Nov. 10, 1979 – Away – Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium – Memphis, Tenn. – Attendance 17,205
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Memphis | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 00:36 | Greg Hickman 1-yard rush (Matt Mager kick missed), 6-20 |
| Louisville | Memphis | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 13 | 11 |
| Rushing | 11 | 5 |
| Passing | 0 | 4 |
| Penalty | 2 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 261 | 132 |
| Rushing Attempts | 65 | 45 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.0 | 2.9 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 294 | 167 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 33 | 35 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 26 | 58 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 5-18-1 | 6-21-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 1.4 | 2.8 |
| Average Per Completion | 5.2 | 9.7 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 287 | 190 |
| Total offense plays | 83 | 66 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 4-3 | 10-6 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-63 | 6-56 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-204 | 8-280 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 25.5 | 35.0 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1--1-0 | 5-28-0 |
| Average Per Return | -1.0 | 5.6 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 3-52-0 | 2-34-0 |
| Average Per Return | 17.3 | 17.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 2-21-0 | 1-15-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Greg Hickman | 33 | 193 | 0 | 193 | 1 | 50 | 5.8 |
| Bo Haden | 15 | 59 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 18 | 3.7 |
| Don Craft | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 2.3 |
| Pat Patterson | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1.5 |
| Scott Gannon | 7 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 0 | 13 | -1.1 |
| Totals | 65 | 294 | 33 | 261 | 1 | 50 | 4.0 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Stu Stram | 2-4-1 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Pat Patterson | 1-5-0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dave Betz | 1-1-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Scott Gannon | 1-8-0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Totals | 5-18-1 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Greg Searcy | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Mark Wilson | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Don Craft | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Mike Ramstetter | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 5 | 26 | 0 | 9 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Dave Betz | 6 | 204 | 34.0 | 57 | ||
| Totals | 6 | 204 | 34.0 | 57 | ||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Greg Searcy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 |
| Mark Clayton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Jamie Perrin | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 17 |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| 27 | Missed | ||
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Greg Hickman | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 |
| Bo Haden | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Greg Searcy | 0 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Don Craft | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Leon Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Mark Clayton | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Mark Wilson | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Pat Patterson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Otis Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Mike Ramstetter | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jamie Perrin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Scott Gannon | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – Pat Patterson 2-2, Jamie Perrin 1-0, Greg Searcy 1-1 Memphis – 10-6 |
| Louisville Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
| Otis Wilson | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 2-0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Henry | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ricky Skiles | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | Eddie Johnson | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Evans | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leon Williams | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Payton | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Perrin | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Drachman | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Pok | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Dihtzeruk | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zarko Ellis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Blackmon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Bosler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Hagan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 46 | 27 | 73 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 6-0 | 2-21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
46-Eddie Johnson, Dave Betz, Fred Blackmon, Jim Bosler, Randy Butler, Mark Clayton, Don Craft, Dan Dihtzeruk, David Drachman, Zarko Ellis, Lamar Evans, Scott Gannon, Bo Haden, Gene Hagan, Jeff Henry, Greg Hickman, Matt Mager, Pat Patterson, Ray Payton, Billy Perrin, Jamie Perrin, Jack Pok, Mike Ramstetter, Greg Searcy, Ricky Skiles, Stu Stram, Leon Williams, Mark Wilson, Otis Wilson