1939 Louisville Cardinals football team

1939 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–2–1 (1–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Laurie Apitz (4th season)
Home stadium	Maxwell Field

1939 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Normal $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Tennessee Tech	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Mississippi College	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
Miami (FL)	2	–	0	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Rollins	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Western Kentucky State Teachers	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Mississippi State Teachers	4	–	1	–	0			4	–	2	–	3
Murray State	4	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Newberry	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	1	–	4
Presbyterian	3	–	1	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Georgetown (KY)	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Union (TN)	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Morehead State	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Louisville	1	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Union (KY)	1	–	1	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
Oglethorpe	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Centre	1	–	1	–	1			1	–	5	–	2
Centenary	1	–	1	–	0			2	–	9	–	1
Louisiana Tech	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
West Tennessee State Teachers	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Troy State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
SW Louisiana	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Stetson	2	–	4	–	2			3	–	5	–	2
Louisiana College	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Erskine	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Delta State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Wofford	0	–	2	–	3			1	–	5	–	3
Tampa	0	–	3	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Jacksonville State	0	–	3	–	1			0	–	8	–	2
Transylvania	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Emory and Henry	0	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1939 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1939 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Laurie Apitz, the Cardinals compiled a 5–2–1 record.^[1]

Louisville was ranked at No. 356 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Transylvania	Thomas Field Lexington, KY	W 25–0	2,000	[3]
September 30	at Indiana State*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 0–7	3,500	[4]
October 6	Evansville*	Louisville, KY	W 7–6	5,000	[5]
October 13	Alfred Holbrook*	Maxwell Field Louisville, KY	W 20–3	3,500	[6]
October 19	Saint Joseph's (IN)*	Louisville, KY	W 13–0	3,800	[7]
October 28	at Centre	Danville, KY	T 0–0		[8]
November 4	at Georgetown (KY)	Georgetown, KY	L 7–14		[9]
November 18	Hanover*	Louisville, KY	W 20–0	3,800	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "2019 Louisville Cardinals Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. 2019. p. 153. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
2. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Gerald Griffin (September 23, 1939). "U. L. Takes 25–0 Upset Win Over Transy: 2,000 Fans Turn Out for Night Tilt". The Courier-Journal. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Larry Boeck (October 1, 1939). "Indiana Teachers Use Break to Upset U. of L. 7 to 0: Cardinal Fumble Sets Stage for Score". The Courier-Journal. p. V-4 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Larry Boeck (October 7, 1939). "U. L. Nips Evansville 7–6 In Last 5 Minutes". The Courier-Journal. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Larry Boeck (October 14, 1939). "Holbrook Scares Cards Before Bowing 20–3". The Courier-Journal. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Louisville Whips St. Joseph's in Mild Upset, 13–0". The Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram. October 20, 1939. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Louisville and Centre Battle To Scoreless Tie". The Messenger. October 29, 1939. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Paul M'Candless Wins Game For Georgetown 14–7". The Messenger. November 5, 1939. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "U. L. Beats Hanover 20–0 In Finale". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1939. p. V-1 – via Newspapers.com.