Sept. 8, 1973 – Away – Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium – Memphis, Tenn. – Attendance 33,164
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Memphis | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 04:52 | Walter Peacock 5-yard rush (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 4th | 01:05 | Bruce Barnes 18-yard rush (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 4th | 00:00 | Len DePaola 1-yard rush (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| Louisville | Memphis | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 20 | 24 |
| Rushing | 9 | 17 |
| Passing | 8 | 5 |
| Penalty | 3 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 186 | 216 |
| Rushing Attempts | 40 | 60 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.7 | 3.6 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 3 | 4 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 223 | 238 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 37 | 22 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 143 | 110 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 15-33-1 | 12-20-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 4.3 | 5.5 |
| Average Per Completion | 9.5 | 9.2 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 329 | 326 |
| Total offense plays | 73 | 80 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 4-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-45 | 7-80 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-284 | 7-231 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 40.6 | 33.0 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-26-0 | 2-29-0 |
| Average Per Return | 6.5 | 14.5 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 5-81-0 | 2-42-0 |
| Average Per Return | 16.2 | 21.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 3-3 | 4-4 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Walter Peacock | 24 | 149 | 9 | 140 | 1 | 5.8 | |
| Bruce Barnes | 3 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 12.0 | |
| Steve Jewell | 5 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4.6 | |
| Rich Kirbus | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Richard Bishop | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | -5.0 | |
| Len DePaola | 6 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 1 | -1.8 | |
| Totals | 40 | 223 | 37 | 186 | 3 | 3 | 4.7 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Len DePaola | 15-33-1 | 143 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 15-33-1 | 143 | 0 | ||
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Dale Kaminski | 4 | 56 | 0 | |||
| John Gorman | 3 | 31 | 0 | |||
| Bruce Barnes | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Bernard Derricoatte | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||
| Harry Trimble | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Steve Jewell | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Walter Peacock | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Richard Bishop | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 15 | 143 | 0 | 20 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Wilbur Summers | 7 | 284 | 40.6 | |||
| Totals | 7 | 284 | 40.6 | |||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Bruce Barnes | 2 | 11 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Walter Peacock | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Wagoner | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dale Kaminski | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Florence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 26 | 5 | 81 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Walter Peacock | 140 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 166 |
| Bruce Barnes | 36 | 20 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 125 |
| Dale Kaminski | 0 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| John Gorman | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Steve Jewell | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Bernard Derricoatte | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Jim Wagoner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Harry Trimble | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Rich Kirbus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Richard Bishop | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| Len DePaola | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – 2-1 Memphis – 4-2 |
Bruce Barnes, Richard Bishop, Len DePaola, Bernard Derricoatte, Bill Florence, John Gorman, Steve Jewell, Dale Kaminski, Rich Kirbus, Walter Peacock, Wilbur Summers, Harry Trimble, Jim Wagoner