1969 Louisville

5–⁠4–⁠1 (2–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Lee Corso.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 1969, game by game: tied at Drake 24–24; won vs. Southern Illinois 17–13; won vs. Dayton 24–17; won vs. Marshall 34–17; lost at North Texas 13–31; lost at Kent State 6–35; lost vs. Cincinnati 21–31; won vs. Wichita State 13–7; lost at Memphis 19–69; won at Tulsa 35–29+17−50Tied 24–24 at Drake0DrakeWon 17–13 vs. Southern Illinois+4Southern Illino…Won 24–17 vs. Dayton+7DaytonWon 34–17 vs. Marshall+17MarshallLost 13–31 at North Texas-18North TexasLost 6–35 at Kent State-29Kent StateLost 21–31 vs. Cincinnati-10CincinnatiWon 13–7 vs. Wichita State+6Wichita StateLost 19–69 at Memphis-50MemphisWon 35–29 at Tulsa+6Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulsa 35–⁠29; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
206–⁠273
Coach
Lee Corso
Elo
1415 −32 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.0 No. 104 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 3Lee Bouggess RBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 7Cleo Walker CGreen Bay Packers

1969 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Memphis4–⁠08–⁠2
North Texas4–⁠17–⁠3
Louisville2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Cincinnati2–⁠34–⁠6
Wichita State1–⁠32–⁠8
Tulsa1–⁠41–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.