1942 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Laurie Apitz, the Cardinals compiled a 2–3 record.[1]

1942 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record2–3 ( KIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMaxwell Field

Louisville was ranked at No. 473 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Louisville did not field a football team in 1943 or 1944 during the height of World War II.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 178:15 p.m.Rio Grande
W 25–0[3]
September 267:30 p.m.at Cincinnati
L 0–512,500–3,000[4][5][6][7]
October 10at Evansville
W 20–0[8]
October 17DePauw
  • Maxwell Field
  • Louisville, KY
L 6–19[9]
October 248:15 p.m.Indiana State
  • Maxwell Field
  • Louisville, KY
L 7–25[10][11]

References
  1. "2019 Louisville Cardinals Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. 2019. p. 153. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Fitzgerald, Tommy (September 17, 1942). "Knee—Not Foe—Worries Apitz As U. L. Kicks Off Tonight". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 5, section 2. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. "U. C. Backfield To Open Against Louisville Tonight; Entire Backfield Composed Of Newcomers". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. September 26, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. "Bearcats Vs. Louisville (continued)". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. September 26, 1942. p. 12. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. Forbes, Dick (September 27, 1942). "U. C. Pushes Cards All Over Lot In Winning Opener, 51-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 25. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. Forbes, Dick (September 27, 1942). "U. C. Winner, 51-0 (continued)". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 26. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. "Outmanned Aces Fall Before Louisville, 20-0". The Sunday Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. October 11, 1942. p. 1B. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. "Walker Helps DePauw Trample U. of K. 19-6". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 18, 1942. p. 4, section 4. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  10. "Cards, State Look Even On Paper". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 24, 1942. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  11. Fitzgerald, Tommy (October 25, 1942). "U. L., Football Part Unhappily 25-7". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 4, section 4. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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