| 1972Louisville Cardinals football | |
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MVC co-champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 16 |
| AP | No. 18 |
| Record | 9–1 (4–1 MVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Fairgrounds Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18Louisville + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1972 Louisville Cardinals football team represented theUniversity of Louisville in theMissouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season and final season under head coachLee Corso, the Cardinals compiled a 9–1 record (4–1 MVC, tied first), and were ranked eighteenth in thefinal AP Poll.[1] The season ended with some controversy when Louisville was not extended a bowl invitation despite a 9–1 record, a sixteen UPI ranking, and a 34–0 victory over Tangerine Bowl bound Kent State (6–3–1) earlier that year.
Corso's overall record in four seasons was 28–11–3 (.702). After the season in early January, he left forIndiana in theBig Ten Conference,[2] and assistantT. W. Alley, age 30, was promoted to head coach.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | 8:00 p.m. | Kent State* | W 34–0 | 20,122 | [3] | ||
| September 30 | 7:30 p.m. | atDayton* | W 28–11 | 11,214 | [4] | ||
| October 7 | 8:00 p.m. | atTampa* | W 17–14 | 19,437 | [5] | ||
| October 14 | 2:02 p.m. | North Texas State |
| W 56–6 | 18,041 | [6] | |
| October 21 | 8:30 p.m. | atWichita State | W 46–3 | 22,521 | [7] | ||
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | atCincinnati* | W 38–13 | 11,261 | [8] | ||
| November 4 | 8:01 p.m. | Tulsa | No. 17 |
| L 26–28 | 24,000 | [9] |
| November 11 | atSouthern Illinois* | W 20–16 | 5,800 | [10] | |||
| November 18 | 8:01 p.m. | Memphis State |
| W 17–0 | 18,218 | [11] | |
| November 25 | 8:02 p.m. | Drake |
| W 27–0 | 14,012 | [12] | |
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