Sept. 29, 1984 – Away – Astrodome – Houston, Texas – Attendance 22,533
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
| Houston | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ron Davenport 1-yard rush (Phil Ellis kick) | |
| 3rd | Preston Gray 26-yard pass from Ed Rubbert (Phil Ellis kick) | |
| 4th | Ron Davenport 7-yard rush (Phil Ellis kick) | |
| 4th | Ernest Givins 30-yard pass from Ed Rubbert (two-point run failed) | |
| 4th | Phil Ellis 22-yard field goal |
| Louisville | Houston | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 18 | 19 |
| Rushing | 8 | 10 |
| Passing | 8 | 7 |
| Penalty | 2 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 157 | 192 |
| Rushing Attempts | 42 | 49 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 175 | 211 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 18 | 19 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 213 | 215 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 13-31-3 | 15-29-3 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.9 | 7.4 |
| Average Per Completion | 16.4 | 14.3 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 370 | 407 |
| Total offense plays | 73 | 78 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-1 | 2-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 8-76 | 8-69 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-161 | 6-228 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 32.2 | 38.0 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 5-49-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 9.8 | |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 6-170-0 | 6-71-0 |
| Average Per Return | 28.3 | 11.8 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 3-45-0 | 3-9-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Possession Time | 30:58 | |
| Third-Down Conversions | 7-16 | 5-15 |
| PAT Kicks | 3-3 | 2-3 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Field Goals | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Ron Davenport | 19 | 92 | 2 | 4.8 | |||
| Leonard Sullivan | 7 | 43 | 0 | 6.1 | |||
| John Adams | 6 | 33 | 0 | 5.5 | |||
| Willie Shelby | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1.8 | |||
| Rodney Knighton | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | |||
| Ernest Givins | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | |||
| Ed Rubbert | 3 | -10 | 0 | -3.3 | |||
| Totals | 42 | 175 | 18 | 157 | 2 | 0 | 3.7 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Ed Rubbert | 13-31-3 | 213 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 13-31-3 | 213 | 2 | ||
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Ernest Givins | 4 | 128 | 1 | |||
| Preston Gray | 1 | 26 | 1 | 26 | ||
| Ron Davenport | 3 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Bruce Armstrong | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||
| David Hatfield | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Carl Williams | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
| James Jones | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Leonard Sullivan | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | ||
| Totals | 13 | 213 | 2 | 26 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Danny Cerione | 5 | 160 | 32.0 | |||
| Totals | 5 | 160 | 32.0 | |||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Eric Vaughn | 3 | 43 | 5 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ernest Givins | 2 | -1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 5 | 42 | 6 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| 4th | 22 | Good | |
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Eric Vaughn | 0 | 0 | 124 | 43 | 0 | 167 |
| Ernest Givins | -2 | 128 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 133 |
| Ron Davenport | 92 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| Leonard Sullivan | 43 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| John Adams | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Preston Gray | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Bruce Armstrong | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| David Hatfield | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Carl Williams | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Willie Shelby | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| James Jones | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rodney Knighton | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Ed Rubbert | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – 3-1 Houston – 2-2 |
John Adams, Bruce Armstrong, Danny Cerione, Ron Davenport, Phil Ellis, Ernest Givins, Preston Gray, David Hatfield, James Jones, Rodney Knighton, Ed Rubbert, Willie Shelby, Leonard Sullivan, Eric Vaughn, Carl Williams