Sept. 30, 1972 – Away – Baujan Field – Dayton, Ohio – Attendance 11,214
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Dayton | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 00:45 | Howard Stevens 12-yard pass from John Madeya (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 3rd | 10:35 | Howard Stevens 2-yard rush (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 3rd | 06:18 | Howard Stevens 5-yard rush (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 4th | 08:26 | John Madeya 1-yard rush (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| Louisville | Dayton | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 22 | 13 |
| Rushing | 16 | 4 |
| Passing | 6 | 6 |
| Penalty | 0 | 3 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 325 | 97 |
| Rushing Attempts | 55 | 45 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.9 | 2.2 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 3 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 345 | 128 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 20 | 31 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 128 | 111 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 9-19-3 | 10-21-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.7 | 5.3 |
| Average Per Completion | 14.2 | 11.1 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 453 | 208 |
| Total offense plays | 74 | 66 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 6.1 | 3.2 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 10-96 | 8-97 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 3-78 | 7-244 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 26.0 | 34.9 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-19-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 19.0 | |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 3-54-0 | 5-86-0 |
| Average Per Return | 18.0 | 17.2 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-26-0 | 3-73-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Howard Stevens | 25 | 161 | 1 | 160 | 2 | 6.4 | |
| Larry Griffin | 14 | 111 | 8 | 103 | 0 | 7.4 | |
| Reneau Simpson | 7 | 50 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| Walter Peacock | 2 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Steve Jewell | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| John Madeya | 4 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 1 | -2.3 | |
| Totals | 55 | 345 | 20 | 325 | 3 | 0 | 5.9 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| John Madeya | 9-16-1 | 128 | 1 | ||
| Len DePaola | 0-3-2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 9-19-3 | 128 | 1 | ||
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Howard Stevens | 4 | 62 | 1 | |||
| Gary Barnes | 2 | 32 | 0 | |||
| Dale Kaminski | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | ||
| Tony Burdock | 2 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 9 | 128 | 1 | 22 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Scott Marcus | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | |||
| Totals | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | |||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Howard Stevens | 1 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Peacock | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mel Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 54 | 23 | 1 | 26 | 26 |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Howard Stevens | 160 | 62 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 264 |
| Larry Griffin | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
| Reneau Simpson | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Walter Peacock | 16 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Gary Barnes | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Mel Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| Dale Kaminski | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Tony Burdock | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Steve Jewell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| John Madeya | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – 2-1 Dayton – 1-0 |
Gary Barnes, Tony Burdock, Len DePaola, Larry Griffin, Steve Jewell, Mel Jones, Dale Kaminski, John Madeya, Scott Marcus, Walter Peacock, Reneau Simpson, Howard Stevens, Wilbur Summers