Nov. 9, 1968 – Away – Nippert Stadium – Cincinnati, Ohio – Attendance 10,123
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Cincinnati | 13 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | Mike Blakey 98-yard kickoff return (Pete Compise kick) |
| Louisville | Cincinnati | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 14 | 23 |
| Rushing | 3 | 5 |
| Passing | 7 | 16 |
| Penalty | 4 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | -17 | 115 |
| Rushing Attempts | 38 | 39 |
| Average Per Rush | -0.4 | 2.9 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 75 | 175 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 92 | 60 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 160 | 436 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 14-33-4 | 24-51-3 |
| Average Per Attempt | 4.8 | 8.5 |
| Average Per Completion | 11.4 | 18.2 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 143 | 551 |
| Total offense plays | 71 | 90 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 2.0 | 6.1 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 5-3 | 5-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-34 | 14-176 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-316 | 4-173 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 39.5 | 43.3 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-32-0 | 2-45-0 |
| Average Per Return | 8.0 | 22.5 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 8-258-1 | 1-13-0 |
| Average Per Return | 32.3 | 13.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 3-27-0 | 4-65-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 1-1 | 4-4 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Johnnie Godbolt | 12 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Bill Gatti | 7 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Herbie Phelps | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| Ira Glass | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Pete Compise | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Jim Stallings | 1 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 0 | -11.0 | |
| Wally Oyler | 7 | 17 | 35 | -18 | 0 | -2.6 | |
| Oscar Brohm | 3 | 0 | 19 | -19 | 0 | -6.3 | |
| Bill Brumback | 2 | 0 | 20 | -20 | 0 | -10.0 | |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 0 | -6.0 |
| Totals | 38 | 75 | 92 | -17 | 0 | 2 | -0.4 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Wally Oyler | 8-17-2 | 95 | 0 | ||
| Oscar Brohm | 5-13-1 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Bill Brumback | 1-3-1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | |
| Totals | 14-33-4 | 160 | 0 | 21 | |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Rick Getch | 6 | 100 | 0 | |||
| Larry Hart | 2 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Cookie Brinkman | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||
| Bill Gatti | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Herbie Phelps | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Lonny Gilbert | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 14 | 160 | 0 | 21 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Cookie Brinkman | 8 | 316 | 39.5 | 56 | ||
| Totals | 8 | 316 | 39.5 | 56 | ||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Mike Blakey | 3 | 19 | 3 | 136 | 98 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ira Glass | 0 | 0 | 3 | 108 | 67 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Watson | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Dorsch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | |||
| Mike Detenber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Amos Martin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 258 | 98 | 3 | 27 | 2 |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Mike Blakey | 0 | 0 | 136 | 19 | 0 | 155 |
| Ira Glass | 2 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| Rick Getch | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Bill Gatti | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Richard Watson | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| Bill Dorsch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| Johnnie Godbolt | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Cookie Brinkman | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Larry Hart | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Herbie Phelps | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Lonny Gilbert | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Detenber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pete Compise | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Amos Martin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Stallings | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 |
| Wally Oyler | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -18 |
| Oscar Brohm | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -19 |
| Bill Brumback | -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -20 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – 5-3 Cincinnati – 5-2 |
Mike Blakey, Cookie Brinkman, Oscar Brohm, Bill Brumback, Pete Compise, Mike Detenber, Bill Dorsch, Bill Gatti, Rick Getch, Lonny Gilbert, Ira Glass, Johnnie Godbolt, Larry Hart, Amos Martin, Wally Oyler, Herbie Phelps, Jim Stallings, Richard Watson