1973 Louisville Cardinals football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1973

| team = Louisville Cardinals

| sport = football

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| conference = Missouri Valley Conference

| short_conf = MVC

| record = 5–6

| conf_record = 3–2

| head_coach = T. W. Alley

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = Fairgrounds Stadium

}}

The 1973 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach T. W. Alley, the Cardinals compiled a 5–6 record (3–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 172 to 148.{{cite web|title=1973 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/louisville/1973-schedule.html |accessdate=March 30, 2020}}

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.{{cite web|title=1973 Louisville Cardinals Statistics|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/louisville/1973.html |accessdate=March 30, 2020}}

Schedule

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| timezone = Eastern

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|September 8||at|Memphis State|Memphis Memorial Stadium|Memphis, TN (rivalry)|L 21–28|33,164|

|September 15|1:30 p.m.|at|Kent State|Dix Stadium|Kent, OH|L 3–10|10,217|{{cite news|title=Defense Shines For Kent|newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal|author=Ray Yannucci|date=September 16, 1973|pages=E1, E5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92147025/defense-shines-for-kent/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 22|2:30 p.m.|at|{{cfb link|year=1973|team=Drake Bulldogs|title=Drake}}|Drake Stadium|Des Moines, IA|W 27–17|15,700|

|October 6|8:02 p.m.||Wichita State|Fairgrounds Stadium|Louisville, KY|W 24–10|28,631|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94898475/cardinals-top-wichita-state/|work=The Park City Daily News|title=Cardinals top Wichita State|date=October 7, 1973|accessdate=February 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 13|2:03 p.m.||North Texas State|Fairgrounds Stadium|Louisville, KY|L 6–7|15,072|{{cite news|title=U of L offense bogs down, and North Texas wins 7–6|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|date=October 14, 1973|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88092830/u-of-l-offense-bogs-down-and-north-texa/|accessdate=October 31, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 20|8:01 p.m.||Mississippi State|Fairgrounds Stadium|Louisville, KY|L 7–18|19,005|{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Wayne |title=Thrills; Nickels Boots Bulldogs To Victory |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal/171921097/ |newspaper=The Commercial Appeal |location=Memphis, Tennessee |date=October 21, 1973 |page=3, section 3 |access-date=May 7, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|October 27|8:01 p.m.||Cincinnati|Fairgrounds Stadium|Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)|W 10–8|14,922|

|November 3|2:33 p.m.|at|Tulsa|Skelly Field|Tulsa, OK|L 9–17|18,500|

|November 10|2:03 p.m.||{{cfb link|year=1973|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}|Fairgrounds Stadium|Louisville, KY|L 9–10|10,821|

|November 17|1:58 p.m.||Furman|Fairgrounds Stadium|Louisville, KY|W 35–14|5,118|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109707920/louisville-tops-furman/|work=Anderson Independent-Mail|title=Louisville tops Furman|date=November 18, 1973|accessdate=September 17, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 24|2:30 p.m.|at|{{cfb link|year=1973|team=West Texas State Buffaloes|title=West Texas State}}|Kimbrough Memorial Stadium|Canyon, TX|W 21–9|4,200|

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{{cite web |author= |title=1973-74 Louisville Cardinals; Schedule/Results |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/363865 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 7, 2025 }}

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