Wittenberg * Louisville, KY W 19–06,000 [3]
October 11at Georgetown (KY) Georgetown, KY W 20–0 [4]
October 19at Western Kentucky State Teachers Bowling Green, KY L 19–204,000 [5]
October 25Georgetown (KY)
  • Parkway Field
  • Louisville, KY
W 20–07,500 [6]
November 2 Saint Joseph's (IN) *Louisville, KYW 13–77,500 [7]
November 9at Eastern Kentucky Richmond, KY L 7–28 [8]
November 16 Union (TN) *Dagger-14-plain.pngLouisville, KYW 25–04,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. ↑ "2019 Louisville Cardinals Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. 2019. p. 153. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  2. ↑ Larry Boeck (September 27, 1946). "U.L. Downs Evansville 13–7 On 2d-Quarter Touchdowns". The Courier-Journal. p. II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "U.L. Rips wittenberg 19–0 Before 6,000 In Home Debut". The Courier-Journal. October 5, 1946. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "U. Of Louisville Beats Tigers By 20–0 Score". The Lexington Herald. October 12, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Hilltoppers Spoil U. of Louisville's Clean Record 20–19". The Owensboro, Ky., Messenger. October 20, 1946. p. 9A – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Tom Shively (October 26, 1946). "U.L. Lands Early To Coast In 20–0: Georgetown Fumble Right Off Bat Leads to First of 3 Shelton Scores". The Courier-Journal. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Larry Boeck (November 3, 1946). "Persistency Pays in 13–7 U.L. Win". The Courier-Journal. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Louisville Is Handed 28–7 Bump". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. November 10, 1946. p. 4B.
  9. ↑ "Louisville Routs Union University By Score of 25 to 0". The Owensboro, Ky., Messenger. November 17, 1946. p. 7A – via Newspapers.com.
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