1963 Louisville Cardinals football team

1963 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–7 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
1963 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wichita + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Cincinnati + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Tulsa 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
North Texas State 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Louisville 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Cincinnati and Louisville's games against Dayton counted in the conference standings.

The 1963 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their 18th season under head coach Frank Camp, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 3–7 record with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing last out of five team in the MVC, and were outscored by opponents 213 to 118.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Tom LaFramboise with 1,205 passing yards, Larry Compton with 199 rushing yards, Charlie Mudd with 367 receiving yards, and LaFramboise and Mudd with 26 points each.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at North Texas State
L 6–266,000[4]
October 5Southern Illinois*
L 7–1311,789[5]
October 12Dayton[n 1]
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 13–1211,501[6]
October 19Wichita
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 14–476,196[7]
October 26Marshall*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 27–149,069[8]
November 2Memphis State*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
L 0–257,869[9]
November 9at Kent State*
L 7–266,123[10]
November 16at Western Michigan*
W 21–78,000[11]
December 7at Tulsa
L 16–225,071[12]
December 14at Houston*
L 7–215,000[13]

Notes

  1. ^ Louisville's game against Dayton counted in the MVC standings.

References

  1. ^ "Collegiate Grid Standings". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. December 2, 1963. p. 5B. Retrieved May 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "Louisville To Play Cougars In Final Tilt". The Altus Times-Democrat. Altus, Oklahoma. United Press International. December 9, 1963. p. 5. Retrieved May 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ "1963 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "North Texas rips U.L." The Courier-Journal. September 29, 1963. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Salukis bite U. of L. 13–7". The Courier-Journal. October 6, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "U.L. nudges Dayton 13–12; 5 Cards draw suspensions". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wichita wallops Louisville, 47–14, despite air mark". Tulsa Daily World. October 20, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Louisville defeats Marshall". The Park City Daily News. October 27, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Memphis State outclasses Cardinals, 25–0". The State Journal. November 3, 1963. Retrieved June 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Kent State downs Louisville 26–7; K-State's late surge tops Taylor". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 10, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Louisville in romp". The Florida Times-Union. November 17, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tulsa's Hurricane blows down Louisville 22–16". The Sacramento Bee. December 8, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Houston outscores Louisville, 21–7". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. December 15, 1963. Retrieved April 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1963 Louisville)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  15. ^ "1963 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
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