Dec. 28, 1993 – Neutral – Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium – Memphis, Tenn. – Attendance 21,097
Liberty Bowl
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 |
| Michigan State | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 07:07 | David Akers 31-yard field goal, 8-56, 03:03 |
| 4th | 12:05 | Reggie Ferguson 25-yard pass from Jeff Brohm (David Akers kick), 7-59, 03:38 |
| 4th | 08:53 | Tyrus McCloud safety |
| 4th | 04:57 | Ralph Dawkins 11-yard rush (kick missed bad snap), 7-54, 03:56 |
| Louisville | Michigan State | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 20 | 18 |
| Rushing | 11 | 8 |
| Passing | 8 | 10 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 172 | 114 |
| Rushing Attempts | 40 | 31 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 126 | 126 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 12 | 12 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 197 | 193 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 19-31-0 | 15-28-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.4 | 6.9 |
| Average Per Completion | 10.4 | 12.9 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 369 | 307 |
| Total offense plays | 71 | 59 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-45 | 5-60 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-181 | 5-145 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 36.2 | 29.0 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-25-0 | 1-3-0 |
| Average Per Return | 25.0 | 3.0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 2-48-0 | 4-59-0 |
| Average Per Return | 24.0 | 14.8 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-24-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Possession Time | 33:35 | |
| Third-Down Conversions | 5-14 | 1-9 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 1-7 | 3-25 |
| PAT Kicks | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Ralph Dawkins | 14 | 90 | 2 | 88 | 1 | 31 | 6.3 |
| Anthony Shelman | 17 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 10 | 3.5 |
| Jeff Brohm | 9 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 26 | 2.8 |
| Totals | 40 | 126 | 12 | 172 | 1 | 31 | 4.3 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Jeff Brohm | 19-29-0 | 197 | 1 | 32 | 3 |
| Marty Lowe | 0-2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19-31-0 | 197 | 1 | 32 | 3 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Ralph Dawkins | 8 | 68 | 0 | 16 | ||
| Reggie Ferguson | 3 | 68 | 1 | 32 | ||
| Chris Fitzpatrick | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Aaron Bailey | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||
| Jamie Asher | 4 | 15 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Kwalee Cooper | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||
| Totals | 19 | 197 | 1 | 32 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Brandon Brookfield | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 59 | ||
| Totals | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 59 | ||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Aaron Bailey | 1 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 48 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrius Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Totals | 1 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 48 | 26 | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| 1st | 07:07 | 31 | Good |
| 23 | Missed | ||
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Ralph Dawkins | 88 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 |
| Aaron Bailey | 0 | 16 | 48 | 25 | 0 | 89 |
| Reggie Ferguson | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Anthony Shelman | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Jeff Brohm | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Darrius Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| Chris Fitzpatrick | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Jamie Asher | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Kwalee Cooper | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – Anthony Shelman 1-0 |
| Louisville Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
| 40 | Terry Quinn | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Darrius Watson | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1-24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Ben Sumpter | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Anthony Bridges | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Joe Johnson | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1.0-7 | 2.0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Johnny Frost | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Jim Hanna | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Kevin Gaines | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Kendall Brown | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Leonard Ray | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Tom Cavallo | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Jay Fanning | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Vince Dueberry | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Derric Griggs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Anthony Sonye | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Tyrus McCloud | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 24 | 70 | 1.0-7 | 4.0-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 1-24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
2-Derric Griggs, 18-Kevin Gaines, 19-Anthony Sonye, 21-Anthony Bridges, 36-Ben Sumpter, 40-Terry Quinn, 41-Tom Cavallo, 43-Darrius Watson, 45-Jay Fanning, 52-Tyrus McCloud, 53-Vince Dueberry, 56-Johnny Frost, 85-Kendall Brown, 94-Joe Johnson, 95-Jim Hanna, 97-Leonard Ray, David Akers, Jamie Asher, Aaron Bailey, Jeff Brohm, Brandon Brookfield, Kwalee Cooper, Ralph Dawkins, Reggie Ferguson, Chris Fitzpatrick, Marty Lowe, Sam Madison, Anthony Shelman