1946 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1946 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Frank Camp, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing fourth in the KIAC.^[1]

1946 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	6–2 (2–2 KIAC)
Head coach	Frank Camp (1st season)
Home stadium	Parkway Field
Seasons ← 1942 1947 →

1946 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Kentucky $	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Morehead State	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Murray State	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Louisville	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Western Kentucky State Teachers	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Evansville*	Evansville, IN	W 13–7		[2]
October 4	Wittenberg*	Louisville, KY	W 19–0	6,000	[3]
October 11	at Georgetown (KY)	Georgetown, KY	W 20–0		[4]
October 19	at Western Kentucky State Teachers	Bowling Green, KY	L 19–20	4,000	[5]
October 25	Georgetown (KY)	Parkway Field Louisville, KY	W 20–0	7,500	[6]
November 2	Saint Joseph's (IN)*	Louisville, KY	W 13–7	7,500	[7]
November 9	at Eastern Kentucky	Richmond, KY	L 7–28		[8]
November 16	Union (TN)*	Louisville, KY	W 25–0	4,000	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "2019 Louisville Cardinals Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. 2019. p. 153. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
2. Larry Boeck (September 27, 1946). "U.L. Downs Evansville 13–7 On 2d-Quarter Touchdowns". The Courier-Journal. p. II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "U.L. Rips wittenberg 19–0 Before 6,000 In Home Debut". The Courier-Journal. October 5, 1946. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "U. Of Louisville Beats Tigers By 20–0 Score". The Lexington Herald. October 12, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Hilltoppers Spoil U. of Louisville's Clean Record 20–19". The Owensboro, Ky., Messenger. October 20, 1946. p. 9A – via Newspapers.com.
6. Tom Shively (October 26, 1946). "U.L. Lands Early To Coast In 20–0: Georgetown Fumble Right Off Bat Leads to First of 3 Shelton Scores". The Courier-Journal. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Larry Boeck (November 3, 1946). "Persistency Pays in 13–7 U.L. Win". The Courier-Journal. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Louisville Is Handed 28–7 Bump". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. November 10, 1946. p. 4B.
9. "Louisville Routs Union University By Score of 25 to 0". The Owensboro, Ky., Messenger. November 17, 1946. p. 7A – via Newspapers.com.