1947 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1947 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their second season under head coach Frank Camp, the Cardinals compiled a 7–0–1 record (2–0 against conference opponents), won the KIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 193 to 63.[1]

1947 Louisville Cardinals football
KIAC champion
ConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1947 record7–0–1 (2–0 KIAC)
Head coach

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Wittenberg*
W 40–36,000[2]
October 4at DePauw*Greencastle, INW 37–0[3]
October 10Evansville*
  • Parkway Field
  • Louisville, KY
W 20–710,000[4]
October 24Western Kentucky
  • Parkway Field
  • Louisville, KY
W 19–1315,000[5]
November 1at Saint Joseph's (IN)*Rensselaer, INT 7–7[6]
November 7Eastern Kentucky
  • Parkway Field
  • Louisville, KY
W 14–1310,000[7]
November 14at Southeastern Louisiana*
W 23–0[8]
November 22Washington University*
  • Parkway Field
  • Louisville, KY
W 33–208,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "2017 Louisville football media guide" (PDF). University of Louisville. 2017. p. 204. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  2. Tom Shively (September 27, 1947). "U.L. Passes Dazzle 6,000, Daze Wittenberg 40-3". The Courier-Journal. pp. 2–5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Tommy Shively (October 5, 1947). "U.L. Flies Over Mud And DePauw 37-0". The Courier-Journal. p. 4-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Tom Shively (October 11, 1947). "U.L. Overpowers Evansville 20-7". The Courier-Journal. pp. 2–5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Tom Shively (October 25, 1947). "Fumbling Cardinals Rally After Jittery First Half To Kayo Western 19-13". The Courier-Journal. pp. 2–3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "St. Joseph's Holds U.L. to 7 to 7 Deadlock". The Courier-Journal. November 2, 1947. p. 4-2 – via newspapers.com.
  7. James A. Miller Jr. (November 8, 1947). "Cardinals Surge Back To Tip Eastern 14-13 And Eye Tobacco Bowl". The Courier-Journal. pp. 2–4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Tom Shively (November 15, 1947). "Mud-Loving U.L. Cards Whip Southeastern 23-0 And Remain Undefeated". The Courier-Journal. pp. 2–3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Tom Shively (November 23, 1947). "U.L. Wins 33-20; Ends Unbeaten". The Courier-Journal. p. 4-1, 4-3 – via Newspapers.com.
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