Dayton 14, Louisville 10
Oct. 15, 1977 – Away – Welcome Stadium – Dayton, Ohio – Attendance 11,091
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
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| Louisville | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Dayton | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Louisville Scoring Summary
Team Statistics
| Louisville | Dayton |
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| FIRST DOWNS | 15 | 16 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 226 | 248 |
| Rushing Attempts | 54 | 63 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 72 | 48 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 10-26-2 | 3-10-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 2.8 | 4.8 |
| Average Per Completion | 7.2 | 16.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 298 | 296 |
| Total offense plays | 80 | 73 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-1 | 3-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 7-104 | 4-35 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-190 | 9-275 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 31.7 | 30.6 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-0-0 | 2-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| PASSING |
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| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack |
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| Randy Butler | 9-25-2 | 72 | 0 | | |
| Totals | 9-25-2 | 72 | 0 | | |
| FIELD GOALS |
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| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
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| 3rd | | 43 | Good |
| FUMBLES |
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Louisville – 3-1
Dayton – 3-1 |
Louisville Participation
Randy Butler, Kevin Miller, Rich Pennella, Nathan Poole, Pedro Posadas, Calvin Prince, Tony Smith