1983 Louisville Cardinals football team

1983 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Bob Weber (4th season)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium
Seasons ←  1982 1984  →

1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Boston College		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 East Carolina		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Florida State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	6	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals, led by fourth-year head coach Bob Weber, participated as independents and played their home games at Cardinal Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at No. 19 SMU	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	L 6–24	23,750	[1]
September 10	Western Kentucky	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 41–22	31,279	[2]
September 17	Army	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 31–7	27,454	[3]
September 24	Cincinnati	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)	W 31–23	23,992	[4]
October 1	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 0–31	28,300	[5]
October 8	at No. 12 Miami (FL)	Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	L 14–42	30,073	[6]
October 15	Pittsburgh	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 10–55	31,447	[7]
October 20	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 7–51	42,117	[8]
November 5	Southern Miss	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 3–27	17,064	[9]
November 12	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 7–24	3,021	[10]
November 24	Memphis State	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)	L 7–45	9,574	[11]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^{[12] [13] [14]}

Roster

1983 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 5 Dean May Sr QB 10 Ed Rubbert Fr RB 27 Lamar Cummings Jr FB 31 Ron Davenport Jr OT 76 Tom Andrews Sr OT 77 Pete McCartney Sr TE 81 Bruce Armstrong Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class DE 84 Vince Sebal Fr	Head coach Bob Weber Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "SMU hands Louisville 24–6 defeat". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 4, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "May's aerials push UL past Hilltoppers 41–22". The Park City Daily News. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "May passes Cards past Army". The State Journal. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Louisville runs over Cincinnati 31–23". The Opelika-Auburn News. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Louisville's win streak ends at Virginia Tech". The Park City Daily News. October 2, 1983. Retrieved January 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Hurricanes route Cards". The Salisbury Post. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Pitt shells Louisville 55–10 as Congemi stars". The Park City Daily News. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Seminoles click for 51–7 victory over Cardinals". The Tampa Tribune. October 21, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Southern Miss deals Louisville 27–3 loss". The Courier-Journal. November 6, 1983. Retrieved March 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Louisville falls, 24–7, to Temple". The Patriot-News. November 13, 1983. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Memphis State rolls, 45–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 25, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1983 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports–Reference.com. Retrieved March 22, 2019.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
13. "Louisville – 2019 Football Media Guide – page 204". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
14. "Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 194". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved March 22, 2019.