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1969 Louisville Cardinals football team

1969 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
North Texas State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Louisville 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wichita State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Tulsa 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Memphis State and Wichita State's games against Florida State counted in the conference standings.

The 1969 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Lee Corso, the Cardinals compiled an 5–4–1 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 273 to 206.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Gary Inman with 843 passing yards, Lee Bouggess with 1,064 rushing yards and 36 points scored, and Cookie Brinkman with 357 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 131:30 p.m.at Drake*
T 24–248,500
September 20Southern Illinois*
W 17–139,928[3]
October 46:55 p.m.Dayton*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 24–1711,099
October 188:03 p.m.Marshall*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 34–178,206
October 253:00 p.m.at North Texas State
L 13–316,000[4]
November 1at Kent State*
L 6–35
November 82:00 p.m.Cincinnati
L 21–3110,361
November 156:56 p.m.Wichita State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 13–75,209
November 22at Memphis State
L 19–69
November 27at Tulsa
W 35–2912,750

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Roster

1969 Louisville Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 48 Larry Ball So
TE Cookie Brinkman Jr
RB Lee Bouggess Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 74 Horace Jones Jr
LB 65 Amos Martin So
DE 56 Tom Mihm So
LB Cleo Walker Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1969 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "1969 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "North Texas State stops unbeaten Louisville 31–13". The Lexington Herald. October 26, 1969. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1969-70 Louisville Cardinals; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 7, 2025.