| 1973Louisville Cardinals football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–2 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Fairgrounds Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1973 Louisville Cardinals football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Louisville in theMissouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coachT. W. Alley, the Cardinals compiled a 5–6 record (3–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 172 to 148.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Len DePaola with 808 passing yards, Walter Peacock with 1,294 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and Dale Kaminski with 262 receiving yards.[2]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 8 | atMemphis State* | L 21–28 | 33,164 | [3] | ||||
| September 15 | 1:30 p.m. | atKent State* | L 3–10 | 10,217 | [4] | |||
| September 22 | 2:30 p.m. | atDrake | W 27–17 | 15,700 | [5] | |||
| October 6 | 8:02 p.m. | Wichita State | W 24–10 | 28,631 | [6] | |||
| October 13 | 2:03 p.m. | North Texas State |
| L 6–7 | 15,072 | [7] | ||
| October 20 | 8:01 p.m. | Mississippi State* |
| L 7–18 | 19,005 | [8] | ||
| October 27 | 8:01 p.m. | Cincinnati* |
| W 10–8 | 14,922 | [9] | ||
| November 3 | 2:33 p.m. | atTulsa | L 9–17 | 18,500 | [10] | |||
| November 10 | 2:03 p.m. | Dayton* |
| L 9–10 | 10,821 | [11] | ||
| November 17 | 1:58 p.m. | Furman* |
| W 35–14 | 5,118 | [12] | ||
| November 24 | 2:30 p.m. | atWest Texas State | W 21–9 | 4,200 | [13] | |||
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