Maryland 24, Louisville 17
Sept. 16, 1978 – Home – Fairgrounds Stadium – Louisville, Ky. – Attendance 36,124
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
|---|
| Louisville | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Maryland | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
Louisville Scoring Summary
Team Statistics
| Louisville | Maryland |
|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 12 | 20 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 143 | 190 |
| Rushing Attempts | 50 | 51 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.9 | 3.7 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 99 | 161 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 5-16-2 | 10-18-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.2 | 8.9 |
| Average Per Completion | 19.8 | 16.1 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 242 | 351 |
| Total offense plays | 66 | 69 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.7 | 5.1 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 3-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-49 | 4-20 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-188 | 5-172 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 31.3 | 34.4 |
| 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 | 2-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 2-2 | 3-3 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| PUNTING |
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| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|
| Nick Gagel | 6 | 188 | 31.3 | | | |
| Totals | 6 | 188 | 31.3 | | | |
| FIELD GOALS |
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| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
|---|
| 4th | | 33 | Good |
| FUMBLES |
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Louisville – 2-1
Maryland – 3-2 |
Louisville Participation
Randy Butler, Nick Gagel, Bo Haden, Matt Mager, Ron Moon, Terry Mullins, Gary Nord, Nathan Poole, Kenny Robinson, Stu Stram