Oct. 20, 1973 – Home – Fairgrounds Stadium – Louisville, Ky. – Attendance 19,005
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mississippi State | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 04:27 | Walter Peacock 81-yard rush (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| Louisville | Mississippi State | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 9 | 17 |
| Rushing | 7 | 12 |
| Passing | 2 | 5 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 161 | 210 |
| Rushing Attempts | 35 | 56 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 192 | 235 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 31 | 25 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 70 | 121 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 7-14-3 | 10-24-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Average Per Completion | 10.0 | 12.1 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 231 | 331 |
| Total offense plays | 49 | 80 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-2 | 3-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-43 | 6-53 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 10-420 | 8-359 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 42.0 | 44.9 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-32-0 | 1-9-0 |
| Average Per Return | 8.0 | 9.0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 3-74-0 | 3-91-0 |
| Average Per Return | 24.7 | 30.3 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 2-34-0 | 3-16-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Walter Peacock | 16 | 130 | 7 | 123 | 1 | 81 | 7.7 |
| Rich Kirbus | 7 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 4.7 |
| Steve Jewell | 5 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 5.0 |
| John McConnell | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Dan Simpson / John Simpson / Reneau Simpson | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Paul Mascenik | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | -6 | -6.0 |
| Len DePaola | 1 | 0 | 15 | -15 | 0 | -15 | -15.0 |
| Totals | 35 | 192 | 31 | 161 | 1 | 81 | 4.6 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Len DePaola | 6-8-1 | 67 | 0 | 24 | |
| Rich Kirbus | 1-5-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Paul Mascenik | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7-14-3 | 70 | 0 | 24 | |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Steve Jewell | 3 | 32 | 0 | 15 | ||
| Dale Kaminski | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Chris Bouchee | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
| John Gorman | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Walter Peacock | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | ||
| Totals | 7 | 70 | 0 | 24 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Wilbur Summers | 10 | 420 | 42.0 | 66 | ||
| Totals | 10 | 420 | 42.0 | 66 | ||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Bruce Barnes | 4 | 32 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Walter Peacock | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Norman Heard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | |||
| Totals | 4 | 32 | 3 | 74 | 24 | 2 | 34 | ||
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Walter Peacock | 123 | -2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 171 |
| Steve Jewell | 25 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Bruce Barnes | 0 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 0 | 56 |
| Norman Heard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| Rich Kirbus | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Dale Kaminski | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Chris Bouchee | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| John Gorman | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| John McConnell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Mascenik | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| Len DePaola | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -15 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – Bruce Barnes 1-1, Rich Kirbus 1-0, Dan Simpson / John Simpson / Reneau Simpson 1-1 Mississippi State – 3-2 |
| Louisville Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
| 90 | Richard Bishop | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1.0-9 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Joe Lee Phillips | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Marty Smith | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Ron Russell | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0.5-6 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Jim Wagoner | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Reggie Brown | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 2.0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Lonnie Schuler | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Sanford Walker | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.5-6 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Norman Heard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2-34 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 53 | 14 | 67 | 2.0-21 | 2.0-3 | 0 | 2-0 | 2-34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
16-Jim Wagoner, 28-Norman Heard, 30-Lonnie Schuler, 40-Joe Lee Phillips, 71-Marty Smith, 77-Reggie Brown, 82-Ron Russell, 89-Sanford Walker, 90-Richard Bishop, Bruce Barnes, Chris Bouchee, Dennis Brundula, Len DePaola, John Gorman, Steve Jewell, Dale Kaminski, Rich Kirbus, Paul Mascenik, John McConnell, Walter Peacock, Don Pomeroy, Bob Riser, Dan Simpson / John Simpson / Reneau Simpson, John Simpson, Wilbur Summers