Nov. 17, 1973 – Home – Fairgrounds Stadium – Louisville, Ky. – Attendance 5,118
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Furman | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11:53 | Walter Peacock 18-yard rush (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 1st | 06:01 | A.J. Jacobs 40-yard pass from Jim Wagoner (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 2nd | 02:16 | Bill Florence 38-yard interception return (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 3rd | 14:48 | Walter Peacock 93-yard kickoff return (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 3rd | 01:35 | Walter Peacock 41-yard rush (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| Louisville | Furman | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 12 | 24 |
| Rushing | 8 | 15 |
| Passing | 3 | 9 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 224 | 149 |
| Rushing Attempts | 34 | 63 |
| Average Per Rush | 6.6 | 2.4 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 244 | 202 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 20 | 53 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 101 | 287 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 4-9-3 | 23-36-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 11.2 | 8.0 |
| Average Per Completion | 25.3 | 12.5 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 325 | 436 |
| Total offense plays | 43 | 99 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 7.6 | 4.4 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-0 | 3-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-54 | 3-37 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 3-95 | 4-101 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 31.7 | 25.3 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-4-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 2.0 | |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 2-107-1 | 4-63-0 |
| Average Per Return | 53.5 | 15.8 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 2-38-1 | 3-19-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 5-5 | 2-2 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Walter Peacock | 16 | 172 | 6 | 166 | 2 | 41 | 10.4 |
| Steve Jewell | 6 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 22 | 7.2 |
| Bob Kacvinsky | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2.7 |
| Jim Wagoner | 8 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Mel Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Totals | 34 | 244 | 20 | 224 | 2 | 41 | 6.6 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Jim Wagoner | 4-8-2 | 101 | 1 | 40 | |
| Rich Kirbus | 0-1-1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 4-9-3 | 101 | 1 | 40 | |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| A.J. Jacobs | 2 | 61 | 1 | 40 | ||
| Dale Kaminski | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 | ||
| John Gorman | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 101 | 1 | 40 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Wilbur Summers | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 32 | ||
| Totals | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 32 | ||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Walter Peacock | 0 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 93 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Florence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 38 | ||
| Bruce Barnes | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Hackett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 107 | 93 | 2 | 38 | 38 |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Walter Peacock | 166 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 273 |
| A.J. Jacobs | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Steve Jewell | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Bill Florence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| Dale Kaminski | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Bob Kacvinsky | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| John Gorman | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jim Wagoner | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bruce Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Mel Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – Bruce Barnes 1-0, Jim Wagoner 2-0 Furman – 3-2 |
| Louisville Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
| 40 | Joe Lee Phillips | 13 | 3 | 16 | 1.0-11 | 1.0-11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Larry Fluellen | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0.0-0 | 2.0-8 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Marty Smith | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Lonnie Schuler | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Ron Russell | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Sanford Walker | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Nunery | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Tom Hickey | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Norman Heard | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Florence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1-38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Hackett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 70 | 17 | 87 | 1.0-11 | 3.0-19 | 1 | 3-0 | 2-38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
28-Norman Heard, 30-Lonnie Schuler, 32-Larry Fluellen, 40-Joe Lee Phillips, 65-Nunery, 66-Tom Hickey, 71-Marty Smith, 82-Ron Russell, 89-Sanford Walker, Bruce Barnes, Bill Florence, John Gorman, Fred Hackett, Rick Hornsby, Larry Hrovat, A.J. Jacobs, Steve Jewell, Mel Jones, Bob Kacvinsky, Dale Kaminski, Rich Kirbus, Walter Peacock, Wilbur Summers, Jim Wagoner