Nov. 4, 1972 – Home – Fairgrounds Stadium – Louisville, Ky. – Attendance 24,000
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| Tulsa | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 14:01 | Tony Burdock 3-yard pass from John Madeya (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 2nd | 04:32 | Gary Barnes 12-yard pass from John Madeya (Wilbur Summers kick missed wide right) |
| 3rd | 02:37 | Howard Stevens 1-yard rush (John Madeya run failed, tackled) |
| 4th | 08:03 | Tony Burdock 32-yard pass from John Madeya (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| Louisville | Tulsa | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 23 | 17 |
| Rushing | 10 | 6 |
| Passing | 12 | 8 |
| Penalty | 1 | 3 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 154 | 88 |
| Rushing Attempts | 49 | 42 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.1 | 2.1 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 216 | 132 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 62 | 44 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 225 | 224 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 22-36-2 | 18-35-3 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| Average Per Completion | 10.2 | 12.4 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 3 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 379 | 312 |
| Total offense plays | 85 | 77 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 4-3 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-78 | 5-45 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-138 | 7-213 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 27.6 | 30.4 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-18-0 | 1-13-0 |
| Average Per Return | 6.0 | 13.0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 4-44-0 | 5-83-0 |
| Average Per Return | 11.0 | 16.6 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 3-36-0 | 2-19-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 |
| PAT Kicks | 2-3 | 4-4 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Howard Stevens | 38 | 209 | 5 | 204 | 1 | 19 | 5.4 |
| Reneau Simpson | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.6 |
| John Madeya | 4 | 0 | 31 | -31 | 0 | -3 | -7.8 |
| TEAM | 2 | 0 | 22 | -22 | 0 | 0 | -11.0 |
| Totals | 49 | 216 | 62 | 154 | 1 | 19 | 3.1 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| John Madeya | 22-36-2 | 225 | 3 | 32 | |
| Totals | 22-36-2 | 225 | 3 | 32 | |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Tony Burdock | 10 | 111 | 2 | 32 | ||
| Gary Barnes | 8 | 103 | 1 | 17 | ||
| Howard Stevens | 3 | 18 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Reneau Simpson | 1 | -7 | 0 | -7 | ||
| Totals | 22 | 225 | 3 | 32 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Scott Marcus | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 45 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 45 | ||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Lonnie Schuler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26 | ||
| Walter Peacock | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Howard Stevens | 3 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reneau Simpson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Norman Heard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Riser | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 3 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 44 | 25 | 3 | 36 | 26 |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Howard Stevens | 204 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 240 |
| Tony Burdock | 0 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 |
| Gary Barnes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
| Lonnie Schuler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| Walter Peacock | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Tom Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Reneau Simpson | 3 | -7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Norman Heard | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Riser | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Madeya | -31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -31 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – Tony Burdock 1-1, Tom Jackson 1-1, Howard Stevens 2-1 Tulsa – 1-1 |
| Louisville Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
| Tom Martin | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1.0-11 | 1.0-11 | 0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Lee Phillips | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Long | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Jackson | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Schuler | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richard Bishop | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Welch | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 52 | 16 | 68 | 1.0-11 | 1.0-11 | 0 | 1-0 | 3-36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Gary Barnes, Richard Bishop, Reggie Brown, Tony Burdock, John Gorman, Norman Heard, Tom Jackson, Steve Jewell, Ed Long, John Madeya, Scott Marcus, Tom Martin, Walter Peacock, Joe Lee Phillips, Steve Reese, Bob Riser, Lonnie Schuler, Reneau Simpson, Howard Stevens, Wilbur Summers, Harry Trimble, Jim Wagoner, Joe Welch, Steve Young