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Louisville Football Team History


Louisville Cardinals
University of Louisville
 Louisville, KY
Founded: 1798
Stadium: Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium
Capacity: 42,000
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Laurie Apitz
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1910  <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024
1940 Season Highlights
 Laurie Apitz enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Louisville.
 
1940 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Indiana State  0   0   T       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Cincinnati  0   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Evansville  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Saint Josephs (IN)  6   24   L       
 Fri., Oct. 18  vs. Centre (KY)  0   28   L       
 Fri., Oct. 25  vs. Alfred Holbrook (OH)  38   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Georgetown (KY)  14   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Hanover (IN)  14   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Long Island-Brooklyn (NY)  6   29   L       
 
1940 Season Totals
  Record3-5 -1
  Points Scored91
  Scoring Average10.1
  Points Allowed134
  Defense Average14.9
  Opponents Record5-3
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-2 -1
  Away Record2-3
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Mississippi 7-422080   Reed Green
Western Kentucky 7-1-111520   William L. Gander Terry
Memphis 5-5150172   C.C. Humphreys
Middle Tennessee State 4-410778   E.W. Midgett
Louisville 3-5-191134   Laurie Apitz
Miami 3-7131197   Jack Harding
Troy 2-760118   Albert Choate

1940 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1940 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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