Dayton 20, Louisville 13
Oct. 17, 1953 – Away – University of Dayton Stadium – Dayton, Ohio – Attendance 7,000
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
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| Louisville | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Dayton | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
Louisville Scoring Summary
Team Statistics
| Louisville | Dayton |
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| FIRST DOWNS | 16 | 13 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 228 | 120 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 257 | 147 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 29 | 27 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 82 | 120 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 6-9-0 | 7-12-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 9.1 | 10.0 |
| Average Per Completion | 13.7 | 17.1 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 310 | 240 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 6-4 | 2-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 0-50 | 0-0 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 3-114 | 4-108 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 38.0 | 27.0 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| FUMBLES |
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Louisville – 6-4
Dayton – 2-1 |
Louisville Participation
John Becker, Bob Bender, Don Boyd, Don Cooper, Tom Currin, Jim Daniels, Deblasi, Bill Desenberg, Ray Farmer, Jim Fults, Jim Hollowell, Jim Houser, Fred Hughes, Gene Jaggers, Dick Kovanda, Miles Kozubik, Hugh Kriever, Bob Lichvar, Bill Lively, Mike McDonald, Jack Meade, Joe Nicoletti, Don Purcell, Schatfin, Rex Slechter, Clarence Smith, Nunzio Tisci, Johnny Unitas, Jerry Wibbels