1973 Louisville Cardinals football team

1973 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–6 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa + 5 1 0 6 5 0
North Texas State + 5 1 0 5 5 1
Louisville 3 2 0 5 6 0
New Mexico State 3 2 0 5 6 0
Wichita State 2 4 0 4 7 0
Drake 1 5 0 2 9 0
West Texas State 1 5 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1973 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach T. W. Alley, the Cardinals compiled a 5–6 record (3–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 172 to 148.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Len DePaola with 808 passing yards, Walter Peacock with 1,294 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and Dale Kaminski with 262 receiving yards.[2]

  1. ^ "1973 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "1973 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.