Oct. 21, 1972 – Away – Cessna Stadium – Wichita, Kan. – Attendance 22,521
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 14 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 46 |
| Wichita State | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 06:31 | Harry Trimble 17-yard pass from John Madeya (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 1st | 01:26 | Reneau Simpson 26-yard pass from John Madeya (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 2nd | 14:33 | Howard Stevens 1-yard rush (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 2nd | 04:04 | Richard Bishop / Tom Bishop safety |
| 3rd | 06:40 | Tom Jackson safety |
| 3rd | 01:51 | John Madeya 2-yard rush (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 3rd | 00:23 | Howard Stevens 7-yard pass from John Madeya (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 4th | 08:39 | Steve Jewell 2-yard rush (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| Louisville | Wichita State | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 26 | 11 |
| Rushing | 13 | 2 |
| Passing | 11 | 6 |
| Penalty | 2 | 3 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 251 | -78 |
| Rushing Attempts | 55 | 30 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.6 | -2.6 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 310 | 31 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 59 | 109 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 230 | 138 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 18-39-3 | 16-31-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.9 | 4.5 |
| Average Per Completion | 12.8 | 8.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 481 | 60 |
| Total offense plays | 94 | 61 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.1 | 1.0 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 3-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 10-135 | 5-41 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-186 | 12-478 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 37.2 | 39.8 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-42-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 10.5 | |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 2-43-0 | 5-79-0 |
| Average Per Return | 21.5 | 15.8 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 3-30-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 6-6 | 0-0 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Howard Stevens | 30 | 193 | 15 | 178 | 1 | 5.9 | |
| Reneau Simpson | 6 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 6.2 | |
| Larry Griffin | 3 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11.0 | |
| Steve Jewell | 6 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 4.3 | |
| Walter Peacock | 5 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 3.2 | |
| Len DePaola | 1 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0 | -10.0 | |
| John Madeya | 4 | 2 | 31 | -29 | 1 | -7.3 | |
| Totals | 55 | 310 | 59 | 251 | 3 | 0 | 4.6 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| John Madeya | 14-30-2 | 186 | 3 | ||
| Len DePaola | 4-9-1 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 18-39-3 | 230 | 3 | ||
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Harry Trimble | 3 | 68 | 1 | |||
| Gary Barnes | 6 | 59 | 0 | |||
| Reneau Simpson | 1 | 26 | 1 | 26 | ||
| Tony Burdock | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||
| Howard Stevens | 3 | 20 | 1 | |||
| Joe Duganich | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Walter Peacock | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Dale Kaminski | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
| John Gorman | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 18 | 230 | 3 | 26 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Scott Marcus | 5 | 189 | 37.8 | |||
| Totals | 5 | 189 | 37.8 | |||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Howard Stevens | 3 | 34 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Walter Peacock | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Wagoner | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Howard Stevens | 178 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 0 | 255 |
| Harry Trimble | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Reneau Simpson | 37 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Gary Barnes | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Walter Peacock | 16 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Larry Griffin | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Steve Jewell | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Tony Burdock | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Joe Duganich | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Dale Kaminski | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jim Wagoner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| John Gorman | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Len DePaola | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 |
| John Madeya | -29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -29 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – 2-1 Wichita State – 3-1 |
Gary Barnes, Richard Bishop / Tom Bishop, Tony Burdock, Len DePaola, Joe Duganich, John Gorman, Larry Griffin, Tom Jackson, Steve Jewell, Dale Kaminski, John Madeya, Scott Marcus, Walter Peacock, Reneau Simpson, Howard Stevens, Wilbur Summers, Harry Trimble, Jim Wagoner