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
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
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]

  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. ^ "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.