Louisville 16, Southern Illinois 7
Sept. 24, 1966 – Away – Carbondale, Ill. – Attendance 10,000
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
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| Louisville | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Southern Illinois | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Louisville Scoring Summary
Team Statistics
| Louisville | Southern Illinois |
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| FIRST DOWNS | 26 | 12 |
| Rushing | 11 | 2 |
| Passing | 11 | 9 |
| Penalty | 4 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 157 | 56 |
| Rushing Attempts | 45 | 31 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.5 | 1.8 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 199 | 88 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 42 | 32 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 245 | 258 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 23-39-1 | 18-31-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.3 | 8.3 |
| Average Per Completion | 10.7 | 14.3 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 402 | 314 |
| Total offense plays | 84 | 62 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 7-45 | 11-147 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-189 | 7-318 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 37.8 | 45.4 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-1-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 1.0 | |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 1-44-0 | 5-104-0 |
| Average Per Return | 44.0 | 20.8 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 2-20-0 | 2-15-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| PASSING |
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| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack |
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| Benny Russell | 23-39-1 | 245 | 0 | | |
| Totals | 23-39-1 | 245 | 0 | | |
| PUNTING |
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| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
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| Wally Oyler | 5 | 189 | 37.8 | | | |
| Totals | 5 | 189 | 37.8 | | | |
| FIELD GOALS |
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| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
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| 2nd | | 31 | Good |
| FUMBLES |
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Louisville – 1-0
Southern Illinois – 1-1 |
Louisville Participation
Charles Collins, Pete Compise, Mike Dennis, Ken Eggleston, Rick Getch, Lonny Gilbert, Tom Mahoney, Tony Mahoney, Bill McMahon, Frank Moore, Wally Oyler, Wayne Patrick, Benny Russell, Andy Williams, Jim Zamberlan