Nov. 18, 1972 – Home – Fairgrounds Stadium – Louisville, Ky. – Attendance 18,218
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Memphis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 07:41 | Gary Barnes 10-yard pass from John Madeya (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 2nd | 00:12 | Wilbur Summers 35-yard field goal |
| 3rd | 02:48 | Reneau Simpson 13-yard rush (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| Louisville | Memphis | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 18 | 10 |
| Rushing | 11 | 3 |
| Passing | 6 | 7 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 159 | 67 |
| Rushing Attempts | 51 | 41 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 182 | 103 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 23 | 36 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 135 | 142 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 13-34-2 | 10-26-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 4.0 | 5.5 |
| Average Per Completion | 10.4 | 14.2 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 294 | 209 |
| Total offense plays | 85 | 67 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 4-50 | 4-31 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-313 | 11-373 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 39.1 | 33.9 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-43-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 14.3 | |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 1-8-0 | 4-45-0 |
| Average Per Return | 8.0 | 11.3 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 2-6-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Reneau Simpson | 14 | 72 | 0 | 72 | 1 | 12 | 5.1 |
| Howard Stevens | 18 | 73 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 20 | 3.7 |
| Larry Griffin | 11 | 23 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 2.0 |
| Walter Peacock | 5 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.6 |
| John Madeya | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 2 | -1.7 |
| Totals | 51 | 182 | 23 | 159 | 1 | 20 | 3.1 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| John Madeya | 13-34-2 | 135 | 1 | 30 | |
| Totals | 13-34-2 | 135 | 1 | 30 | |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Gary Barnes | 7 | 77 | 1 | 17 | ||
| Tony Burdock | 3 | 43 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Larry Griffin | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Howard Stevens | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Totals | 13 | 135 | 1 | 30 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Scott Marcus | 8 | 313 | 39.1 | 50 | ||
| Totals | 8 | 313 | 39.1 | 50 | ||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Howard Stevens | 3 | 43 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Hornsby | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 3 | 43 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| 2nd | 00:12 | 35 | Good |
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Howard Stevens | 67 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 117 |
| Gary Barnes | 0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Reneau Simpson | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Tony Burdock | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Larry Griffin | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Rick Hornsby | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Walter Peacock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Madeya | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – Howard Stevens 1-0 Memphis – 1-1 |
| Louisville Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
| 40 | Joe Lee Phillips | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Tom Jackson | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Tom Martin | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Jim Wagoner | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Lonnie Schuler | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Marty Smith | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 44 | 10 | 54 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16-Jim Wagoner, 30-Lonnie Schuler, 40-Joe Lee Phillips, 50-Tom Jackson, 61-Tom Martin, 71-Marty Smith, Gary Barnes, Richard Bishop, Dennis Brundula, Tony Burdock, John Gorman, Larry Griffin, Rick Hornsby, Dale Kaminski, Ed Long, John Madeya, Scott Marcus, Walter Peacock, Reneau Simpson, Howard Stevens, Wilbur Summers, Harry Trimble