1958 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1958 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. In their 13th season under head coach Frank Camp, the Cardinals compiled a 4–4 record.^[1]

1958 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Frank Camp (13th season)
Home stadium	Fairgrounds Stadium
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Mississippi Southern			–					9	–	0	–	0
Rochester			–					8	–	0	–	0
Rose Poly			–					8	–	0	–	0
Sewanee			–					8	–	0	–	0
No. 10 Buffalo			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Montana State			–					8	–	1	–	0
North Park			–					7	–	1	–	0
Carthage			–					7	–	2	–	0
Southern Connecticut State			–					7	–	2	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					6	–	2	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					7	–	3	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					6	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					6	–	4	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	4	–	0
Abilene Christian			–					5	–	5	–	0
No. 8 Chattanooga			–					5	–	5	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					4	–	4	–	1
Louisville			–					4	–	4	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					5	–	5	–	0
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	0
Washington University			–					4	–	4	–	0
Arkansas State			–					4	–	5	–	0
No. 18 Memphis State			–					4	–	5	–	0
UC Riverside			–					2	–	3	–	2
Hawaii			–					5	–	7	–	0
St. Norbert			–					3	–	6	–	0
Wabash			–					3	–	6	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					1	–	5	–	1
Pepperdine			–					1	–	7	–	0
Washington and Lee			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The team's statistical leaders included Ken Porco with 581 rushing yards and Dale Orem with 385 passing yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Eastern Kentucky		Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 20–7	6,727
October 4	at Toledo	No. T–20	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 7–13	8,000	^[3]
October 11	Murray State		Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 27–0	5,396
October 18	at Dayton		UD Stadium Dayton, OH	L 13–26
October 25	at No. 8 Central Michigan		Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 40–7	9,500	^[4]
November 8	No. 12 Kent State		Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 21–0	5,000
November 15	at Ohio		Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 6–23	7,500	^[5]
November 22	North Texas State		Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	L 10–21	3,000	^[6]
Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "2019 Louisville Cardinals Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. 2019. p. 153. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
2. 2019 Media Guide, pp. 177 and 182.
3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
4. "Central Michigan Handed 40–7 Setback by Louisville". The Battle Creek Enquirer and News. October 26, 1958. p. 4-1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
6. "Cardinals fall to N. Texas State, 21–10". The Park City Daily News. November 23, 1958. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.