North Texas 20, Louisville 17
Oct. 16, 1971 – Away – Texas Stadium – Irving, Texas – Attendance 12,000
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
|---|
| Louisville | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| North Texas | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
Louisville Scoring Summary
Team Statistics
| Louisville | North Texas |
|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 16 | 10 |
| Rushing | 10 | 5 |
| Passing | 5 | 4 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 179 | 68 |
| Rushing Attempts | 56 | 47 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.2 | 1.4 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 228 | 120 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 49 | 52 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 77 | 113 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 6-17-2 | 7-15-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 4.5 | 7.5 |
| Average Per Completion | 12.8 | 16.1 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 256 | 181 |
| Total offense plays | 73 | 62 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 5-1 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-48 | 7-62 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-332 | 8-358 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 41.5 | 44.8 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 6-30-0 | 4-19-0 |
| Average Per Return | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 3-45-0 | 3-26-0 |
| Average Per Return | 15.0 | 8.7 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 2-15-0 | 2-45-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 |
| PAT Kicks | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Field Goals | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| PASSING |
|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack |
|---|
| John Madeya | 6-17-2 | 77 | 0 | | |
| Totals | 6-17-2 | 77 | 0 | | |
| PUNTING |
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| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|
| Scott Marcus | 8 | 332 | 41.5 | | | |
| Totals | 8 | 332 | 41.5 | | | |
| FIELD GOALS |
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| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
|---|
| 4th | 10:54 | 24 | Good |
| FUMBLES |
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Louisville – 5-1
North Texas – 1-1 |
Louisville Participation
Gary Barnes, Tony Burdock, Ralph Calvin, Greg Campbell, Larry Griffin, Rick Hornsby, Tom Jesukaitis, Mel Jones, Dale Kaminski, Ed Long, John Madeya, Scott Marcus, Howard Stevens, Joe Welch