Dec. 2, 1989 – Neutral – Tokyo Dome – Tokyo, Japan – Attendance 50,000
Coca-Cola Classic
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Syracuse | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 05:04 | Carwell Gardner 6-yard rush (Ron Bell kick), 11-78, 06:06 |
| 2nd | 00:01 | Ron Bell 31-yard field goal, 9-76, 02:38 |
| 4th | 06:06 | Klaus Wilmsmeyer 35-yard field goal, 9-65, 04:26 |
| Louisville | Syracuse | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 18 | 15 |
| Rushing | 7 | 9 |
| Passing | 10 | 5 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 88 | 110 |
| Rushing Attempts | 31 | 44 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 113 | 147 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 25 | 37 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 222 | 250 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 17-31-2 | 10-12-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 7.2 | 20.8 |
| Average Per Completion | 13.1 | 25.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 310 | 360 |
| Total offense plays | 62 | 56 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.0 | 6.4 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-25 | 6-38 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 4-148 | 3-132 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 37.0 | 44.0 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-16-0 | 2-19-0 |
| Average Per Return | 5.3 | 9.5 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 4-81-0 | 2-42-0 |
| Average Per Return | 20.3 | 21.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 2-35-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Possession Time | 29:39 | |
| Third-Down Conversions | 4-11 | 5-11 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 3-18 | 4-25 |
| PAT Kicks | 1-1 | 3-3 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Carwell Gardner | 16 | 72 | 0 | 72 | 1 | 10 | 4.5 |
| Dee Smith | 4 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3.5 |
| Curtis Lipsey | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2.5 |
| Latrell Ware | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Pete Bynm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Browning Nagle | 6 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 0 | 13 | -1.0 |
| Totals | 31 | 113 | 25 | 88 | 1 | 13 | 2.8 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Browning Nagle | 17-31-2 | 222 | 0 | 65 | 4 |
| Totals | 17-31-2 | 222 | 0 | 65 | 4 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Carwell Gardner | 6 | 115 | 0 | 65 | ||
| Anthony Cummings | 2 | 23 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Chad Fortune | 2 | 21 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Ken McKay | 2 | 21 | 0 | 13 | ||
| Fred Jones | 2 | 19 | 0 | 13 | ||
| Curtis Lipsey | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||
| Dee Smith | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Totals | 17 | 222 | 0 | 65 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Klaus Wilmsmeyer | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 50 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 50 | ||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Dee Smith | 3 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 64 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Bynm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 81 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| 2nd | 00:01 | 31 | Good |
| 4th | 06:06 | 35 | Good |
| 26 | Blocked | ||
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Carwell Gardner | 72 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 |
| Dee Smith | 14 | 4 | 64 | 16 | 0 | 98 |
| Curtis Lipsey | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Anthony Cummings | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Chad Fortune | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Ken McKay | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Fred Jones | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Pete Bynm | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Latrell Ware | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Browning Nagle | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – David Moyler 1-1 Syracuse – 2-2 |
| Louisville Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
| 99 | Ted Washington | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.0-4 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Reggie Johnson | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Robert Gibson | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Mike Flores | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.0-8 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Dan Gangwer | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Andrew Higgs | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Mel Mills | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0-6 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Deron Williams | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Terry Lantz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Ron Bell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 31 | 46 | 3.0-18 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12-Terry Lantz, 38-Ron Bell, 53-Deron Williams, 54-Reggie Johnson, 56-Mel Mills, 75-Andrew Higgs, 93-Dan Gangwer, 94-Robert Gibson, 96-Mike Flores, 99-Ted Washington, Pete Bynm, Anthony Cummings, Chad Fortune, John Gainey, Carwell Gardner, Brian Hayes, Fred Jones, Curtis Lipsey, Ken McKay, David Moyler, Browning Nagle, Dee Smith, Craig Swabek, Latrell Ware, Klaus Wilmsmeyer