LA Tech 24, Louisville 14 1977 Independence Bowl December 17, 1977 State Fair Stadium, Shreveport, La. Score by Quarters Louisville Louisiana Tech
1 7 21
Scoring Summary: 1st 13:10 UofL 8:49 TECH 5:22 TECH 2:21 TECH 2nd 3rd
1:49 9:52
TECH UofL
Team Stats First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Yards Return Yardage Punts-Average Penalties-Yardage Fumbles-Lost
2 0 3
3 7 0
4 0 0
OT -
Score 14 24
Record (7-4-1) (9-1-2)
Miller 60yd punt return (Posadas kick) Lewis 1yd run (Swilley kick) Pree 41yd pass from Thibodeaux (kick failed) McCartney 8yd pass from Thibodeaux (Lewis run) Swilley 21yd field goal Miller 13yd run (Posadas kick) UofL 11 100 61 23-9-1 67-161 67 12-38.4 8-92 8-3
LATECH 25 48 287 39-19-2 83-335 -6 6-32.2 4-36 6-3
2012 BULLDOG FOOTBALL
Tech used a high-powered passing attack and a stingy defense to defeat the favored University of Louisville, 24-14, in the school’s first Division I bowl game appearance. Bulldog sophomore quarterback Keith Thibodeaux was named the game’s most valuable player, completing 19 of 39 passes for 287 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The Cardinals looked to take control of the game early when safety Kevin Miller returned a Bulldog punt 60 yards for the game’s first touchdown less than two minutes into the contest. However, that was the end of the road for Louisville as Thibodeaux proceeded to pick apart the Cardinal secondary. The Opelousas native drove the Bulldogs 68 yards to paydirt, tying the score. Running back Charlie Lewis capped the drive, punching it in from one yard out. Later in the first quarter Thibodeaux hooked up with receiver George Pree for a 41-yard scoring strike to give the Bulldogs a 13-7 lead. Tech never looked back, pushing its lead to 21-7 late in the first when Thibodeaux connected with tight end Larry McCartney from eight yards out and Lewis added the two-point conversion. Tech added a 21-yard Keith Swilley field goal in the second quarter. Louisville tried to climb back into the game in the third, scoring on a 13-yard run by Miller midway through the quarter. However, that was all the Bulldogs would allow. Tech forced three fumbles, an interception and held the Cardinals to only 11 first downs. The Louisville offense could muster only 100 yards rushing and an astonishing 61 yards through the air.
Individual Statistics RUSHING: LA Tech-LEWIS 17-39; HERREN 9-36; LEWISTON 6-12; SINGLETON 4-4; GATES 1-1; McCARTNEY 1-(-6); THIBODEAUX 3-(-58). UOFL-POOLE 17-50; MULLINS 2-24; MILLER 1-13; PRINCE 13-12; MOON 2-5; STRAM 7-4. PASSING: LA Tech-THIBODEAUX 19-39-2-287. UOFL-STRAM 7-18-1-61; MULLINS 2-50-0. RECEIVING: LA Tech-McCARTNEY 5-71; FOPPE 4-78; LEWIS 4-22; PREE 1-41; GATES 1-20; HERREN 1-17; SPRUELL 1-15; LEVISTON 1-12; LOPER 1-11. UOFL-BESANCENEY 2-25; MITCHELL 2-17; MILLER 1-17; POOLE 1-5; PRINCE 3-(-3). INTERCEPTIONS: LA Tech-SCHNEIDER, Bill 1-6. UOFL-SIMPSON, Danny 1; ELLIS. Zarko 1. FUMBLES: LA Tech-McCARTNEY 1-0; HERREN 1-0; LEWIS 1-1. UOFL-STRAN 1-0; PRINCE 1-1; MILLER 1-1; BUTLER 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): LA Tech-MAJORS, Danny 1-0. UOFL-HAROLD, Don 1-0; PONGONIS, Mark 0-1; ABOOD, Tom 0-1; GAGEL, Nick 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): LA Tech-BLACKSHIRE, Jimmy 2-6; WHITE, Curley 4-4; JAMES, Jackie 4-3; ANDERSON, Larry 5-1; SCHNEIDER, Bill 4-1; MAJORS, Danny 2-3; PAGGETT, Ronnie 2-3; ROBINSON, Johnny 4-1; THOMAS, Joel 4-0; ABOOD, Tom 3-1; JONES, Zack 0-3; WILTINS, Larry 0-3; POWELL, David 1-2; WARD, John 0-3. UOFL-WILSON, Otis 5-7; JOHNSON, Eddie 5-4; HAROLD, Don 3-5;PONGONIS, Mark 2-5; SIMPSON, Danny 4-2; ELLIS, Zarko 3-2; HENRY, Jeff 2-3; WOODRUFF, K Dewayne 2-3; BRADSHAW, David 2-1; PAYTON 2-1; EMBRY, Jim 0-3; PERRIN, Billy 1-1; GAGEL, Nick 1-1; GIBSON, Greg 1-1; DICKERSON, Mine 0-1; CODE 0-1; DICKERSON 1-0. Stadium: State Fair Attendance: 18,500 Kickoff time: 1:42 pm End of Game: 4:40 pm Total elapsed time: 2:58 Officials: Referee: Joe Thomas; Umpire: Harvey Hardy; Linesman: Butch Lambert; Line judge: Bobby Brooks; Back judge: Charles Horton; Field judge: Dan Wilford; Temperature: 63° Wind: W, Gusting to 30mph Weather: Clear and dusty, dry field
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