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.
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.
You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This college football 1950s season article is a stub.