Pitt vs West Virginia
October 13, 1923 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, PA
Pitt
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 23 | 51 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Andrew Gustafson | 12 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 3.4 | |
| Franklin Byers | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Lewis Colonna | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | |
| Karl Bohren | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | |
| W.H. Flanagan | 5 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 65 | 216 | 2 | 214 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Gus Ekberg | 21 | 67 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 3.2 | |
| Nick Nardacci | 19 | 59 | 2 | 57 | 1 | 3.0 | |
| George Hill | 6 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| Fred "Jack" Simons | 13 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2.8 | |
| Doug Bowers | 6 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W.H. Flanagan | 4 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Franklin Byers | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jesse Brown | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Karl Bohren | 2 | 6 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 15 | 3 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred "Jack" Simons | 2 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Gus Ekberg | 3 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Pete Barnum | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nick Nardacci | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Doug Bowers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Hill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Lloyd Jordan | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Karl Bohren | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| W.H. Flanagan | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 13.6 |
| Nick Nardacci | 3 | 30 | 1 | 10.0 | |
| George Hill | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24.0 | |
| Charles Tallman | 2 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 | |
| Fred "Jack" Simons | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 380 | 38.0 | 0 |
| W.H. Flanagan | 7 | 280 | 40.0 | |
| Franklin Byers | 3 | 100 | 33.3 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 0 |
| Pete Barnum | 5 | 211 | 42.2 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Nick Shuler | 3 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Franklin Byers | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Karl Bohren | 1 | 19 | |||||||
| W.H. Flanagan | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Marshall Johnson | 1 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Nardacci | 3 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | |||
| George Hill | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Fred Graham | 1 | 15 | |||||||
| Patrick Quarles | 1 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 46 | 8 | 60 | 15 | 6 | 135 |
| Nick Shuler | 26 | 13 | 6 | 45 | ||
| Andrew Gustafson | 41 | 41 | ||||
| Karl Bohren | -1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | ||
| W.H. Flanagan | -2 | -2 | 15 | 0 | 11 | |
| Lloyd Jordan | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Franklin Byers | 6 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Lewis Colonna | 2 | 2 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 214 | 95 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 356 |
| Nick Nardacci | 57 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 114 |
| George Hill | 39 | 24 | 5 | 68 | ||
| Gus Ekberg | 67 | 67 | ||||
| Fred "Jack" Simons | 37 | 18 | 55 | |||
| Charles Tallman | 23 | 23 | ||||
| Fred Graham | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Doug Bowers | 14 | 14 |
| Pitt | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 3 | 19 |
| Rushing | 2 | 13 |
| Passing | 0 | 6 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 46 | 214 |
| Rushing Attempts | 23 | 65 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 51 | 216 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 5 | 2 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 8 | 95 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 6-22-2 | 7-15-3 |
| Average Per Attempt | 0.4 | 6.3 |
| Average Per Completion | 1.3 | 13.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 54 | 309 |
| Total Offense Plays | 45 | 80 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-0 | 2-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 0-0 | 6-40 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 10-380 | 5-211 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 38.0 | 42.2 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-15-0 | 4-17-0 |
| Average Per Return | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-60-0 | 2-30-0 |
| Average Per Return | 20.0 | 15.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 3-6-0 | 2-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | ||
| Possession Time | ||
| Third Down Conversions | of | of |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | - | - |
Pitt
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nick Shuler | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Marshall Johnson | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| W.H. Flanagan | 1 | 0 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Patrick Quarles | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Nick Nardacci | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | WVU - 2 yd rush TD | 6-0 | |
| 2 | WVU - Nick Nardacci 4 yd TD pass from Gus Ekberg (Kick by Gus Ekberg Good) | 13-0 | |
| 3 | Pitt - Andrew Gustafson 12 yd rush TD (Kick by Milo Gwosden Good) | 13-7 |
Attendance: 27,500
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Pitt | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Officials: D.W. Merriman (Head Linesman), J. Thompson (Referee), F.W. Murphy (Umpire)
Pitt
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Lloyd Jordan |
| LT | Thomas Murdock |
| LG | Paul Templeton |
| C | W.D. Asbaugh |
| RE | Milo Gwosden |
| RG | Harry Seidelson |
| RT | Z.A. Wissinger |
| QB | Nick Shuler |
| FB | Lewis Colonna |
| LH | W.H. Flanagan |
| RH | Karl Bohren |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Fred Graham |
| LT | Carl Louis Davis |
| LG | James Quinlan |
| C | Patrick Quarles |
| RG | Walter "Red" Mahan |
| RE | Charles Tallman |
| RT | Charles Howard |
| QB | Pete Barnum |
| FB | Gus Ekberg |
| LH | Nick Nardacci |
| RH | Fred "Jack" Simons |
Franklin Byers, Noble Frank, Marshall Johnson, Jesse Brown, Ralph Chase, Andrew Gustafson
George Hill, Dixon Pinkney, 5-Doug Bowers
