Southern Mississippi 37, Louisville 3
Nov. 18, 1978 – Away – Roberts Stadium – Hattiesburg, Miss. – Attendance 16,219
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
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| Louisville | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Southern Mississippi | 3 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 37 |
Louisville Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|
| 2nd | | Matt Mager 33-yard field goal |
Team Statistics
| Louisville | Southern Mississippi |
|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 9 | 21 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 76 | 253 |
| Rushing Attempts | 29 | 68 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.6 | 3.7 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 3 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 56 | 98 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 6-18-1 | 12-17-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 3.1 | 5.8 |
| Average Per Completion | 9.3 | 8.2 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 132 | 351 |
| Total offense plays | 47 | 85 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 2.8 | 4.1 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 7-3 | 2-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 1-15 | 5-51 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-230 | 3-126 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 32.9 | 42.0 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| FIELD GOALS |
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| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
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| 2nd | | 33 | Good |
| FUMBLES |
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Louisville – 7-3
Southern Mississippi – 2-0 |
Louisville Participation
Mark Blasinsky, Randy Butler, Matt Mager, Gary Nord, Nathan Poole, Kenny Robinson, Stu Stram