American college football season
Independiente 7–4–1 Estadio Cardinal Estaciones
Récords de fútbol independientes de 1977 de la División I de la NCAA Conf General Equipo W L T W L T No. 1 Notre Dame - - 11 - 1 - 0 No. 5 Penn State - - 11 - 1 - 0 Colgate - - 10 - 1 - 0 Estado del norte de Texas * - - 10 - 1 - 0 No. 16 Estado de San Diego - - 10 - 1 - 0 Estado de Tennessee - - 8 - 1 - 1 No. 14 Estado de Florida - - 10 - 2 - 0 No. 8 Pittsburgh - - 9 - 2 - 1 East Carolina – – 8 – 3 – 0 Rutgers – – 8 – 3 – 0 Army – – 7 – 4 – 0 Louisville – – 7 – 4 – 1 Boston College – – 6 – 5 – 0 Cincinnati – – 5 – 4 – 2 Georgia Tech – – 6 – 5 – 0 Memphis State – – 6 – 5 – 0 Northwestern State – – 6 – 5 – 0 Syracuse – – 6 – 5 – 0 William & Mary – – 6 – 5 – 0 Southern Miss – – 6 – 5 – 0 Temple – – 5 – 5 – 1 Hawaii – – 5 – 6 – 0 Navy – – 5 – 6 – 0 West Virginia – – 5 – 6 – 0 South Carolina – – 5 – 7 – 0 Utah State – – 4 – 7 – 0 Villanova – – 4 – 7 – 0 Illinois State – – 3 – 7 – 1 Virginia Tech – – 3 – 7 – 1 Miami (FL) – – 3 – 8 – 0 Richmond – – 3 – 8 – 0 Tulane – – 3 – 8 – 0 Air Force – – 2 – 8 – 1 Holy Cross – – 2 – 8 – 0 Northeast Louisiana – – 2 – 9 – 0 North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1] Rankings from AP Poll
The 1977 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Vince Gibson, the Cardinals compiled a 7–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 291 to 194.[2]
The team's statistical leaders included Stu Stram with 455 passing yards, Calvin Prince with 1,050 rushing yards and 78 points scored, and Marc Mitchell with 358 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule [ edit] Date Opponent Site Result September 10 Northern Illinois Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY W 38–0September 17 Cincinnati Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY T 17–17September 24 William & Mary Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY L 7–21October 1 at Memphis State W 14–13October 8 Tulsa Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY W 33–0October 15 at Dayton Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH L 10–14October 22 at No. 3 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL L 6–55October 29 at Marshall Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV W 56–0November 5 Wichita State Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY W 51–21[4] November 12 Drake Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY W 18–13November 20 Indiana State Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY W 27–16December 17 vs. Louisiana Tech State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) L 14–24Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
References [ edit] ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html ^ "1977 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020 . ^ "1977 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020 . ^ "Stram makes mom proud, U of L rolls". The Courier-Journal . November 6, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) High School Park (1912) Eclipse Park (1913–1916, 1921–1922) Parkway Field (1923–1948) DuPont Manual Stadium (1949) Parkway Field (1950–1956) Cardinal Stadium (1957–1997) Cardinal Stadium (1998–present) Bowl games Cincinnati (The Keg of Nails) Kentucky (Governor's Cup) Memphis Cardinal Bird Marching band Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders