Oct. 27, 1973 – Home – Fairgrounds Stadium – Louisville, Ky. – Attendance 14,922
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 07:35 | Walter Peacock 12-yard rush (Wilbur Summers kick) |
| 4th | 00:31 | Wilbur Summers 27-yard field goal |
| Louisville | Cincinnati | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 12 | 18 |
| Rushing | 6 | 10 |
| Passing | 4 | 8 |
| Penalty | 2 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 123 | 166 |
| Rushing Attempts | 52 | 51 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 161 | 209 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 38 | 43 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 102 | 198 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 9-19-0 | 9-24-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.4 | 8.3 |
| Average Per Completion | 11.3 | 22.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 225 | 364 |
| Total offense plays | 71 | 75 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.2 | 4.9 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 0-0 | 6-5 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 4-40 | 3-45 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 13-493 | 6-247 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 37.9 | 41.2 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-25-0 | 5-24-0 |
| Average Per Return | 25.0 | 4.8 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 2-43-0 | 3-63-0 |
| Average Per Return | 21.5 | 21.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 2-8-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Field Goals | 1-3 | 0-3 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Steve Jewell | 13 | 68 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 29 | 5.2 |
| Walter Peacock | 30 | 88 | 25 | 63 | 1 | 12 | 2.1 |
| Rich Kirbus | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Wilbur Summers | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 |
| Len DePaola | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 |
| Paul Mascenik | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Totals | 52 | 161 | 38 | 123 | 1 | 29 | 2.4 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Rich Kirbus | 4-7-0 | 79 | 0 | 55 | |
| Len DePaola | 5-12-0 | 23 | 0 | 10 | |
| Totals | 9-19-0 | 102 | 0 | 55 | |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Bruce Barnes | 2 | 65 | 0 | 55 | ||
| Walter Peacock | 3 | 24 | 0 | 19 | ||
| Harry Trimble | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 | ||
| John Gorman | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Steve Jewell | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | ||
| Totals | 9 | 102 | 0 | 55 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Wilbur Summers | 13 | 493 | 37.9 | 51 | ||
| Totals | 13 | 493 | 37.9 | 51 | ||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Walter Peacock | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bruce Barnes | 1 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sanford Walker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lonnie Schuler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Jim Wagoner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 43 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| 4th | 00:31 | 27 | Good |
| 50 | Missed | ||
| 37 | Missed | ||
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Walter Peacock | 63 | 24 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 121 |
| Bruce Barnes | 0 | 65 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 90 |
| Steve Jewell | 67 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Harry Trimble | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sanford Walker | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Lonnie Schuler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| John Gorman | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Wagoner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wilbur Summers | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Len DePaola | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Paul Mascenik | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – 0-0 Cincinnati – 6-5 |
| Louisville Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
| 71 | Marty Smith | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Richard Bishop | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Joe Lee Phillips | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Reggie Brown | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Jim Wagoner | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Norman Heard | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Rick Hornsby | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.0-8 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Ron Russell | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Sanford Walker | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 2.0-17 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hickey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | Lonnie Schuler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-2 | 0 | 1-0 | 1-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 51 | 15 | 66 | 1.0-8 | 4.0-20 | 0 | 5-0 | 2-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
16-Jim Wagoner, 28-Norman Heard, 30-Lonnie Schuler, 33-Rick Hornsby, 40-Joe Lee Phillips, 71-Marty Smith, 77-Reggie Brown, 82-Ron Russell, 89-Sanford Walker, 90-Richard Bishop, Bruce Barnes, Len DePaola, Bill Florence, John Gorman, Tom Hickey, A.J. Jacobs, Steve Jewell, Rich Kirbus, Paul Mascenik, Walter Peacock, Wilbur Summers, Harry Trimble