Sept. 21, 1968 – Away – Carbondale, Ill. – Attendance 7,000
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 7 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 33 |
| Southern Illinois | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Wally Oyler 39-yard rush (Pete Compise kick) | |
| 2nd | Pete Compise 25-yard field goal | |
| 3rd | Pete Compise 27-yard field goal | |
| 3rd | Lonny Gilbert 6-yard pass from Wally Oyler (Pete Compise kick) | |
| 3rd | Larry Hart 41-yard pass from Oscar Brohm (Pete Compise kick missed) | |
| 4th | Herbie Phelps 7-yard rush (Pete Compise kick) |
| Louisville | Southern Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 23 | 10 |
| Rushing | 9 | 5 |
| Passing | 14 | 5 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 198 | 72 |
| Rushing Attempts | 51 | 42 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.9 | 1.7 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 246 | 121 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 48 | 49 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 288 | 129 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 20-42-1 | 9-24-5 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.9 | 5.4 |
| Average Per Completion | 14.4 | 14.3 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 486 | 201 |
| Total offense plays | 93 | 66 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.2 | 3.0 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-0 | 3-3 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-55 | 4-40 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-250 | 9-382 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 35.7 | 42.4 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 7-68-0 | 2-58-0 |
| Average Per Return | 9.7 | 29.0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 3-29-0 | 7-138-0 |
| Average Per Return | 9.7 | 19.7 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 5-51-0 | 1-25-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 3-4 | 1-1 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Johnnie Godbolt | 14 | 73 | 1 | 72 | 0 | 5.1 | |
| Herbie Phelps | 11 | 57 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 4.8 | |
| Jim Stallings | 17 | 56 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 2.9 | |
| Wally Oyler | 5 | 56 | 19 | 37 | 1 | 39 | 7.4 |
| Pete Compise | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | |
| Oscar Brohm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Bill Brumback | 1 | 0 | 15 | -15 | 0 | -15.0 | |
| Totals | 51 | 246 | 48 | 198 | 2 | 39 | 3.9 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Wally Oyler | 18-34-1 | 228 | 1 | ||
| Oscar Brohm | 2-8-0 | 60 | 1 | 41 | |
| Totals | 20-42-1 | 288 | 2 | 41 | |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Rick Getch | 8 | 117 | 0 | |||
| Larry Hart | 4 | 90 | 1 | 41 | ||
| Cookie Brinkman | 2 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Herbie Phelps | 2 | 27 | 0 | |||
| Steve Dobbs | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||
| Pete Compise | 2 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Lonny Gilbert | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Totals | 20 | 288 | 2 | 41 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Wally Oyler | 7 | 250 | 35.7 | |||
| Totals | 7 | 250 | 35.7 | |||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Herbie Phelps | 5 | 41 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Charles Collins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30 | ||
| Richard Watson | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wayne Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21 | ||
| Jim Stallings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Blakey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wally Oyler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 7 | 68 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 30 | |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| 2nd | 25 | Good | |
| 3rd | 27 | Good | |
| ? | Missed | ||
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Herbie Phelps | 53 | 27 | 29 | 41 | 0 | 150 |
| Rick Getch | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 |
| Larry Hart | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Johnnie Godbolt | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Jim Stallings | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Wally Oyler | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Charles Collins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| Cookie Brinkman | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Richard Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Wayne Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Steve Dobbs | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Pete Compise | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Lonny Gilbert | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bill Brumback | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -15 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – 1-0 Southern Illinois – 3-3 |
Mike Blakey, Cookie Brinkman, Oscar Brohm, Bill Brumback, Charles Collins, Pete Compise, Steve Dobbs, Rick Getch, Lonny Gilbert, Johnnie Godbolt, Larry Hart, Wayne Martin, Wally Oyler, Herbie Phelps, Jim Stallings, Richard Watson