American college football season
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.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | at West Virginia | | L 13–52 | 62,128 | [1] |
September 14 | at Indiana | | L 28–41 | 37,626 | |
September 21 | Western Kentucky | | W 23–14 | 36,914 | |
September 28 | Houston | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| L 27–49 | 30,334 | |
October 5 | at Syracuse | | L 0–48 | 26,992 | |
October 12 | Southern Miss | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| L 12–42 | 25,843 | [2] |
October 19 | Cincinnati | | L 9–31 | 21,283 | |
October 26 | at No. 15 Miami (FL) | | L 7–45 | 31,761 | |
November 2 | UCF![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| W 42–21 | 21,391 | |
November 9 | at Virginia Tech | | L 17–41 | 28,300 | [3] |
November 16 | Eastern Kentucky | - Cardinal Stadium
- Louisville, KY
| L 21–45 | 30,113 | |
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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[4][5][6]
- ^ "Schnellenberger loses Louisville debut, 52–13". The Miami Herald. September 8, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisville endurs southern mismatch in 42–12 drubbing". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech rolls". The Danville Register. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1985 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports–Reference.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 204". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ "Louisville – 2018 Football Media Guide – page 194". www.guide.provations.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
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