Sept. 29, 1979 – Away – Drake Stadium – Des Moines, Iowa – Attendance 13,155
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 31 |
| Drake | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 05:23 | Matt Mager 27-yard field goal, 7-53 |
| 2nd | 03:09 | Randy Butler 21-yard pass from Scott Gannon (Matt Mager kick), 9-80 |
| 3rd | 00:32 | Greg Hickman 2-yard rush (Scott Gannon run), 14-80 |
| 4th | 09:39 | Greg Hickman 1-yard rush (Matt Mager kick missed wide right), 8-60 |
| 4th | 03:05 | Eric Rollins 1-yard rush (Matt Mager kick), 2-1 |
| Louisville | Drake | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 21 | 15 |
| Rushing | 7 | 5 |
| Passing | 13 | 8 |
| Penalty | 1 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 123 | 30 |
| Rushing Attempts | 47 | 45 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.6 | 0.7 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 3 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 135 | 90 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 12 | 60 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 221 | 260 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 15-22-2 | 17-32-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 10.0 | 8.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 14.7 | 15.3 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 344 | 290 |
| Total offense plays | 69 | 77 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.0 | 3.8 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 4-2 | 4-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-27 | 4-82 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 3-124 | 7-302 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 41.3 | 43.1 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-7-0 | 3-3-0 |
| Average Per Return | 2.3 | 1.0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 2-34-0 | 5-56-0 |
| Average Per Return | 17.0 | 11.2 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 2-47-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Possession Time | 29:39 | |
| PAT Kicks | 2-3 | 3-3 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Don Craft | 21 | 81 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 14 | 3.9 |
| Greg Hickman | 15 | 42 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 2.4 |
| Stu Stram | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2.0 |
| Lawrence Mack | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Eric Rollins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Scott Gannon | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Totals | 47 | 135 | 12 | 123 | 3 | 14 | 2.6 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Stu Stram | 11-15-2 | 158 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Scott Gannon | 4-6-0 | 63 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Don Craft | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15-22-2 | 221 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Randy Butler | 6 | 113 | 1 | 33 | ||
| Gary Nord | 4 | 66 | 0 | 25 | ||
| Kenny Robinson | 3 | 36 | 0 | 13 | ||
| Greg Hickman | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Lawrence Mack | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 15 | 221 | 1 | 33 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Dave Betz | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 45 | ||
| Totals | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 45 | ||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Kenny Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Perrin | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Searcy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| 1st | 05:23 | 27 | Good |
| 47 | Missed | ||
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Randy Butler | 0 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| Don Craft | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| Gary Nord | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Kenny Robinson | 0 | 36 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| Greg Hickman | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Stu Stram | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jamie Perrin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Greg Searcy | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lawrence Mack | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Eric Rollins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Gannon | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – Scott Gannon 1-1, Greg Hickman 2-1 Drake – 4-1 |
| Louisville Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
| 46 | Eddie Johnson | 16 | 8 | 24 | 2.5-17 | 3.0-22 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Billy Perrin | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.5-11 | 4.0-23 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Ricky Skiles | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Jeff Henry | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Kevin Hill | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Gene Hagan | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.0-12 | 2.0-18 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Leon Williams | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Zarko Ellis | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Dan Dihtzeruk | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | David Drachman | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Fred Blackmon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Lamar Evans | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Joe Jacoby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Roger Clay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Lamonte Mitchell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jamie Perrin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 45 | 83 | 5.0-40 | 11.0-69 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14-Roger Clay, 19-Kevin Hill, 20-Jamie Perrin, 22-Leon Williams, 30-Zarko Ellis, 41-Ricky Skiles, 42-Gene Hagan, 45-Billy Perrin, 46-Eddie Johnson, 51-David Drachman, 53-Lamar Evans, 55-Fred Blackmon, 58-Jeff Henry, 75-Joe Jacoby, 77-Dan Dihtzeruk, 99-Lamonte Mitchell, Dave Betz, Randy Butler, Don Craft, Scott Gannon, Greg Hickman, Lawrence Mack, Matt Mager, Gary Nord, Kenny Robinson, Eric Rollins, Greg Searcy, Stu Stram