Sept. 22, 1973 – Away – Des Moines, Iowa – Attendance 15,700
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| Drake | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14:43 | Walter Peacock 97-yard kickoff return (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 2nd | 07:07 | Lonnie Schuler 54-yard interception return (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 3rd | 07:06 | Walter Peacock 8-yard rush (Len DePaola run failed) |
| 3rd | 03:52 | Walter Peacock 33-yard pass from Len DePaola (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| Louisville | Drake | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 22 | 13 |
| Rushing | 15 | 6 |
| Passing | 6 | 6 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 225 | 120 |
| Rushing Attempts | 62 | 37 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 283 | 129 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 58 | 9 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 159 | 174 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 10-21-1 | 12-33-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 7.6 | 5.3 |
| Average Per Completion | 15.9 | 14.5 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 384 | 294 |
| Total offense plays | 83 | 70 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 6-0 | 2-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 8-88 | 5-52 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-339 | 9-364 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 42.4 | 40.4 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2--5-0 | 4-69-0 |
| Average Per Return | -2.5 | 17.3 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 4-183-1 | 3-76-0 |
| Average Per Return | 45.8 | 25.3 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 2-54-1 | 1-23-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 3-3 | 2-2 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Walter Peacock | 29 | 141 | 4 | 137 | 1 | 4.7 | |
| Steve Jewell | 19 | 97 | 7 | 90 | 0 | 4.7 | |
| Rich Kirbus | 4 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.8 | |
| Larry Fluellen | 3 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Dan Simpson / John Simpson / Reneau Simpson | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | |
| Bruce Barnes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Len DePaola | 3 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 0 | -3.7 | |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 24 | -24 | 0 | 0 | -24.0 |
| Totals | 62 | 283 | 58 | 225 | 1 | 1 | 3.6 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Len DePaola | 10-20-1 | 159 | 1 | ||
| Rich Kirbus | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 10-21-1 | 159 | 1 | ||
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Bruce Barnes | 3 | 79 | 0 | |||
| Steve Jewell | 3 | 33 | 0 | |||
| Walter Peacock | 2 | 27 | 1 | 33 | ||
| John Gorman | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Dale Kaminski | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Totals | 10 | 159 | 1 | 33 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Wilbur Summers | 8 | 344 | 43.0 | |||
| Totals | 8 | 344 | 43.0 | |||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Walter Peacock | 0 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 97 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bruce Barnes | 2 | -5 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lonnie Schuler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 54 | ||
| Norman Heard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 2 | -5 | 4 | 183 | 97 | 2 | 54 | 54 | |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| 31 | Missed | ||
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Walter Peacock | 137 | 27 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 284 |
| Bruce Barnes | 1 | 79 | 63 | -5 | 0 | 138 |
| Steve Jewell | 90 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
| Lonnie Schuler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 |
| Rich Kirbus | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| John Gorman | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Larry Fluellen | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Dale Kaminski | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Dan Simpson / John Simpson / Reneau Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Len DePaola | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – 6-0 Drake – 2-1 |
Bruce Barnes, Len DePaola, Larry Fluellen, John Gorman, Norman Heard, Steve Jewell, Dale Kaminski, Rich Kirbus, Walter Peacock, Lonnie Schuler, Dan Simpson / John Simpson / Reneau Simpson, Wilbur Summers