Oct. 6, 1979 – Home – Fairgrounds Stadium – Louisville, Ky. – Attendance 27,306
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida State | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| Louisville | Florida State | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 5 | 23 |
| Rushing | 2 | 19 |
| Passing | 3 | 3 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 7 | 275 |
| Rushing Attempts | 34 | 65 |
| Average Per Rush | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 71 | 300 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 64 | 25 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 86 | 60 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 4-19-2 | 8-15-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Average Per Completion | 21.5 | 7.5 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 93 | 335 |
| Total offense plays | 53 | 80 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 1.8 | 4.2 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-1 | 5-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 2-10 | 3-15 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-205 | 5-194 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 29.3 | 38.8 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-0-0 | 2-25-1 |
| Average Per Return | 0.0 | 12.5 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 4-56-0 | 3-45-0 |
| Average Per Return | 14.0 | 15.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-26-0 | 2-24-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| PAT Kicks | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Greg Hickman | 6 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 4.2 |
| Don Craft | 10 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Scott Gannon | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 4.5 |
| Lawrence Mack | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Pat Patterson | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Billy Perrin | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Kenny Robinson | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | 0 | -5.0 |
| Dave Betz | 1 | 0 | 19 | -19 | 0 | 0 | -19.0 |
| Stu Stram | 4 | 6 | 29 | -23 | 0 | 6 | -5.8 |
| Totals | 34 | 71 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0.2 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Scott Gannon | 1-6-0 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Stu Stram | 3-10-2 | 39 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Pat Patterson | 0-3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 4-19-2 | 86 | 0 | 47 | 3 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Kenny Robinson | 1 | 47 | 0 | 47 | ||
| Mark Wilson | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Greg Searcy | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Don Craft | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 86 | 0 | 47 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Dave Betz | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 57 | ||
| Totals | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 57 | ||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Kenny Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Minnifield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26 |
| Jamie Perrin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 19 | 1 | 26 | 26 |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Kenny Robinson | -5 | 47 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| Frank Minnifield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| Greg Hickman | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Don Craft | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Mark Wilson | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Greg Searcy | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Scott Gannon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Lawrence Mack | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Patterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Perrin | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Dave Betz | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -19 |
| Stu Stram | -23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -23 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – Dave Betz 1-0, Robert Mitchell 1-0, Kenny Robinson 1-1 Florida State – 5-2 |
| Louisville Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
| 41 | Ricky Skiles | 13 | 5 | 18 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Eddie Johnson | 13 | 4 | 17 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Dan Dihtzeruk | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Otis Wilson | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Kevin Hill | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Jeff Henry | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Lamar Evans | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Frank Minnifield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 54 | 18 | 72 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-1 | 0 | 2-0 | 1-26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
19-Kevin Hill, 23-Frank Minnifield, 41-Ricky Skiles, 46-Eddie Johnson, 50-Otis Wilson, 53-Lamar Evans, 58-Jeff Henry, 77-Dan Dihtzeruk, Dave Betz, Don Craft, Scott Gannon, Ron Heinrich, Greg Hickman, Lawrence Mack, Matt Mager, Robert Mitchell, Pat Patterson, Billy Perrin, Jamie Perrin, Kenny Robinson, Eric Rollins, Greg Searcy, Stu Stram, Mark Wilson