Nov. 25, 1979 – Home – Fairgrounds Stadium – Louisville, Ky. – Attendance 10,152
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rutgers | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
| Louisville | Rutgers | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 10 | 17 |
| Rushing | 6 | 9 |
| Passing | 4 | 5 |
| Penalty | 0 | 3 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 116 | 268 |
| Rushing Attempts | 41 | 58 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.8 | 4.6 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 3 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 147 | 280 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 31 | 12 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 106 | 69 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 7-15-2 | 7-16-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 7.1 | 4.3 |
| Average Per Completion | 15.1 | 9.9 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 222 | 337 |
| Total offense plays | 56 | 74 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-1 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-56 | 8-57 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-235 | 6-238 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 33.6 | 39.7 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 5-16-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 3.2 | |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 6-110-0 | 2-30-0 |
| Average Per Return | 18.3 | 15.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-19-0 | 2-71-1 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 1-1 | 4-4 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Greg Hickman | 17 | 76 | 2 | 74 | 0 | 16 | 4.4 |
| Bo Haden | 6 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 20 | 4.2 |
| Mike Bell | 5 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1.8 |
| Don Craft | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3.0 |
| Billy Perrin | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Scott Gannon | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Greg Miller | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 6 | -0.5 |
| Stu Stram | 5 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 0 | 6 | -0.8 |
| Totals | 41 | 147 | 31 | 116 | 1 | 20 | 2.8 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Stu Stram | 4-11-2 | 81 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Scott Gannon | 3-4-0 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 7-15-2 | 106 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Randy Butler | 4 | 64 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Mike Ramstetter | 2 | 34 | 0 | 31 | ||
| Mark Clayton | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Totals | 7 | 106 | 0 | 31 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Matt Mager | 7 | 235 | 33.6 | 41 | ||
| Totals | 7 | 235 | 33.6 | 41 | ||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Greg Searcy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19 |
| Lawrence Mack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Perrin | 4 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Craft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian Curry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 110 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 19 |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Greg Hickman | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Randy Butler | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Greg Searcy | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Mike Ramstetter | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Greg Miller | -1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Bo Haden | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Don Craft | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Leon Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| Lawrence Mack | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Jamie Perrin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Mike Bell | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Mark Clayton | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Billy Perrin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Scott Gannon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stu Stram | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Louisville Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
| 50 | Otis Wilson | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Eddie Johnson | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Ricky Skiles | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Lamar Evans | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Billy Perrin | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Leon Williams | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1-19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Kurt Knop | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Payton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 46 | 12 | 58 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-1 | 0 | 1-0 | 1-19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
22-Leon Williams, 41-Ricky Skiles, 45-Billy Perrin, 46-Eddie Johnson, 50-Otis Wilson, 53-Lamar Evans, 59-Kurt Knop, Mike Bell, Dave Betz, Randy Butler, Mark Clayton, Don Craft, Sebastian Curry, Scott Gannon, Bo Haden, Greg Hickman, Kevin Hill, Lawrence Mack, Matt Mager, Greg Miller, Ray Payton, Jamie Perrin, Mike Ramstetter, Guy Scheper, Greg Searcy, Stu Stram