Xavier 16, Louisville 8
Nov. 4, 1961 – Away – Xavier Stadium – Cincinnati, Ohio – Attendance 4,532
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
|---|
| Louisville | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Xavier | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
Louisville Scoring Summary
Team Statistics
| Louisville | Xavier |
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| FIRST DOWNS | 9 | 12 |
| Rushing | 5 | 7 |
| Passing | 4 | 5 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 68 | 108 |
| Rushing Attempts | 26 | 50 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 86 | 150 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 18 | 42 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 99 | 104 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 7-25-2 | 9-17-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 4.0 | 6.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 14.1 | 11.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 167 | 212 |
| Total offense plays | 51 | 67 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-3 | 3-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 2-10 | 2-10 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-251 | 7-209 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 35.9 | 29.9 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-6-0 | 5-32-0 |
| Average Per Return | 3.0 | 6.4 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 4-74-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 18.5 | 0.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 2-32-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| RUSHING |
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| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg |
|---|
| TEAM | 26 | 86 | 18 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Totals | 26 | 86 | 18 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| PUNTING |
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| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|
| Doug Shawn | 6 | 173 | 28.8 | | | |
| Totals | 6 | 173 | 28.8 | | | |
| FIELD GOALS |
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| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
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| FUMBLES |
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Louisville – 3-3
Xavier – 3-1 |
Louisville Participation
John Giles, Doug Shawn, Roger Whitehead