Louisiana Tech 24, Louisville 14
Dec. 17, 1977 – Neutral – State Fair Stadium – Shreveport, La. – Attendance 18,500
Independence Bowl
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
|---|
| Louisville | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Louisiana Tech | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Louisville Scoring Summary
Team Statistics
| Louisville | Louisiana Tech |
|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 11 | 25 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 100 | 48 |
| Rushing Attempts | 44 | 44 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.3 | 1.1 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 61 | 287 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 9-23-1 | 19-39-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 2.7 | 7.4 |
| Average Per Completion | 6.8 | 15.1 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 161 | 335 |
| Total offense plays | 67 | 83 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 2.4 | 4.0 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 8-3 | 6-3 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 8-92 | 4-36 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-304 | 6-192 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 38.0 | 32.0 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-1 | 0-0-0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| PASSING |
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| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack |
|---|
| Stu Stram | 7-18-1 | 61 | 0 | | |
| Totals | 7-18-1 | 61 | 0 | | |
| FIELD GOALS |
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| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
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| FUMBLES |
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Louisville – 8-3
Louisiana Tech – 6-3 |
Louisville Participation
Mark Besanceney, Greg Miller, Kevin Miller, Terry Mullins, Nathan Poole, Pedro Posadas, Calvin Prince, Stu Stram