Louisville 31, Akron 10

Oct. 24, 1987 – Home – Cardinal Stadium – Louisville, Ky. – Attendance 18,743

1st2nd3rd4thTotal
Louisville3210731
Akron037010

Louisville Scoring Summary

QtrTimeScoring Play
1st07:32Ron Bell 31-yard field goal, 10-61, 04:04
2nd10:45Craig Swabek 2-yard rush (Ron Bell kick), 3-14, 01:10
2nd05:51Deon Booker 1-yard rush (Ron Bell kick), 5-30, 01:41
2nd00:24Joey Hamilton 13-yard pass from Jay Gruden (Ron Bell kick), 5-84, 00:43
4th14:19Deon Booker 10-yard rush (Ron Bell kick), 9-66, 04:10

Team Statistics

LouisvilleAkron
FIRST DOWNS3116
Rushing135
Passing1611
Penalty20
NET YARDS RUSHING17662
Rushing Attempts4426
Average Per Rush4.02.4
Rushing Touchdowns30
Yards Gained Rushing20688
Yards Lost Rushing3026
NET YARDS PASSING367295
Completions-Attempts-Int26-44-417-43-1
Average Per Attempt8.36.9
Average Per Completion14.117.4
Passing Touchdowns11
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS543357
Total offense plays8869
Average Gain Per Play6.25.2
Fumbles: Number-Lost3-00-0
Penalties: Number-Yards8-814-40
PUNTS-YARDS5-1768-397
Average Yards Per Punt35.249.6
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD7-145-02-3-0
Average Per Return20.71.5
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD2-58-05-109-0
Average Per Return29.021.8
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD1-5-04-28-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD0-0-00-0-0
Possession Time37:19
Third-Down Conversions7-142-14
Fourth-Down Conversions0-00-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards2-193-18
PAT Kicks4-41-1
2Pts Conversions0-00-0
Field Goals1-11-2
RUSHING
No.GainLossNetTDLgAvg
Deon Booker18953922205.1
Pete Bynm9540540156.0
Craig Swabek418018194.5
Latrell Ware3193160135.3
Rodney Knighton3909063.0
Jay Gruden71124-1308-1.9
Totals44206301763204.0
PASSING
C-A-IYdsTDLongSack
Jay Gruden24-41-33571473
Eric Lawton2-3-110050
Totals26-44-43671473
RECEIVING
TARNo.YardsYACTDLong
Joey Hamilton5152147
George Williams344019
Chad Fortune437012
Anthony Cummings236029
John Tuyo232019
Craig Swabek525010
Deon Booker121021
Pete Bynm1707
Ken McKay1505
Latrell Ware1505
Rodney Knighton1303
Totals26367147
PUNTING
No.YdsAvgLongIn20TB
Kirk Kennedy517635.239
Totals517635.239
RETURNS
Punt NoYdsLgKick NoYdsLgInt NoYdsLg
Joey Hamilton610961000000
Deon Booker00025833000
Craig Swabek13636000000
Robert Gibson000000155
Totals71456125833155
FIELD GOALS
QtrTimeDistResult
1st07:3231Good
ALL-PURPOSE
RushRcvKRPRIRTotal
Joey Hamilton015201090261
Deon Booker92215800171
Craig Swabek1825036079
Pete Bynm54700061
George Williams04400044
Chad Fortune03700037
Anthony Cummings03600036
John Tuyo03200032
Latrell Ware16500021
Rodney Knighton9300012
Ken McKay050005
Robert Gibson000055
Jay Gruden-130000-13
FUMBLES
Louisville – Jay Gruden 2-0, Joey Hamilton 1-0
Louisville Defense
#NameSoloAstTotalSacks-YdsTFL-YdsFFFR-YdsInt-YdsBrUpBlksQBH
46Chris Sellars7180.0-00.0-000-00-0100
47Pat Fitzgerald6280.0-00.0-000-00-0100
48Mark Sander6061.0-112.0-1600-00-0000
12Terry Lantz5050.0-00.0-000-00-0000
22Arthur Alexander3250.0-00.0-000-00-0200
91Kevin Harvey2350.0-00.0-000-00-0100
37Joey Smith4040.0-00.0-000-00-0000
52Neil Singleton3140.0-00.0-000-00-0000
1Gary Warren3030.0-00.0-000-00-0000
99Ted Washington2130.0-00.0-000-00-0100
54Reggie Johnson2020.0-00.0-000-00-0000
43Ed Reynolds2020.0-00.0-000-00-0000
50Phillip Green0220.0-00.0-000-00-0000
69Colburn Clark1010.0-01.0-200-00-0000
81Chad Fortune1010.0-00.0-000-00-0000
25John Gainey1010.0-00.0-000-00-0000
93Dan Gangwer1011.0-81.0-800-00-0000
94Robert Gibson1010.0-00.0-000-01-5000
27Bob Bare0110.0-00.0-000-00-0100
95Ron Madrick0110.0-00.0-000-00-0000
20David Miller0110.0-00.0-000-00-0000
2Walter Wise0110.0-00.0-000-00-0000
15Jay Gruden0000.0-00.0-001-00-0000
Totals5016662.0-194.0-2601-01-5700

Louisville Participation

1-Gary Warren, 2-Walter Wise, 12-Terry Lantz, 15-Jay Gruden, 20-David Miller, 22-Arthur Alexander, 25-John Gainey, 27-Bob Bare, 37-Joey Smith, 43-Ed Reynolds, 46-Chris Sellars, 47-Pat Fitzgerald, 48-Mark Sander, 50-Phillip Green, 52-Neil Singleton, 54-Reggie Johnson, 69-Colburn Clark, 81-Chad Fortune, 91-Kevin Harvey, 93-Dan Gangwer, 94-Robert Gibson, 95-Ron Madrick, 99-Ted Washington, Ron Bell, Deon Booker, Eric Broomfield, Pete Bynm, Anthony Cummings, Joey Hamilton, Kirk Kennedy, Rodney Knighton, Eric Lawton, Ken McKay, Craig Swabek, John Tuyo, Latrell Ware, George Williams