1980 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1980 Louisville Cardinals football team season was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Weber, the Cardinals compiled a 5–6 record and were outscored by a total of 203 to 162.^[1]

1980 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Bob Weber (1st season)
Home stadium	Fairgrounds Stadium
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				9	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
North Texas State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Pat Patterson with 933 passing yards, Don Craft with 687 rushing yards, Kenny Robinson with 401 receiving yards, and Dave Betz with 54 points scored.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Miami (FL)	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)	L 10–24	21,120	[3]
September 13	at No. 10 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 0–52	52,623	[4]
September 20	Murray State	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	L 9–13		[5]
September 27	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 17–9	32,800	[6]
October 11	Memphis State	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)	W 38–14	15,501	[7]
October 18	Indiana State	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 27–17	24,695	[8]
October 25	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 0–13	62,687	[9]
November 1	Temple	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	L 12–17	13,436	[10]
November 8	at No. 9 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 23–41	47,280	[11]
November 15	Cincinnati	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry)	W 20–0	12,629	[12]
November 22	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	W 6–3	21,210	[13]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1980 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 5 Dean May Fr WR 20 Mark Clayton So OT 75 Joe Jacoby Sr OT 76 Tom Andrews Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Frank Minnifield So LB 2 Greg Jones So CB 34 Roger Clay So LB 39 Anthony Williams So DT 97 Dan Williams So LB 99 Fred Blackmon So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bob Weber Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt