1984 Louisville Cardinals football team

American college football season

1984 Louisville Cardinals football

Conference| Independent
Record| 2–9
Head coach|

* Bob Weber (5th season)

Home stadium| Cardinal Stadium

Seasons

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1985 ->

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 5 Boston College |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 11 South Carolina |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
Army |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 1
Rutgers |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 17 Florida State |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 2
Virginia Tech |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
West Virginia |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 18 Miami (FL) |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  | - | 0
Notre Dame |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  | - | 0
Southwestern Louisiana |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Penn State |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Syracuse |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Temple |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Memphis State |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Navy |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 1
Southern Miss |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Pittsburgh |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 1
Tulane |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Cincinnati |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
East Carolina |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Louisville |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals, led by fifth-year head coach Bob Weber, participated as independents and played their home games at Cardinal Stadium.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 1| Murray State|

* Cardinal Stadium
* Louisville, KY

| L 23–26| 24,557|
September 8| at West Virginia|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| L 6–30| 55,002| [1]
September 15| No. 14 SMU|

* Cardinal Stadium
* Louisville, KY

| L 7–41| 26,859|
September 29| at Houston|

* Robertson Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 30–28| 22,533|
October 6| Western Kentucky|

* Cardinal Stadium
* Louisville, KY

| W 45–17| 24,468|
October 13| No. 1 (I-AA) Indiana State|

* Cardinal Stadium
* Louisville, KY

| L 21–44| 25,051|
October 20| at Rutgers|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| L 21–38| 25,764|
October 27| at Cincinnati|

* Riverfront Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| L 21–40| 15,767|
November 3| No. 6 Miami (FL)|

* Cardinal Stadium
* Louisville, KY (rivalry)

| L 23–38| 20,113|
November 10| Tennessee State|

* Cardinal Stadium
* Louisville, KY

| L 15–24| 23,821| [2]
November 17| Southern Miss|

* M. M. Roberts Stadium
* Hattiesburg, MS

| L 25–34| 15,904| [3]

* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "West Virginia hard to stop as Louisville loses, 30–6". The State Journal. September 9, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Tenn. State stops Cards with defense". The Park City Daily News. November 11, 1984. Retrieved April 8, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "U of L goes down fighting as Weber sings swan song". The Courier-Journal. November 18, 1984. Retrieved March 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "1984 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
5. ^ "Louisville – 2019 Football Media Guide – page 204". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
6. ^ "Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 194". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved March 2, 2019.

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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

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