1985 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1985 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals, led by first-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, participated as independents and played their home games at Cardinal Stadium.

1985 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State   1110
No. 9 Miami (FL)   1020
Army   930
No. 15 Florida State   930
West Virginia   731
Southern Miss   740
Syracuse   750
Virginia Tech   650
Pittsburgh   551
Cincinnati   560
Notre Dame   560
South Carolina   560
Southwestern Louisiana   470
Navy   470
Temple   470
Boston College   480
Memphis State   272
Rutgers   281
East Carolina   290
Louisville   290
Tulane   1100
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at West VirginiaL 13–5262,128[1]
September 14at IndianaL 28–4137,626
September 21Western KentuckyW 23–1436,914
September 28Houston
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 27–4930,334
October 5at SyracuseL 0–4826,992
October 12Southern Miss
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 12–4225,843[2]
October 19Cincinnati
L 9–3121,283
October 26at No. 15 Miami (FL)L 7–4531,761
November 2UCF
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 42–2121,391
November 9at Virginia TechL 17–4128,300[3]
November 16Eastern Kentucky
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 21–4530,113
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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