Louisville 23, Western Kentucky 14

Sept. 21, 1985 – Home – Cardinal Stadium – Louisville, Ky. – Attendance 36,914

1st2nd3rd4thTotal
Louisville686323
Western Kentucky007714

Louisville Scoring Summary

QtrTimeScoring Play
1st07:08Danny Cerione 27-yard field goal, 19-74, 07:52
1st01:43Danny Cerione 32-yard field goal
2nd00:57Craig Swabek 15-yard pass from Jay Gruden (Jay Gruden pass to Danny Thomas), 10-70, 04:45
3rd07:29Ernest Givins 94-yard kickoff return (Danny Cerione kick missed wide right)
4th05:04Danny Cerione 31-yard field goal, 9-63, 03:37

Team Statistics

LouisvilleWestern Kentucky
FIRST DOWNS1810
Rushing96
Passing94
Penalty00
NET YARDS RUSHING13485
Rushing Attempts4735
Average Per Rush2.92.4
Rushing Touchdowns00
Yards Gained Rushing174109
Yards Lost Rushing4024
NET YARDS PASSING186199
Completions-Attempts-Int14-25-018-31-0
Average Per Attempt7.46.4
Average Per Completion13.311.1
Passing Touchdowns12
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS320284
Total offense plays7266
Average Gain Per Play4.44.3
Fumbles: Number-Lost5-35-2
Penalties: Number-Yards8-597-68
PUNTS-YARDS5-1977-282
Average Yards Per Punt39.440.3
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD4-39-03-4-0
Average Per Return9.81.3
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD3-119-12-32-0
Average Per Return39.716.0
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD0-0-00-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD0-0-00-0-0
Possession Time34:32
Third-Down Conversions5-166-17
Fourth-Down Conversions2-21-1
Sacks By: Number-Yards2-181-9
PAT Kicks0-12-2
2Pts Conversions1-10-0
Field Goals3-30-2
RUSHING
No.GainLossNetTDLgAvg
John Adams16570570143.6
Craig Swabek14455400172.9
Larry Stricklin6290290134.8
Ernest Givins22602601413.0
Willie Shelby416016084.0
Jay Gruden109-900-9.0
Ed Rubbert4126-2501-6.3
Totals47174401340172.9
PASSING
C-A-IYdsTDLongSack
Ed Rubbert11-21-01560270
Jay Gruden3-4-0301151
Totals14-25-01861271
RECEIVING
TARNo.YardsYACTDLong
Ernest Givins464020
Craig Swabek242127
Junior Jones338017
John Adams21709
Danny Thomas21509
Willie Shelby110010
Totals14186127
PUNTING
No.YdsAvgLongIn20TB
Kirk Kennedy519739.447
Totals519739.447
RETURNS
Punt NoYdsLgKick NoYdsLgInt NoYdsLg
Ernest Givins43922211094000
Larry Stricklin000199000
Totals43922311994000
FIELD GOALS
QtrTimeDistResult
1st07:0827Good
1st01:4332Good
4th05:0431Good
ALL-PURPOSE
RushRcvKRPRIRTotal
Ernest Givins2664110390239
Craig Swabek404200082
John Adams571700074
Junior Jones03800038
Larry Stricklin29090038
Willie Shelby161000026
Danny Thomas01500015
Jay Gruden-90000-9
Ed Rubbert-250000-25
FUMBLES
Louisville – Ernest Givins 2-1, Jay Gruden 1-1, Ed Rubbert 2-1
Western Kentucky – 5-2
Louisville Defense
#NameSoloAstTotalSacks-YdsTFL-YdsFFFR-YdsInt-YdsBrUpBlksQBH
44Matt Battaglia92110.0-01.0-101-00-0000
99Anthony Moss5380.0-00.0-000-00-0000
35Paul Schaller5271.0-80.0-000-00-0000
40Antonio Davis5160.0-00.0-000-00-0200
26Don Cosby3360.0-00.0-000-00-0000
82Mike Minogue4151.0-100.0-000-00-0000
80Phillip Green3140.0-00.0-000-00-0000
56Bobby Jefferson2240.0-00.0-000-00-0000
43Avery Marshall2240.0-00.0-000-00-0000
39Calvert Cole1340.0-00.0-000-00-0000
75Andrew Higgs3030.0-00.0-000-00-0000
17Anthony Wiggins2130.0-00.0-000-00-0000
9Roy Winningham2130.0-00.0-000-00-0000
33Rick Shaw2020.0-00.0-000-00-0000
1Gary Warren2020.0-00.0-000-00-0100
95Ron Madrick1010.0-00.0-000-00-0000
36Sean Sinclair1010.0-00.0-000-00-0000
93David Williams1010.0-00.0-000-00-0000
24John Adams0000.0-00.0-001-00-0000
62Chris Sellars0000.0-00.0-001-00-0000
Totals5322752.0-181.0-103-00-0300

Louisville Participation

1-Gary Warren, 9-Roy Winningham, 17-Anthony Wiggins, 24-John Adams, 26-Don Cosby, 33-Rick Shaw, 35-Paul Schaller, 36-Sean Sinclair, 39-Calvert Cole, 40-Antonio Davis, 43-Avery Marshall, 44-Matt Battaglia, 56-Bobby Jefferson, 62-Chris Sellars, 75-Andrew Higgs, 80-Phillip Green, 82-Mike Minogue, 93-David Williams, 95-Ron Madrick, 99-Anthony Moss, Danny Cerione, Ernest Givins, Jay Gruden, Junior Jones, Kirk Kennedy, Greg Pianko, Ed Rubbert, Willie Shelby, Larry Stricklin, Craig Swabek, Danny Thomas