Southern Mississippi 31, Louisville 16
Nov. 22, 1986 – Away – M. M. Roberts Stadium – Hattiesburg, Miss. – Attendance 11,231
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total |
|---|
| Louisville | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| Southern Mississippi | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
Louisville Scoring Summary
Team Statistics
| Louisville | Southern Mississippi |
|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 26 | 15 |
| Rushing | 11 | 10 |
| Passing | 14 | 3 |
| Penalty | 1 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 111 | 174 |
| Rushing Attempts | 39 | 42 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.8 | 4.1 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 294 | 101 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 25-46-1 | 5-8-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.4 | 12.6 |
| Average Per Completion | 11.8 | 20.2 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 405 | 275 |
| Total offense plays | 85 | 50 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-50 | 7-58 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 4-151 | 4-153 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 37.8 | 38.3 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-6-0 | 4-98-1 |
| Average Per Return | 3.0 | 24.5 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 4-84-0 | 3-47-0 |
| Average Per Return | 21.0 | 15.7 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Possession Time | 34:44 | |
| PAT Kicks | 1-1 | 4-4 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| PASSING |
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| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack |
|---|
| Ed Rubbert | 25-46-1 | 294 | 1 | 36 | |
| Totals | 25-46-1 | 294 | 1 | 36 | |
| PUNTING |
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| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|
| Kirk Kennedy | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | 48 | | |
| Totals | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | 48 | | |
| FIELD GOALS |
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| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
|---|
| 3rd | 08:20 | 25 | Good |
| FUMBLES |
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Louisville – Craig Swabek 1-1 Southern Mississippi – 1-0 |
Louisville Participation
John Adams, Deon Booker, Danny Cerione, Joey Hamilton, James Howard, Kirk Kennedy, Rodney Knighton, Ed Rubbert, Keith Stephens, Larry Stricklin, Craig Swabek, Danny Thomas, Eric Vaughn, George Williams