1937 Louisville Cardinals football team

1937 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–5–1 (1–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMaxwell Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Murray State $ 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
Erskine 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Centre 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Centenary 1 – 0 – 2 6 – 3 – 3
Miami (FL) 1 – 0 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Morehead State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Louisiana Tech 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 3 – 2
Louisiana Normal 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Mississippi State Teachers 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Union (KY) 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Rollins 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Oglethorpe 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
SW Louisiana 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Stetson 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mississippi College 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Wofford 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Newberry 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Transylvania 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Louisiana College 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Millsaps 1 – 3 – 2 3 – 5 – 2
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Louisville 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Troy State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 2
Tennessee Tech 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
West Tennessee State Teachers 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Presbyterian 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
Union (TN) 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1937 college football season. In their second season under head coach Laurie Apitz, the Cardinals compiled a 2–5–1 record.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Hanover*
L 7–13[2]
October 2at TransylvaniaLexington, KYL 6–19
October 9at Wayne*
L 0–322,500[3]
October 158:15 p.m.Union (KY)
  • Maxwell Field
  • Louisville, KY
W 14–62,000[4][5]
October 238:15 p.m.Saint Joseph's (IN)*
  • Maxwell Field
  • Louisville, KY
W 13–61,800[6][7][8]
October 30at Georgetown (KY)Georgetown, KYL 7–12
November 112:15 p.m.Centre
  • Maxwell Field
  • Louisville, KY
L 7–20[9][10][11]
November 2012:30 p.m.Eastern Kentucky
  • Maxwell Field
  • Louisville, KY
T 6–61,000[12][13][14]

References

  1. ^ "2019 Louisville Cardinals Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. 2019. p. 152. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Ruby, Earl (September 27, 1937). "Perkins' Long Dash In Last Minute Beats U. L. 13-7 for Hanover". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 3, section 3. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ John N. Sabo (October 10, 1937). "Wayne Eleven Uses Air Lanes to Defeat Louisville, 32 to 0". Detroit Free Press. p. Sport 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ruby, Earl (October 15, 1937). "Cardinals With New Pass and Prayer, Meet Union U. Tonight". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 3, section 3. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Ruby, Earl (October 16, 1937). "Cardinals' Play Clicks and Union U. Is Vanquished By 14 to 6". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 3, section 2. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Ruby, Earl (October 23, 1937). "U. of L. to Meet Freshman-playing St. Joe Eleven Here Today". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Ruby, Earl (October 24, 1937). "U. L. Forsakes Ooze For Ozone and Beats St. Joe 13-6". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 1, section 5. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Ruby, Earl (October 24, 1937). "U. L. Defeats St. Joe 13-6 With Aerials (continued)". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 12, section 5. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Dudley, Bruce (November 11, 1937). "3 Louisville Boys to Start Against Cardinals Today". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 3, section 2. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Dudley, Bruce (November 12, 1937). "Centre Conquers Stout-Hearted Cardinals 20-7 In Thrilling Test". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 1, section 4. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Dudley, Bruce (November 12, 1937). "Centre Conquers Cards 20-7 (continued)". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 6, section 4. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ Ruby, Earl (November 20, 1937). "U. L. Battles Eastern and St. X Meets Cincy At Maxwell Today". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ Ruby, Earl (November 21, 1937). "U. of L. Deadlocks Eastern At 6-6; Tigers Trip Cincy St. X., 19-0". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 1, section 5. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Ruby, Earl (November 21, 1937). "U. L. Deadlocks Eastern 6-6 (continued)". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 7, section 5. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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