Xavier 19, Louisville 13
Oct. 10, 1953 – Home – Parkway Field – Louisville, Ky. – Attendance 4,500
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
|---|
| Louisville | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Xavier | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
Louisville Scoring Summary
Team Statistics
| Louisville | Xavier |
|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 6 | 17 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 42 | 224 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 3 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 49 | 85 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 6-18-1 | 6-13-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 2.7 | 6.5 |
| Average Per Completion | 8.2 | 14.2 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 91 | 309 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 0-21 | 0-50 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-1 | 0-0-0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 1-2 | 1-3 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Louisville Participation
John Becker, Bob Bender, Blankenship, Don Boyd, George Chrestensen, Tom Currin, Jim Daniels, Bill Desenberg, Ray Farmer, Jim Fults, Jim Hollowell, Jim Houser, Fred Hughes, John Kellam, Dick Kovanda, Miles Kozubik, Bob Lichvar, Bill Lively, Mike McDonald, Jack Meade, Joe Nicoletti, John Noon, Jim Olmstead, Frank Otte, Charlie Phillips, Don Purcell, Ray Schaftlein, Clarence Smith, Nunzio Tisci, Johnny Unitas, Jerry Wibbels