Louisville 36, Marshall 0
Oct. 3, 1981 – Home – Fairgrounds Stadium – Louisville, Ky. – Attendance 20,745
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
|---|
| Louisville | 6 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 36 |
| Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Louisville Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|
| 1st | 09:39 | Tony Blair 41-yard field goal, 6-20, 01:32 |
| 1st | 01:41 | Tony Blair 27-yard field goal, 12-58, 03:32 |
| 3rd | 10:57 | Courtney Jeter 6-yard pass from Scott Gannon (Tony Blair kick missed wide right), 10-79, 03:57 |
| 3rd | 08:52 | Don Craft 3-yard rush (Tony Blair kick), 2-7, 00:45 |
| 3rd | 04:52 | Keith Humphries 83-yard punt return (Tony Blair kick) |
| 4th | 07:48 | Tony Blair 35-yard field goal, 7-39, 03:40 |
| 4th | 01:18 | Ron Davenport 6-yard rush (Tony Blair kick), 14-75 |
Team Statistics
| Louisville | Marshall |
|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 18 | 12 |
| Rushing | 5 | 2 |
| Passing | 12 | 8 |
| Penalty | 1 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 295 | 94 |
| Rushing Attempts | 54 | 45 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.5 | 2.1 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 102 | 53 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 9-25-3 | 3-14-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Average Per Completion | 11.3 | 17.7 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 397 | 147 |
| Total offense plays | 79 | 59 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.0 | 2.5 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 9-69 | 4-63 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 4-191 | 9-289 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 47.8 | 32.1 |
| 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 | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| PASSING |
|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack |
|---|
| Scott Gannon | 9-25-3 | 102 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 9-25-3 | 102 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| FIELD GOALS |
|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
|---|
| 1st | 09:39 | 41 | Good |
| 1st | 01:41 | 27 | Good |
| 4th | 07:48 | 35 | Good |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
Louisville – 0-0
Marshall – 2-1 |
Louisville Participation
John Ayers, Tony Blair, Mark Blasinsky, Mark Clayton, Don Craft, Lamar Cummings, Ron Davenport, Nate Dozier, Phil Ellis, Scott Gannon, David Hatfield, Greg Hickman, Jeff Hortert, Keith Humphries, Courtney Jeter, Dwayne Johnson, Joe Kader, Dean May, Frank Minnifield, Scedric Moss, Jeff Speedy, Leon Williams, Mark Wilson