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1985 Louisville Cardinals football team - Wikipedia

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1985 Louisville Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Howard Schnellenberger (1st season)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 13–52	62,128	^[1]
September 14	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 28–41	37,626
September 21	Western Kentucky	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 23–14	36,914	^[2]
September 28	Houston	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 27–49	30,334
October 5	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 0–48	26,992
October 12	Southern Miss	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 12–42	25,843	^[3]
October 19	Cincinnati	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (The Keg of Nails)	L 9–31	21,283
October 26	at No. 15 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	L 7–45	31,761
November 2	UCF	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 42–21	21,391
November 9	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 17–41	28,300	^[4]
November 23	Eastern Kentucky	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 21–45	30,113	^[5]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Schnellenberger loses Louisville debut, 52–13". The Miami Herald. September 8, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Schnellenberger's home debut a 23–14 victory for Louisville". The Baltimore Sun. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 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.
^ "Harris scores three TDs to lead EKU past UL". The Park City Daily News. November 24, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 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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Venues	High School Park (1912) Eclipse Park (1913–1916, 1921–1922) Parkway Field (1923–1936, 1952–1956) Maxwell Field (1937–1942) duPont Manual Stadium (1938, 1940–1941, 1949–1951) Cardinal Stadium (1957–1997) L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati (Keg of Nails) Kentucky (Governor's Cup) Memphis Miami
Culture & lore	Cardinal Bird Marching band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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