Sept. 13, 1997 – Home – Cardinal Stadium – Louisville, Ky. – Attendance 36,824
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 26 |
| Illinois | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 03:46 | Ibn Green 28-yard pass from Chris Redman (Nate Bennett kick), 5-78, 02:20 |
| 2nd | 06:21 | Arnold Jackson 85-yard punt return (Nate Bennett kick) |
| 4th | 03:57 | Ibn Green 20-yard pass from Chris Redman (Nate Bennett kick missed), 12-98, 05:26 |
| 4th | 01:57 | Ibn Green 63-yard pass from Chris Redman (Chris Redman pass to Yeasive Ware failed, short), 3-67, 00:30 |
| Louisville | Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 16 | 20 |
| Rushing | 5 | 7 |
| Passing | 10 | 12 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 75 | 183 |
| Rushing Attempts | 32 | 43 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.3 | 4.3 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 110 | 187 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 35 | 4 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 349 | 209 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 20-29-1 | 21-43-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 12.0 | 4.9 |
| Average Per Completion | 17.5 | 10.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 424 | 392 |
| Total offense plays | 61 | 86 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 7.0 | 4.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-0 | 2-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-28 | 5-40 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-237 | 7-307 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 47.4 | 43.9 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-88-1 | 3-22-0 |
| Average Per Return | 29.3 | 7.3 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 1-12-0 | 3-71-0 |
| Average Per Return | 12.0 | 23.7 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Possession Time | 28:23 | |
| Third-Down Conversions | 3-13 | 7-19 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 0-0 | 5-29 |
| PAT Kicks | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| 2Pts Conversions | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Field Goals | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| RUSHING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Lg | Avg | |
| Frank Moreau | 16 | 69 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 15 | 4.3 |
| Otis Floyd | 8 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 2.1 |
| Chris Redman | 8 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 0 | 9 | -1.3 |
| Totals | 32 | 110 | 35 | 75 | 0 | 15 | 2.3 |
| PASSING | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-A-I | Yds | TD | Long | Sack | |
| Chris Redman | 19-28-1 | 324 | 3 | 63 | 5 |
| Jeremy Borseth | 1-1-0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 20-29-1 | 349 | 3 | 63 | 5 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAR | No. | Yards | YAC | TD | Long | |
| Ibn Green | 6 | 151 | 3 | 63 | ||
| Otis Floyd | 3 | 68 | 0 | 63 | ||
| Miguel Montano | 2 | 56 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Jason Wyatt | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | ||
| Lavell Boyd | 2 | 23 | 0 | 15 | ||
| Antonio Roundtree | 2 | 16 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Frank Moreau | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Arnold Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 20 | 349 | 3 | 63 | ||
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB | |
| Jeremy Borseth | 5 | 237 | 47.4 | 53 | ||
| Totals | 5 | 237 | 47.4 | 53 | ||
| RETURNS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt No | Yds | Lg | Kick No | Yds | Lg | Int No | Yds | Lg | |
| Arnold Jackson | 3 | 88 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Sheffield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashad Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 88 | 85 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FIELD GOALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Time | Dist | Result |
| 30 | Blocked | ||
| 43 | Missed | ||
| ALL-PURPOSE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | Rcv | KR | PR | IR | Total | |
| Ibn Green | 0 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 |
| Arnold Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 89 |
| Otis Floyd | 17 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
| Frank Moreau | 68 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Miguel Montano | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Jason Wyatt | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Lavell Boyd | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Antonio Roundtree | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Charles Sheffield | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Chris Redman | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 |
| FUMBLES |
|---|
| Louisville – 1-0 Illinois – 2-2 |
| Louisville Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
| 35 | Terry Rice-Locket | 16 | 4 | 20 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | John Fuqua | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Deran Wiley | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Ramon Brayan | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Mike Gantous | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Derrick Kennedy | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Don Bibb | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jason Wyatt | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Kendrick Gholston | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Randy Zilko | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Courtney Dinkins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Braxton Anderson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Rashad Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 1.0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Dar-Shay Purry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Rondel Marsh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Arnold Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 63 | 23 | 86 | 0.0-0 | 2.0-4 | 2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
3-Deran Wiley, 14-Dar-Shay Purry, 16-Arnold Jackson, 19-Courtney Dinkins, 24-John Fuqua, 27-Don Bibb, 29-Jason Wyatt, 35-Terry Rice-Locket, 52-Rashad Harris, 57-Ramon Brayan, 74-Mike Gantous, 90-Kendrick Gholston, 91-Braxton Anderson, 95-Rondel Marsh, 96-Derrick Kennedy, 98-Randy Zilko, Nate Bennett, Jeremy Borseth, Lavell Boyd, Otis Floyd, Ibn Green, Jon Hilbert, Miguel Montano, Frank Moreau, Chris Redman, Antonio Roundtree, Charles Sheffield, Yeasive Ware