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1951 Louisville Cardinals football team

1951 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Frank Camp (6th season)
Home stadium	duPont Manual Stadium
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Southern college football independents records
v t e	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
Texas Southern			–					7	–	3	–	1
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			–					4	–	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 as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Frank Camp, the Cardinals compiled a 5–4 record. Future National Football League (NFL) quarterback Johnny Unitas was in his freshman year on the team.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29		at Wayne	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 28–12	7,500	^[1]
October 5		Boston University	duPont Manual Stadium Louisville, KY	L 7–39	10,000	^[2]
October 13	7:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (The Keg of Nails)	L 0–38	16,000	^[3]^[4]
October 19		Xavier	duPont Manual Stadium Louisville, KY	L 6–47	6,000	^[5]
October 27		at St. Bonaventure	Forness Stadium Olean, NY	L 21–22	6,500	^[6]
November 2		NC State	duPont Manual Stadium Louisville, KY	W 26–2	1,000	^[7]
November 10		Houston	duPont Manual Stadium Louisville, KY	W 35–28	2,500–3,000	^[8]^[9]
November 17		Washington and Lee	duPont Manual Stadium Louisville, KY	W 14–7	6,000	^[10]^[11]^[12]
November 23		Mississippi Southern	duPont Manual Stadium Louisville, KY	W 14–13	1,200	^[13]
Homecoming All times are in Central time

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
John Brewer	Back	28	329	Philadelphia Eagles

References

^ "Tartars Impress in Defeat". Detroit Free Press. September 30, 1951. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Brown, Jimmy (October 6, 1951). "Southpaw Agganis Paces Boston U. To 39–7 Win Over U.L." The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 5, section 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Forbes, Dick (October 13, 1951). "Fifth Straight Win Is Aim Of Bearcat Gridders Tonight". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 15. Retrieved February 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Forbes, Dick (October 14, 1951). "Bearcats Blast Louisville By 38 To 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 33. Retrieved February 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Jimmy Brown (October 20, 1951). "Powerful Xavier Whips Louisville In 47-to-6 Rout". The Courier-Journal. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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.
^ "U.L. stuns N.C. State 26–2 as Cardinal defense shines". The Courier-Journal. November 3, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Brown, Jimmy (November 11, 1951). "Louisville Upsets Houston 35–28". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Brown, Jimmy (November 11, 1951). "Louisville Surprises Houston (continued)". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 6, section 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Brown, Jimmy (November 18, 1951). "Louisville Wins Over W.-L. 14–7". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Brown, Jimmy (November 18, 1951). "U. L. Trips Generals 14–7 In Upset (continued)". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 5, section 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Generals upset by Louisville in 30-degree weather, 14 to 7". The Charlotte Observer. November 18, 1951. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "U.L. downs M.S. 14–13 in muddy season finale". The Courier-Journal. November 24, 1951. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1952 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

v t e Louisville Cardinals football
Venues	High School Park (1912) Eclipse Park (1913–1916, 1921–1922) Parkway Field (1923–1936, 1952–1956) Maxwell Field (1937–1942) duPont Manual Stadium (1938, 1940–1941, 1949–1951) Cardinal Stadium (1957–1997) L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati: The Keg of Nails Kentucky: Governor's Cup Memphis Miami
Culture & lore	Cardinal Bird Marching band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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