Oct. 6, 1973 – Home – Fairgrounds Stadium – Louisville, Ky. – Attendance 28,631
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Wichita State | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 00:00 | Walter Peacock 9-yard pass from Len DePaola (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 2nd | 00:39 | Steve Jewell 12-yard rush (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 3rd | 06:44 | Wilbur Summers 27-yard field goal |
| 4th | 11:36 | Len DePaola 1-yard rush (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| Louisville | Wichita State | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 18 | 16 |
| Rushing | 15 | 7 |
| Passing | 2 | 8 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 269 | 134 |
| Rushing Attempts | 55 | 48 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.9 | 2.8 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 289 | 169 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 20 | 35 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 85 | 122 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 6-19-1 | 11-20-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 4.5 | 6.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 14.2 | 11.1 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 354 | 256 |
| Total offense plays | 74 | 68 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.8 | 3.8 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-2 | 2-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-56 | 3-53 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-270 | 7-292 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 45.0 | 41.7 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-15-0 | 5-55-0 |
| Average Per Return | 3.8 | 11.0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 3-94-0 | 4-77-0 |
| Average Per Return | 31.3 | 19.3 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-0-0 | 1-35-1 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 3-3 | 1-1 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Walter Peacock | 39 | 199 | 7 | 192 | 0 | 21 | 4.9 |
| Steve Jewell | 11 | 81 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 17 | 7.3 |
| Dan Simpson / John Simpson / Reneau Simpson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Len DePaola | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 1 | 6 | -0.3 |
| Larry Fluellen | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | -4 | -4.0 |
| Totals | 55 | 289 | 20 | 269 | 2 | 21 | 4.9 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Len DePaola | 6-18-1 | 85 | 1 | 48 | |
| Paul Mascenik | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 6-19-1 | 85 | 1 | 48 | |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| John Gorman | 1 | 48 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Steve Jewell | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Dale Kaminski | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Walter Peacock | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Totals | 6 | 85 | 1 | 48 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Wilbur Summers | 6 | 270 | 45.0 | 51 | ||
| Totals | 6 | 270 | 45.0 | 51 | ||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Bruce Barnes | 2 | -3 | 8 | 1 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Peacock | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Wagoner | 2 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Hornsby | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hrovat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 94 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| 3rd | 06:44 | 27 | Good |
| 44 | Missed | ||
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Walter Peacock | 192 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 229 |
| Steve Jewell | 80 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 |
| Bruce Barnes | 0 | 0 | 51 | -3 | 0 | 48 |
| John Gorman | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Jim Wagoner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Rick Hornsby | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Dale Kaminski | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Dan Simpson / John Simpson / Reneau Simpson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Len DePaola | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Larry Fluellen | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – Bruce Barnes 1-0, Larry Fluellen 1-1, Walter Peacock 1-1 Wichita State – 2-2 |
| Louisville Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
| 40 | Joe Lee Phillips | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Norman Heard | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0.0-0 | 2.0-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Richard Bishop | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Larry Hrovat | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Ron Russell | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Nunnery | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2.0-15 | 2.0-15 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0-3 | 1.0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Hornsby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Bowen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marty Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 42 | 11 | 53 | 3.0-18 | 7.0-31 | 0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
28-Norman Heard, 40-Joe Lee Phillips, 48-Larry Hrovat, 65-Nunnery, 82-Ron Russell, 90-Richard Bishop, Bruce Barnes, Greg Bowen, Reggie Brown, Len DePaola, Larry Fluellen, John Gorman, Rick Hornsby, A.J. Jacobs, Steve Jewell, Dale Kaminski, Paul Mascenik, Walter Peacock, Dan Simpson / John Simpson / Reneau Simpson, Marty Smith, Wilbur Summers, Harry Trimble, Jim Wagoner