1984 Louisville Cardinals football team

1984 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Bob Weber (5th season)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium
Seasons ←  1983 1985  →

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 South Carolina		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Florida State		–		–				7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–				8	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals, led by fifth-year head coach Bob Weber, participated as independents and played their home games at Cardinal Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Murray State	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 23–26	24,557	[1]
September 8	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 6–30	55,002	[2]
September 15	No. 14 SMU	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 7–41	26,859	[3]
September 29	at Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	W 30–28	22,533	[4]
October 6	Western Kentucky	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 45–17	24,468	[5]
October 13	No. 1 (I-AA) Indiana State	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 21–44	25,051	[6]
October 20	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 21–38	25,764	[7]
October 27	at Cincinnati	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Keg of Nails)	L 21–40	15,767	[8]
November 3	No. 6 Miami (FL)	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)	L 23–38	20,113	[9]
November 10	Tennessee State	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 15–24	23,821	[10]
November 17	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 25–34	15,904	[11]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Bye, bye birdie: Murray shocks U of L 26–23". The Courier-Journal. September 2, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "West Virginia hard to stop as Louisville loses, 30–6". The State Journal. September 9, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "USM Mustangs trample Louisville". The Daily Advertiser. September 16, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Louisville stuns Houston, 30–28". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 30, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Louisville bombs Western Kentucky". The Tennessean. October 7, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "This puff too tough, so U of L powdered". The Courier-Journal. October 14, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Hochberg, Smith propel Rutgers past Louisville". The Standard-Star. October 21, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Taylor runs wild as UC routs Louisville 40–21". The Park City Daily News. October 28, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Hurricanes stumble, but beat Cards 38–23". The Palm Beach Post. November 3, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tenn. State stops Cards with defense". The Park City Daily News. November 11, 1984. Retrieved April 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "U of L goes down fighting as Weber sings swan song". The Courier-Journal. November 18, 1984. Retrieved March 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1984 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
13. "Louisville – 2019 Football Media Guide – page 204". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
14. "Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 194". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved March 2, 2019.