Oct. 28, 1972 – Away – Nippert Stadium – Cincinnati, Ohio – Attendance 11,261
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Cincinnati | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 00:05 | Howard Stevens 2-yard rush (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 2nd | 05:24 | Wilbur Summers 30-yard field goal |
| 2nd | 00:07 | John Madeya 2-yard rush (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 3rd | 10:38 | Howard Stevens 1-yard rush (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 4th | 09:39 | Howard Stevens 1-yard rush (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 4th | 00:44 | Steve Jewell 27-yard pass from Len DePaola (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| Louisville | Cincinnati | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 24 | 13 |
| Rushing | 12 | 8 |
| Passing | 11 | 4 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 272 | 196 |
| Rushing Attempts | 50 | 45 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.4 | 4.4 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 4 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 300 | 249 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 28 | 53 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 210 | 86 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 19-36-1 | 10-22-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.8 | 3.9 |
| Average Per Completion | 11.1 | 8.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 482 | 282 |
| Total offense plays | 86 | 67 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.6 | 4.2 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-41 | 4-49 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-189 | 6-200 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 37.8 | 33.3 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-34-0 | 2-34-0 |
| Average Per Return | 8.5 | 17.0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 3-14-0 | 7-122-0 |
| Average Per Return | 4.7 | 17.4 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 5-5 | 1-2 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 1-1 | 0-3 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Howard Stevens | 38 | 262 | 4 | 258 | 3 | 6.8 | |
| Steve Jewell | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Reneau Simpson | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.8 | |
| Len DePaola | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| John Madeya | 4 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 1 | -0.5 | |
| Totals | 50 | 300 | 28 | 272 | 4 | 6 | 5.4 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| John Madeya | 18-35-1 | 183 | 0 | ||
| Len DePaola | 1-1-0 | 27 | 1 | 27 | |
| Totals | 19-36-1 | 210 | 1 | 27 | |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Gary Barnes | 4 | 46 | 0 | |||
| Tony Burdock | 5 | 41 | 0 | |||
| Harry Trimble | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Dale Kaminski | 2 | 29 | 0 | |||
| John Gorman | 2 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Steve Jewell | 1 | 27 | 1 | 27 | ||
| Howard Stevens | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 19 | 210 | 1 | 30 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Scott Marcus | 5 | 189 | 37.8 | |||
| Totals | 5 | 189 | 37.8 | |||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Howard Stevens | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Walter Peacock | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Steve Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Rick Howard | 0 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 4 | 34 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |||
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| 2nd | 05:24 | 30 | Good |
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Howard Stevens | 258 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 300 |
| Gary Barnes | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Tony Burdock | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Steve Jewell | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Harry Trimble | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Dale Kaminski | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| John Gorman | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Walter Peacock | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Len DePaola | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Reneau Simpson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Madeya | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Rick Howard | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| FUMBLES |
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| Louisville – 3-2 |
Gary Barnes, Tony Burdock, Len DePaola, John Gorman, Rick Howard, Steve Jewell, Dale Kaminski, John Madeya, Scott Marcus, Walter Peacock, Reneau Simpson, Howard Stevens, Wilbur Summers, Harry Trimble, Steve Young