1982 Louisville Cardinals football team

1982 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Bob Weber (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium (capacity: 36,103)
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	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Western Kentucky	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 20–10	24,475	[1]
September 11	at Cincinnati	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, OH (The Keg of Nails)	L 16–38	14,324
September 25	Oklahoma State	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 28–22	21,202
October 2	No. 17 Miami (FL)	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 6–28	28,749
October 9	Temple	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 14–55	19,223
October 16	Richmond	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 35–0	16,381	[2]
October 23	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 0–48	28,642	[3]
October 30	at No. 1 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 14–63	53,017
November 6	Indiana State	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 35–23	15,054
November 13	at No. 9 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 14–49	51,233
November 20	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 38–19	7,370
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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. "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.
3. "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.
4. "1982 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports–Reference.com. Retrieved April 19, 2019.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Louisville – 2019 Football Media Guide – page 204". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
6. "Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 194". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved April 19, 2019.