Sept. 7, 1985 – Away – Mountaineer Field – Morgantown, W.Va. – Attendance 62,128
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| West Virginia | 7 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 14:04 | John Adams 1-yard rush (Danny Cerione kick), 11-80 |
| 4th | 02:36 | Larry Stricklin 1-yard rush (Jay Gruden pass failed, incomplete), 13-84, 05:30 |
| Louisville | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 17 | 24 |
| Rushing | 4 | 15 |
| Passing | 12 | 6 |
| Penalty | 1 | 3 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 46 | 340 |
| Rushing Attempts | 30 | 51 |
| Average Per Rush | 1.5 | 6.7 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 3 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 73 | 344 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 27 | 4 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 303 | 203 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 19-38-4 | 15-24-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 8.0 | 8.5 |
| Average Per Completion | 15.9 | 13.5 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 349 | 543 |
| Total offense plays | 68 | 75 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.1 | 7.2 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 9-73 | 9-73 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-230 | 6-259 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 46.0 | 43.2 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 6-16-0 | 2-12-0 |
| Average Per Return | 2.7 | 6.0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 5-60-0 | 2-39-0 |
| Average Per Return | 12.0 | 19.5 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 4-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Possession Time | 29:55 | |
| Third-Down Conversions | 4-13 | 7-15 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 0-0 | 3-17 |
| PAT Kicks | 1-1 | 7-7 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| John Adams | 12 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 11 | 2.8 |
| Craig Swabek | 5 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2.6 |
| Willie Shelby | 4 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 3.0 |
| Junior Jones | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Larry Stricklin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Ed Rubbert | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 0 | 7 | -1.3 |
| Jay Gruden | 3 | 0 | 15 | -15 | 0 | -4 | -5.0 |
| Totals | 30 | 73 | 27 | 46 | 2 | 11 | 1.5 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Ed Rubbert | 12-30-4 | 212 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| Jay Gruden | 7-8-0 | 91 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Totals | 19-38-4 | 303 | 0 | 48 | 4 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| James Jones | 4 | 127 | 0 | 48 | ||
| John Adams | 5 | 50 | 0 | 27 | ||
| Ernest Givins | 3 | 41 | 0 | 15 | ||
| Danny Thomas | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | ||
| Junior Jones | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Joey Hamilton | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||
| Jeff Pointer | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Rodney Knighton | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Willie Shelby | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Larry Stricklin | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Totals | 19 | 303 | 0 | 48 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Kirk Kennedy | 5 | 230 | 46.0 | 68 | ||
| Totals | 5 | 230 | 46.0 | 68 | ||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Craig Swabek | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernest Givins | 4 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| James Jones | 0 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 |
| John Adams | 34 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| Craig Swabek | 13 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 68 |
| Ernest Givins | 0 | 41 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 55 |
| Danny Thomas | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Junior Jones | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Willie Shelby | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Joey Hamilton | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Jeff Pointer | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rodney Knighton | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Larry Stricklin | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ed Rubbert | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| Jay Gruden | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -15 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – John Adams 2-1 |
| Louisville Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
| Matt Battaglia | 13 | 1 | 14 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Cosby | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anthony Moss | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Minogue | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Calvert Cole | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phillip Green | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Sellars | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anthony Wiggins | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Winrich | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Bell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Antonio Davis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Jackson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Jefferson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avery Marshall | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Schaller | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bernard Ziggler | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marlett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 59 | 4 | 63 | 0.0-0 | 3.0-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
John Adams, Matt Battaglia, James Bell, Danny Cerione, Calvert Cole, Don Cosby, Antonio Davis, Ernest Givins, Phillip Green, Jay Gruden, Joey Hamilton, Andrew Higgs, Joe Jackson, Bobby Jefferson, Don Johnson, James Jones, Junior Jones, Kirk Kennedy, Rodney Knighton, Marlett, Avery Marshall, Mike Minogue, Anthony Moss, Pete O'Neal, Jeff Pointer, Ed Rubbert, Paul Schaller, Chris Sellars, Willie Shelby, Sean Sinclair, Larry Stricklin, Craig Swabek, Danny Thomas, Anthony Wiggins, George Williams, David Winrich, Bernard Ziggler