1982 Louisville Cardinals football team

1982 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Bob Weber (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium
Seasons ←  1981 1983  →

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	7:01 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 20–10	24,475	[1]
September 11	1:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	L 16–38	14,324	[2]
September 25	7:12 p.m.	Oklahoma State	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 28–22	21,202	[3]
October 2	7:08 p.m.	No. 17 Miami (FL)	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)	L 6–28	28,749	[4]
October 9	7:09 p.m.	Temple	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 14–55	19,223	[5]
October 16	3:10 p.m.	Richmond	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 35–0	16,381	[6]
October 23	7:08 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 0–48	28,642	[7]
October 30	1:31 p.m.	at No. 1 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 14–63	53,017	[8]
November 6	2:13 p.m.	Indiana State	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 35–23	15,054	[9]
November 13	8:12 p.m.	at No. 9 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 14–49	51,233	[10]
November 20		at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 38–19	7,370	[11]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1982 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class 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. # Name Class 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. # Name Class	Head coach Bob Weber Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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. "Bearcats breeze as Barrett hits four TD passes". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 12, 1982. Retrieved February 17, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Louisville knocks Okie State". The Grand Island Independent. September 26, 1982. Retrieved February 17, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Miami outscores Louisville". The Bradenton Herald. October 3, 1982. Retrieved February 17, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Temple crunches Louisville". Sunday News. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 17, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "Pittsburgh smothers Louisville 63–14". The Lexington Herald-Leader. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 17, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cards come back to whip ISU, 35–23". The State Journal. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 17, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Seminoles smother Louisville". The Palm Beach Post. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 17, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Memphis State streak hits 17". The Lima News. November 21, 1982. Retrieved February 17, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Schedule/Results (1982 Louisville)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 7, 2025.
13. "Louisville – 2019 Football Media Guide – page 204". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
14. "Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 194". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved April 19, 2019.