1974 Louisville Cardinals football team

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1974 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record4–7 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Fairgrounds Stadium
Seasons
←  1973
1975  →
1974 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 Tulsa $ 6 –0 –08 –3 –0
Louisville 3 –2 –04 –7 –0
West Texas State 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
Drake 2 –3 –13 –7 –1
New Mexico State 2 –3 –05 –6 –0
North Texas State 1 –3 –22 –7 –2
Wichita State 1 –4 –11 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1974 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team played their home games in Cardinal Stadium and was led by T. W. Alley in his second and final year as head coach.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7 Memphis State *
L 0–16
September 14at Auburn *
L 3–1625,000 [1]
September 28at Cincinnati *
L 6–7
October 5at Wichita State
W 14–715,903 [2]
October 12at North Texas State
W 24–105,300 [3]
October 19 Drake
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 35–38
October 26at Mississippi State *
L 7–5635,000 [4]
November 2 Tulsa
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 7–379,146
November 9 Dayton *
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 20–15
November 23 Vanderbilt *
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 0–448,936 [5]
November 30 West Texas State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 10–8
  • *Non-conference game

Team players in the NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
A.J. JacobsDefensive Back13332 Los Angeles Rams
Marty SmithDefensive Tackle15390 Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

  1. ↑ "Late surge gives Auburn win over determined UL". Sunday Herald-Leader. September 15, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Louisville 'steals' past Wichita, 14–7". The Arizona Republic. October 6, 1974. Retrieved February 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "DePaola's passing rallies UL to 24–10 win over North Texas". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1974. Retrieved October 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Mississippi State bombs Louisville". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Vandy crushes Louisville". The Tampa Tribune. November 24, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "1975 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.


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