1963 Louisville Cardinals football team

1963 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–7 (0–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wichita $ 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Cincinnati 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Tulsa 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
North Texas State 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Louisville 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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 a 3–7 record (0–3 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 213 to 118.[1]

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.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at North Texas State
L 6–266,000[3]
October 5Southern Illinois*
L 7–1311,789[4]
October 12Dayton*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 13–12
October 19Wichita
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 14–47
October 26Marshall*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 27–14
November 2Memphis State*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY (rivalry)
L 0–25
November 9at Kent State*
L 7–26
November 16at Western Michigan*
W 21–7
December 7at Tulsa
L 16–225,071
December 14at Houston*
L 7–215,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1963 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "1963 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "North Texas rips U.L." The Courier-Journal. September 29, 1963. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.


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