1957 Louisville Cardinals football team

The 1957 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville as an independent during the 1957 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Frank Camp, the team compiled a 9–1 record and defeated Drake in the Sun Bowl. The team played its home games at Fairgrounds Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.

1957 Louisville Cardinals football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 34–20 vs. Drake
Conference	Independent
Record	9–1
Head coach	Frank Camp (12th season)
Home stadium	Fairgrounds Stadium
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
St. Norbert			–					8	–	0	–	0
Juniata			–					7	–	0	–	0
Hobart			–					6	–	0	–	0
Hofstra			–					9	–	1	–	0
Louisville			–					9	–	1	–	0
Rose Poly			–					7	–	1	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					7	–	1	–	1
Montana State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					6	–	2	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					8	–	3	–	0
Sewanee			–					5	–	2	–	1
Tampa			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					4	–	2	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					4	–	2	–	1
Washington University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Abilene Christian			–					5	–	3	–	1
Delaware			–					4	–	3	–	0
Carthage			–					4	–	3	–	1
Memphis State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					5	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					5	–	4	–	0
Hawaii			–					4	–	4	–	1
Chattanooga			–					4	–	5	–	1
Arkansas State			–					4	–	5	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					4	–	5	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					3	–	5	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	6	–	0
Pepperdine			–					3	–	6	–	0
La Verne			–					3	–	7	–	1
UC Riverside			–					1	–	4	–	1
Baldwin–Wallace			–					1	–	6	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					1	–	6	–	1
Drexel			–					1	–	7	–	0
Temple			–					1	–	7	–	0
Washington and Lee			–					0	–	8	–	0

Leonard "Bones" Lyles led the nation in scoring. He also set Louisville records for points in a season and in a career, yards gained in a season, and most rushing yards in a career.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Evansville	Evansville, IN	W 33–7	3,350	[2]
September 27	at Eastern Kentucky	Richmond, KY	W 40–14		[3]
October 5	Toledo	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 48–20	6,500	[4]
October 12	at Murray State	Murray, KY	W 35–0	4,000	[5]
October 19	Dayton	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 33–19	12,250	[6]
October 26	Central Michigan	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 40–0	5,500	[7]
November 9	at Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 7–13	500	[8]
November 16	Ohio	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 40–7	5,500	[9]
November 22	Morehead State	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 40–6	3,000	[1]
January 1, 1958	Drake	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	W 34–20	9,000	[10]
Homecoming

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Players selected in the 1958 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Lenny Lyles	Back	1	11	Baltimore Colts
Mario Cheppo	End	18	207	Chicago Cardinals

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