Louisville 17, Tampa 14
Oct. 7, 1972 – Away – Tampa Stadium – Tampa, Fla. – Attendance 19,437
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
|---|
| Louisville | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Tampa | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Louisville Scoring Summary
Team Statistics
| Louisville | Tampa |
|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 16 | 10 |
| Rushing | 7 | 4 |
| Passing | 9 | 5 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 66 | 43 |
| Rushing Attempts | 54 | 41 |
| Average Per Rush | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 143 | 106 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 77 | 63 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 172 | 108 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 15-33-3 | 9-21-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 11.5 | 12.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 238 | 151 |
| Total offense plays | 87 | 62 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 7-5 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-15 | 2-17 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-284 | 9-303 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 40.6 | 33.7 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 5-96-1 | 3-7-0 |
| Average Per Return | 19.2 | 2.3 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 3-42-0 | 4-62-0 |
| Average Per Return | 14.0 | 15.5 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-1-0 | 3-67-1 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| PASSING |
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| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack |
|---|
| John Madeya | 15-33-3 | 172 | 0 | | |
| Totals | 15-33-3 | 172 | 0 | | |
| PUNTING |
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| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|
| Scott Marcus | 7 | 284 | 40.6 | | | |
| Totals | 7 | 284 | 40.6 | | | |
| FIELD GOALS |
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| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
|---|
| 3rd | 10:36 | 25 | Good |
| FUMBLES |
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Louisville – 2-1
Tampa – 7-5 |
Louisville Participation
Gary Barnes, Tony Burdock, Joe Duganich, John Gorman, Larry Griffin, Steve Jewell, Dale Kaminski, John Madeya, Scott Marcus, Tom Martin, Walter Peacock, Reneau Simpson, Howard Stevens, Wilbur Summers, Jim Wagoner