Louisville Leopards at Canton Timken Trojans 1987 Football Highlights
Louisville 27, Canton Timken 14
It took 7 Weeks, but the Louisville Leopards earned their first win of the 1987 season against the host Canton Timken Trojans 27-14 at Fawcett Stadium on October 16, 1987.
Tailback George Ulrich paced the Leopards in rushing for 95 yards on 29 carries. Ulrich scored the opening touchdown from 2 yards out with 4:47 left in the first quarter.
Soon after Louisville Quarterback Brad McEowen also ran in a touchdown from a yard away to put the winless Leopards up 14-0 after the first quarter. McEowen would later connect with Receiver Aaron Seaman for a 10 Yard Touchdown Strike to give Louisville a 21-8 second quarter lead. McEowen finished 9 of 20 passing for 102 yards.
The Trojans made things interesting when Craig Campbell hit Chris Duck for a wild 54 yard touchdown off an option pass to cut the deficit to 24-14 in the third quarter. Campbell also scored on a 12 yard touchdown run in the first half.
On Special Teams, Kicker Mike Benzy booted through two extra points and a 22 yard field goal in both the third and fourth quarters to extend the Leopard lead. Their defense did the rest as Mac Aljancic had 2 of Louisville’s 3 interceptions in the game.
The victory improved the Leopards to 1-6 on the season and the Trojans dropped to 2-5.
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Scoring Summary
LEOPARDS 27, TROJANS 14
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 14-7-3-3–27
Canton Timken 0-8-6-0–14
1st Quarter
Louisville – George Ulrick 2 Yard Run (Mike Benzy Kick), 7-0
Louisville – Brad McEowen 1 Yard Run (Mike Benzy Kick), 14-0
2nd Quarter
Timken – Craig Campbell 12 Yard Run (Betts Pass from Tomier Davenport), 14-8
Louisville – Aaron Seaman 10 Yard Pass from Brad McEowen (Mike Benzy Kick), 21-8
3rd Quarter
Louisville – Mike Benzy 22 Yard Field Goal, 24-8
Timken – Chris Duck 54 Yard Pass from Craig Campbell (Pass Failed), 24-14
4th Quarter
Louisville – Mike Benzy 22 Yard Field Goal, 27-14