Sept. 24, 1954 – Away – Tartar Field – Detroit, Mich. – Attendance 653
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Louisville | Wayne State | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 12 | 9 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 203 | 186 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 62 | 28 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 7-13-1 | 1-10-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 4.8 | 2.8 |
| Average Per Completion | 8.9 | 28.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 265 | 214 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 7-7 | 0-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 0-65 | 0-25 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-188 | 7-245 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 31.3 | 35.0 |
| 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 | 1-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 |
| PAT Kicks | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – 7-7 Wayne State – 0-1 |
John Becker, Reggie Bethea, Clyde Bigham, Don Boyd, George Cain, Curtis Firkins, Jim Houser, Gene Jaggers, Dick Kovanda, Miles Kozubik, Hugh Kriever, Bill Layne, Lenny Lyles, Mike McDonald, Jack Meade, Chuck Naber, John Noon, Frank Otte, Charlie Phillips, Gene Sartini, K. Schnarre, Bill Smith, John Sowa, Nunzio Tisci, Pete Tomerlin, Joe Unitas, Johnny Unitas, Fred Zangaro