1972-73 Louisville Cardinals — schedule and results

The 1972-73 Louisville Cardinals went 23-7 (11-3 in the MVC) under head coach Denny Crum. The team peaked at #20 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 12.4.

Game-by-game results (29 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1972-11-30vs Vanderbilt CommodoresL 57–66Freedom Hall
1972-12-06vs Dayton FlyersW 75–58Freedom Hall
1972-12-09vs Butler BulldogsW 90–67Freedom Hall
1972-12-18vs Navy MidshipmenW 68–52Freedom Hall
1972-12-20vs Florida GatorsW 69–57Freedom Hall
1972-12-23at Utah UtesW 84–67Special Events Center
1972-12-27neutral Fordham RamsW 100–73
1972-12-29at Hawai'i Rainbow WarriorsW 95–82Neal S. Blaisdell Center
1972-12-30neutral North Carolina Tar HeelsL 86–89
1973-01-04vs North Texas Mean GreenW 76–69Freedom Hall
1973-01-06vs Detroit Mercy TitansW 76–58Freedom Hall
1973-01-13at Wichita State ShockersW 78–75Levitt Arena
1973-01-17at Dayton FlyersW 74–73University of Dayton Arena
1973-01-20at Saint Louis BillikensL 51–61Kiel Auditorium
1973-01-25at Memphis TigersL 76–81Mid-South Coliseum
1973-01-27at North Texas Mean GreenL 64–78North Texas Men's Gym
1973-01-29vs New Mexico State AggiesW 91–64Freedom Hall
1973-02-01vs Bradley BravesW 91–74Freedom Hall
1973-02-03vs Saint Louis BillikensW 88–49Freedom Hall
1973-02-05at Cincinnati BearcatsL 79–81Armory Fieldhouse
1973-02-08vs Memphis TigersW 83–69Freedom Hall
1973-02-15at Drake BulldogsW 80–77Veterans Memorial Auditorium
1973-02-17at Bradley BravesW 84–78Robertson Memorial Field House
1973-02-22at west texas amW 85–70WT Fieldhouse
1973-02-24vs Cincinnati BearcatsW 91–81Freedom Hall
1973-03-01vs Tulsa Golden HurricaneW 69–62Freedom Hall
1973-03-03vs Drake BulldogsW 66–60Freedom Hall
1973-03-17neutral American University EaglesW 97–84Madison Square Garden (IV)
1973-03-20neutral Notre Dame Fighting IrishL 71–79Madison Square Garden (IV)

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