1951 Louisville Cardinals football team

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American college football season

1951 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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
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     3 5 1
Navy     2 6 1
Delta State     1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1951 college football season. Future NFL quarterback Johnny Unitas was in his freshman year on the team.

Schedule[edit]

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source
September 29 at Wayne W 28–12
October 5 Boston University L 7–39
October 13 at Cincinnati L 0–38
October 19 Xavier
  • Parkway Field
  • Louisville, KY
L 6–47
October 27 at St. Bonaventure L 21–22 6,500 [1]
November 2 NC State
  • Parkway Field
  • Louisville, KY
W 26–2
November 10 Houston
  • Parkway Field
  • Louisville, KY
W 35–28
November 17 Washington & Lee
  • Parkway Field
  • Louisville, KY
W 14–7

November 23

Mississippi Southern
  • duPont Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 14–13 1,200 [2]

Team players in the NFL[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^

    “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.

  2. ^ “U.L. downs M.S. 14–13 in muddy season finale”. The Courier-Journal. November 24, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ “1952 NFL Draft Listing”. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2018-03-28.