1928 Louisville Cardinals football team

1928 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–7 (0–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumParkway Field, duPont Manual Stadium
1928 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 8 1 0 8 2 0
Mississippi College 6 1 2 7 1 2
Western Kentucky State Normal 5 1 0 8 1 0
Southern College 4 1 0 5 2 1
Transylvania 4 1 0 8 3 0
Wofford 5 2 0 7 2 1
Furman 3 1 0 5 4 0
Millsaps 4 2 1 5 3 1
Howard (AL) 4 2 1 6 4 1
Centenary 2 1 1 6 3 2
Louisiana College 2 1 0 3 5 0
The Citadel 4 3 0 6 3 1
Southwestern (TN) 2 2 0 6 4 0
Birmingham–Southern 2 2 3 3 2 4
Mercer 2 2 1 3 5 1
Georgetown (KY) 3 3 0 3 6 0
SW Louisiana 3 4 0 4 5 0
Kentucky Wesleyan 2 3 0 6 3 0
Stetson 2 3 0 4 3 0
Newberry 2 3 0 3 5 0
Spring Hill 2 3 1 2 5 1
Oglethorpe 1 2 0 3 5 1
Presbyterian 2 5 0 4 6 0
Louisiana Normal 1 3 0 5 4 0
Union (TN) 2 6 0 3 7 0
Centre 1 3 0 2 8 0
Louisiana Tech 1 6 0 2 7 0
Rollins 0 3 0 0 4 0
0 4 0 1 7 0
Erskine 0 5 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1928 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1928 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Tom King, the Cardinals compiled a 1–7 record.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Eastern Kentucky*Louisville, KYW 25–6
October 13at Detroit*
L 0–46[2]
October 20at ChattanoogaChattanooga, TNL 0–70
October 27Transylvania
L 0–18[3]
November 3at Western Kentucky State NormalBowling Green, KYL 0–20
November 102:00 p.m.Centre
L 0–7[4][5]
November 17at Saint Louis*L 0–12
November 24Marshall*Louisville, KYL 0–13
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2019 Louisville Cardinals Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. 2019. p. 151. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  2. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 14, 1928). "Second Period Onslaught Enables Titans To Crush Louisville, 46 to 0: Attack Shatters Southerners' Line". Detroit Free Press. pp. 19, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Transylvania trounces Louisville by 18 to 0". The Courier-Journal. October 28, 1928. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ray, William (November 10, 1928). "U. of L. and Centre to Clash at du Pont Stadium Today". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 13. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Ray, William (November 11, 1928). "Colonels Trim Cards 7-0 In First 3 Minutes of Play". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. pp. 1, 3 (section 7). Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.