1957 Louisville Cardinals football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1957
| team = Louisville Cardinals
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 9–1
| head_coach = Frank Camp
| hc_year = 12th
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| stadium = Fairgrounds Stadium
| champion = Sun Bowl champion
| bowl = Sun Bowl
| bowl_result = W 34–20 vs. Drake
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{{1957 NCAA College Division independents football records}}
The 1957 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1957 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Frank Camp, the team compiled a 9–1 record and defeated Drake in the Sun Bowl. The team played its home games at Fairgrounds Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.
Leonard "Bones" Lyles led the nation in scoring. He also set Louisville records for points in a season and in a career, yards gained in a season, and most rushing yards in a career.
Schedule
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|September 21|at|{{cfb link|year=1957 |team=Evansville Purple Aces |title=Evansville}} ||Evansville, IN|W 33–7|3,350|{{cite news|title=U. of L.'s 'Test Shot' Engulfs Aces, 33–7; Lyles Scores Twice|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Johnny Carrico|date=September 22, 1957|page=II-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32428983/u_of_ls_test_shot_engulfs_aces/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 27|at|{{cfb link|year=1957 |team=Eastern Kentucky Maroons |title=Eastern Kentucky}}||Richmond, KY|W 40–14||{{cite news|title=Lyle's Long Scoring Runs Rally U.L. For 40 to 14 Victory Over Eastern|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Larry Boeck|date=September 28, 1957|page=II-3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32429568/lyles_long_scoring_runs_rally_ul_for/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 5||Toledo|Fairgrounds Stadium|Louisville, KY|W 48–20|6,500|{{cite news|title=U. of L. Crushes Toledo, 48 to 20, To Keep Undefeated Record Intact|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Johnny Carrico|date=October 6, 1957|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32428753/u_of_l_crushes_toledo_48_to_20_to/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 12|at|{{cfb link|year=1957 |team=Murray State Racers |title=Murray State}} ||Murray, KY|W 35–0|4,000|{{cite news|title=Chalk Up Win No. 4 for U. of L.; Cardinals Blast Murray 35 to 0|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Harry Bolser|date=October 13, 1957|page=II-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32429811/chalk_up_win_no_4_for_u_of_l/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 19 ||{{cfb link|year=1957 |team=Dayton Flyers |title=Dayton}} |Fairgrounds Stadium|Louisville, KY|W 33–19|12,250|{{cite news|title=2 Bowls Turn Attention to U.L. As Cards Smash Dayton, 33–19|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Johnny Carrico|date=October 20, 1957|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32429192/2_bowls_turn_attention_to_ul_as_cards/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 26 ||Central Michigan|Fairgrounds Stadium|Louisville, KY|W 40–0|5,500|{{cite news|title=U. of L. Hands Cent. Michigan 40 to 0 Beating|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Larry Boeck|date=October 27, 1957|page=II-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32428242/u_of_l_hands_cent_michigan_40_to_0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 9|at|Kent State|Memorial Stadium|Kent, OH|L 7–13|500|{{cite news|title=Kent St. 'Freezes' U. of L. Streak in Gale 13 to 7|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Johnny Carrico|date=November 10, 1957|page=II-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32427975/kent_st_freezes_u_of_l_streak_in/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 16||Ohio
|November 22 ||{{cfb link|year=1957 |team=Morehead State Eagles |title=Morehead State}}|Fairgrounds Stadium|Louisville, KY|W 40–6|3,000|{{cite news|title=Lyles' 3 T.D.'s Clinch Title as Cards Romp 40–6|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Johnny Carrico|date=November 23, 1957|page=II-4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32427191/lyles_3_tds_clinch_title_as_cards/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|January 1, 1958||Drake|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)|W 34–20|9,000|{{cite news|title=Louisville Cardinals Down Drake, 34–20: Comeback Decides Contest|newspaper=El Paso Times|author=Chuck Whitlock|date=January 2, 1958|pages=1, 24|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32388970/louisville_cardinals_down_drake_3420/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/367/stats/12711 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 20, 2022 }}
Players selected in the 1958 NFL Draft
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| Lenny Lyles | Back | 1 | 11 | Baltimore Colts |
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| Mario Cheppo | End | 18 | 207 | Chicago Cardinals |
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References
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