1963 Louisville Cardinals football team

1963 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–7 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach	Frank Camp (18th season)
Home stadium	Fairgrounds Stadium
Seasons ←  1962 1964  →

1963 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wichita +	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Cincinnati +	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Tulsa	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
North Texas State	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Louisville	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Cincinnati and Louisville's games against Dayton counted in the conference standings.

The 1963 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their 18th season under head coach Frank Camp, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 3–7 record with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing last out of five team in the MVC, and were outscored by opponents 213 to 118. ^{[1] [2]}

The team's statistical leaders included Tom LaFramboise with 1,205 passing yards, Larry Compton with 199 rushing yards, Charlie Mudd with 367 receiving yards, and LaFramboise and Mudd with 26 points each. ^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 6–26	6,000	[4]
October 5	Southern Illinois *	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	L 7–13	11,789
October 12	Dayton [n 1]	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 13–12	11,501
October 19	Wichita	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	L 14–47	6,196
October 26	Marshall *	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 27–14	9,069
November 2	Memphis State *	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)	L 0–25	7,869	[5]
November 9	at Kent State *	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 7–26	6,123
November 16	at Western Michigan *	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 21–7	8,000
December 7	at Tulsa	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 16–22	5,071
December 14	at Houston *	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–21	5,000	[6]
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. Louisville's game against Dayton counted in the MVC standings.

References

1. "Collegiate Grid Standings". The Wichita Eagle . Wichita, Kansas. December 2, 1963. p. 5B. Retrieved May 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
2. "Louisville To Play Cougars In Final Tilt". The Altus Times-Democrat . Altus, Oklahoma. United Press International. December 9, 1963. p. 5. Retrieved May 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
3. "1963 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
4. "North Texas rips U.L." The Courier-Journal. September 29, 1963. Retrieved November 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Memphis State outclasses Cardinals, 25–0". The State Journal. November 3, 1963. Retrieved June 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Houston outscores Louisville, 21–7". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. December 15, 1963. Retrieved April 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Schedule/Results (1963 Louisville)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 7, 2025.
8. "1963 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2020.