Sept. 25, 1965 – Home – Fairgrounds Stadium – Louisville, Ky. – Attendance 7,200
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Southern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Dennis 45-yard pass from Benny Russell | |
| 1st | Jim Zamberlan 20-yard pass from Benny Russell |
| Louisville | Southern Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 17 | 15 |
| Rushing | 8 | 7 |
| Passing | 5 | 6 |
| Penalty | 4 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 174 | 127 |
| Rushing Attempts | 48 | 42 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.6 | 3.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 208 | 165 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 34 | 38 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 97 | 151 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 5-17-1 | 11-29-4 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| Average Per Completion | 19.4 | 13.7 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 271 | 278 |
| Total offense plays | 65 | 71 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 7-105 | 7-91 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-262 | 6-231 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 43.7 | 38.5 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 5-60-0 | 5-41-0 |
| Average Per Return | 12.0 | 8.2 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 1-16-0 | 2-36-0 |
| Average Per Return | 16.0 | 18.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 4-73-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Al MacFarlane | 19 | 107 | 7 | 100 | 0 | 5.3 | |
| Wayne Patrick | 15 | 60 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 3.7 | |
| Andy Williams | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| Ed Harmon | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Jerry Buffone | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Ron Hall | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Benny Russell | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | |
| Ken Eggleston | 5 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 0 | -1.0 | |
| Totals | 48 | 208 | 34 | 174 | 0 | 6 | 3.6 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Benny Russell | 4-8-1 | 87 | 2 | 45 | |
| Ken Eggleston | 1-9-0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
| Totals | 5-17-1 | 97 | 2 | 45 | |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Mike Dennis | 1 | 45 | 1 | 45 | ||
| Jim Zamberlan | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | ||
| Mickey Settle | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Clarence Spencer | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Norman Ritchie | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Totals | 5 | 97 | 2 | 45 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Al MacFarlane | 6 | 262 | 43.7 | |||
| Totals | 6 | 262 | 43.7 | |||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Bill McMahon | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Clarence Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 42 | |
| John Neidert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | |||
| Ed Harmon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Buffone | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 5 | 60 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 73 | 42 |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| 40 | Missed | ||
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Al MacFarlane | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Wayne Patrick | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Clarence Spencer | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 52 |
| Bill McMahon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 45 |
| Mike Dennis | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| John Neidert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| Ed Harmon | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Jerry Buffone | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| Jim Zamberlan | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Mickey Settle | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Norman Ritchie | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Andy Williams | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Ron Hall | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Benny Russell | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Ken Eggleston | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – 1-0 Southern Illinois – 1-0 |
Jerry Buffone, Mike Dennis, Ken Eggleston, Ron Hall, Ed Harmon, Al MacFarlane, Bill McMahon, John Neidert, Wayne Patrick, Norman Ritchie, Benny Russell, Mickey Settle, Clarence Spencer, Andy Williams, Jim Zamberlan