1966 Louisville Cardinals football team
| 1966 Louisville Cardinals football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (1–3 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Fairgrounds Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1966 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their 21st season under head coach Frank Camp, the Cardinals compiled a 6–4 record (1–3 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 231 to 159.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Benny Russell with 2,016 passing yards, Jim Stallings with 350 rushing yards, Jim Zamberlan with 747 receiving yards, and Mike Dennis with 30 points scored.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 24 | at Southern Illinois* | W 16–7 | 10,500 | [3] | |||
| October 1 | North Texas State | L 19–20 | 9,500 | [4] | |||
| October 8 | at Dayton* | L 17–20 | |||||
| October 15 | Drake* |
| W 66–26 | ||||
| October 22 | at Marshall* | W 35–15 | |||||
| October 29 | at Wichita State | L 2–9 | |||||
| November 5 | Kent State* |
| W 23–20 | ||||
| November 12 | at Cincinnati | L 3–17 | |||||
| November 19 | Tulsa |
| W 29–18 | ||||
| November 26 | East Carolina* |
| W 21–7 | 3,500 | [5] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1966 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ "1966 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "North Texas nips UL 20–19". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1966. Retrieved November 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Weird' pass play helps UL sink East Carolina 21–7". The Courier-Journal. November 27, 1966. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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