1982 Louisville Cardinals football team

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1982 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Western KentuckyW 20–1024,475[1]
September 11at CincinnatiL 16–3814,324[2]
September 25Oklahoma State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 28–2221,202[3]
October 2No. 17 Miami (FL)
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
L 6–2828,749[4]
October 9Temple
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 14–5519,223[5]
October 16Richmonddagger
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 35–016,381[6]
October 23at Southern MissL 0–4828,642[7]
October 30at No. 1 PittsburghL 14–6353,017[8]
November 6Indiana State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 35–2315,054[9]
November 13at No. 9 Florida StateL 14–4951,233[10]
November 20at Memphis StateW 38–197,370[11]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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. ^ "1982 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports–Reference.com. Retrieved April 19, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  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.