1970 Louisville Cardinals football team

1970 Louisville Cardinals football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record8–3–1 (4–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
1970 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisville $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Tulsa 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Memphis State 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
North Texas State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wichita State 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1970 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Under second-year head coach Lee Corso,[1] the Cardinals compiled an 8–3–1 record (4–0 in MVC), played Long Beach State to a tie in the Pasadena Bowl,[2][3] and outscored their opponents 252 to 208.[4]

The team's statistical leaders included John Madeya with 1,602 passing yards, Bill Gatti with 941 rushing yards, Cookie Brinkman with 599 receiving yards, and Larry Hart with 48 points scored.[5] Punter and kicker Scott Marcus was featured in an article in Sports Illustrated.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 127:31 p.m.at Florida State*
L 7–927,389[6]
September 198:30 p.m.at Southern Illinois*
L 28–317,000[7]
September 267:02 p.m.North Texas State
W 13–29,919[8]
October 3at Dayton*
L 11–2810,004[9]
October 107:01 p.m.Tulsa
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 14–89,453[10]
October 17at Marshall*
W 16–146,500[11]
October 317:02 p.m.Kent State*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 14–137,222[12]
November 77:02 p.m.Memphis State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
W 40–2722,657[13]
November 141:30 p.m.at Cincinnati*
W 28–144,000[14]
November 2110:02 a.m.Drake*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 23–1412,065[15]
November 282:40 p.m.at Wichita State
W 34–2410,356[16]
December 19vs. Long Beach State*
T 24–2420,472[3]

[17]

Roster

1970 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 48 Larry Ball Jr
TE Cookie Brinkman (C) Sr
FB 44 Bill Gatti Sr
B 20 Larry Hart Sr
QB 9 John Madeya So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 50 Tom Jackson So
DT 74 Horace Jones Sr
LB 65 Amos Martin Jr
DE 56 Tom Mihm Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Cookie Brinkman (C) Sr
P, K 67 Scott Marcus
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ a b Underwood, John (November 9, 1970). "The mad, mad punter of Louisville". Sports Illustrated. p. 36.
  2. ^ "Long Beach gets tie with Louisville, 24–24". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. December 20, 1970. p. 7C.
  3. ^ a b "Long Beach eleven ties Louisville". Lodi News-Sentinel. California. December 21, 1970. p. 11.
  4. ^ "1970 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "1970 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  6. ^ "FSU shakes image, trips Louisville, 9–7". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 13, 1970. Retrieved October 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "U of L launches its bombs from mud, stuns N. Texas". The Courier-Journal. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Top scorer". News Journal. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Louisville Cardinals in 14–8 victory over Tulsa". The Longview Morning Journal. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Louisville place kicker stalls Herd, 16 to 14". Tulsa World. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Sub quarterback fuels 14–13 Louisville win". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. November 1, 1970. Retrieved October 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cards romp over Tigers". The Tennessean. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Louisville winner by 28–14". The Park City Daily News. November 15, 1970. Retrieved October 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Louisville hands Drake 23–14 loss". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 22, 1970. Retrieved October 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "U of L Battles Back From 17–0 Deficit To Whip Inspired Wichita State 34–24". The Courier-Journal. November 29, 1970. pp. C1, C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Schedule/Results (1970 Louisville)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
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