Louisville 20, Southern Illinois 16
Nov. 11, 1972 – Away – McAndrew Stadium – Carbondale, Ill. – Attendance 5,800
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
|---|
| Louisville | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Southern Illinois | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Louisville Scoring Summary
Team Statistics
| Louisville | Southern Illinois |
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| FIRST DOWNS | 21 | 16 |
| Rushing | 8 | 8 |
| Passing | 13 | 8 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 142 | 128 |
| Rushing Attempts | 39 | 55 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.6 | 2.3 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 172 | 189 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 30 | 61 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 264 | 117 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 18-42-5 | 12-24-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.3 | 4.9 |
| Average Per Completion | 14.7 | 9.8 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 406 | 245 |
| Total offense plays | 81 | 79 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.0 | 3.1 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 5-2 | 2-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-12 | 2-20 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-259 | 9-367 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 43.2 | 40.8 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-80-0 | 4-17-0 |
| Average Per Return | 20.0 | 4.3 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 6-119-0 | 2-17-0 |
| Average Per Return | 19.8 | 8.5 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 5-53-1 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| PASSING |
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| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack |
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| John Madeya | 18-42-5 | 268 | 2 | | |
| Totals | 18-42-5 | 268 | 2 | | |
| PUNTING |
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| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
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| Scott Marcus | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | | | |
| Totals | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | | | |
| FIELD GOALS |
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| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
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| | 32 | Missed |
| FUMBLES |
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Louisville – 5-2
Southern Illinois – 2-1 |
Louisville Participation
Gary Barnes, Tony Burdock, John Gorman, Larry Griffin, Dale Kaminski, John Madeya, Scott Marcus, Walter Peacock, Reneau Simpson, Howard Stevens, Wilbur Summers, Harry Trimble, Jim Wagoner