1951 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1951 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Frank Camp, the Cardinals compiled a 5–4 record. Future National Football League (NFL) quarterback Johnny Unitas was in his freshman year on the team.

1951 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumduPont Manual Stadium
1951 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Virginia   –  8 –1 –0
Maryland State   –  7 –1 –0
Arkansas State   –  10 –2 –0
Stetson   –  8 –1 –2
Florida State   –  6 –2 –0
Northeast Louisiana State   –  6 –2 –0
Texas Southern   –  7 –3 –1
Miami (FL)   –  8 –3 –0
Tampa   –  7 –3 –1
Delaware   –  5 –3 –0
Memphis State   –  5 –3 –0
Sewanee   –  5 –3 –0
McNeese State   –  5 –4 –1
Louisville   –  5 –4 –0
Chattanooga   –  6 –5 –0
Grambling   –  4 –5 –1
Navy   –  2 –6 –1
Delta State   –  1 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Wayne
W 28–127,500[1]
October 5Boston University
L 7–3910,000[2]
October 137:30 p.m.at Cincinnati
L 0–3816,000[3][4]
October 19Xavier
  • duPont Manual Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 6–476,000[5]
October 27at St. Bonaventure
L 21–226,500[6]
November 2NC State
  • duPont Manual Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 26–21,000[7]
November 10Houston
  • duPont Manual Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 35–282,500–3,000[8][9]
November 17Washington and Lee
  • duPont Manual Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 14–76,000[10][11][12]
November 23Mississippi Southern
  • duPont Manual Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 14–131,200[13]

Team players in the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
John BrewerBack28329Philadelphia Eagles

[14]

References
  1. "Tartars Impress in Defeat". Detroit Free Press. September 30, 1951. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Brown, Jimmy (October 6, 1951). "Southpaw Agganis Paces Boston U. To 39–7 Win Over U.L." The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 5, section 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. Forbes, Dick (October 13, 1951). "Fifth Straight Win Is Aim Of Bearcat Gridders Tonight". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 15. Retrieved February 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. Forbes, Dick (October 14, 1951). "Bearcats Blast Louisville By 38 To 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 33. Retrieved February 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. Jimmy Brown (October 20, 1951). "Powerful Xavier Whips Louisville In 47-to-6 Rout". The Courier-Journal. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Field Goal in Last 3 Seconds Tops Louisville, 22–21, for Bona". The Sunday Press (Binghamton, NY). October 28, 1951. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "U.L. stuns N.C. State 26–2 as Cardinal defense shines". The Courier-Journal. November 3, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Brown, Jimmy (November 11, 1951). "Louisville Upsets Houston 35–28". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. Brown, Jimmy (November 11, 1951). "Louisville Surprises Houston (continued)". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 6, section 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  10. Brown, Jimmy (November 18, 1951). "Louisville Wins Over W.-L. 14–7". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  11. Brown, Jimmy (November 18, 1951). "U. L. Trips Generals 14–7 In Upset (continued)". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 5, section 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  12. "Generals upset by Louisville in 30-degree weather, 14 to 7". The Charlotte Observer. November 18, 1951. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "U.L. downs M.S. 14–13 in muddy season finale". The Courier-Journal. November 24, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1952 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.