West Virginia vs Carnegie Tech
October 29, 1927 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
West Virginia
Carnegie Tech
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 60 | 300 | 25 | 275 | 1 | 0 | 4.6 |
| Clarence Keefer | 26 | 107 | 6 | 101 | 1 | 3.9 | |
| Albert H. Glenn | 13 | 91 | 2 | 89 | 0 | 6.8 | |
| Russell Larue | 14 | 69 | 12 | 57 | 0 | 4.1 | |
| Clarence Ryan | 4 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Francis Glenn | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Kenneth Talbott | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 56 | 229 | 29 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Cy Letzelter | 32 | 117 | 18 | 99 | 1 | 3.1 | |
| Glen Moorehead | 13 | 80 | 11 | 69 | 0 | 5.3 | |
| Howard Harpster | 5 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3.4 | |
| George Kennedy | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 | |
| John English | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Larue | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Albert H. Glenn | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Hamilton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Francis Glenn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 18 | 1 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Harpster | 6 | 16 | 1 | 95 | 0 | ||
| Cy Letzelter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Wylie Garrett | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 15.5 |
| John English | 4 | 69 | 1 | 17.3 | |
| Cy Letzelter | 2 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| Harvey Shaughency | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17.0 | |
| Glen Moorehead | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 0 |
| Albert H. Glenn | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | |
| James Black | 1 | 31 | 31.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 230 | 38.3 | 0 |
| Howard Harpster | 6 | 230 | 38.3 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Larue | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Eddie Vacheresse | 1 | 26 | |||||||
| Albert H. Glenn | 1 | 10 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Howard Harpster | 4 | 69 | |||||||
| Ralph Harmon | 1 | 16 | |||||||
| Newton Cowan | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| George Kennedy | 1 | 10 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 275 | 12 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 332 |
| Clarence Keefer | 101 | 101 | ||||
| Albert H. Glenn | 89 | 10 | 99 | |||
| Russell Larue | 57 | 9 | 0 | 66 | ||
| Eddie Vacheresse | 26 | 26 | ||||
| Clarence Ryan | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Wylie Garrett | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Francis Glenn | 8 | 8 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 200 | 124 | 16 | 69 | 10 | 419 |
| Cy Letzelter | 99 | 25 | 124 | |||
| Howard Harpster | 17 | 69 | 86 | |||
| Glen Moorehead | 69 | 13 | 82 | |||
| John English | 4 | 69 | 73 | |||
| George Kennedy | 11 | 10 | 21 | |||
| Harvey Shaughency | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Ralph Harmon | 16 | 16 |
| West Virginia | Carnegie Tech | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 15 | 17 |
| Rushing | 14 | 12 |
| Passing | 1 | 5 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 275 | 200 |
| Rushing Attempts | 60 | 56 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.6 | 3.6 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 300 | 229 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 25 | 29 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 12 | 124 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 1-8-2 | 8-18-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 1.5 | 6.9 |
| Average Per Completion | 12.0 | 15.5 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 287 | 324 |
| Total Offense Plays | 72 | 74 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.0 | 4.4 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-0 | 3-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 4-40 | 5-25 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-229 | 6-230 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 38.2 | 38.3 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-9-0 | 4-46-0 |
| Average Per Return | 9.0 | 11.5 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-36-0 | 1-16-0 |
| Average Per Return | 18.0 | 16.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 2-10-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | Russell Larue | 1 | 0 |
Carnegie Tech
| # | 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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Newton Cowan | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| George Kennedy | 1 | 10 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CMU - Cy Letzelter 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Cy Letzelter Good) | 7-0 | |
| 2 | WVU - Clarence Keefer 1 yd rush TD | 7-6 | |
| 3 | CMU - John English 16 yd TD pass from Cy Letzelter | 13-6 |
Attendance: 11,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Tech | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Officials: D.W. Merriman (Field Judge), J.A. Moffatt (Head Linesman), J.A. Buckout (Referee), A.H. Sharpe (Umpire)
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Eddie Vacheresse |
| LT | Julian Scott |
| LG | Fred Jennewine |
| C | Winchester Latham |
| RE | Wylie Garrett |
| RG | Louis "Oogie" Meisel |
| RT | Walter Brewster |
| QB | Marshall Glenn |
| FB | Clarence Keefer |
| RH | Albert H. Glenn |
| LH | Russell Larue |
Carnegie Tech
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | John English |
| LT | Bull Cooper |
| LG | Newton Cowan |
| C | Sol Melzinger |
| RG | Purl Anderson |
| RE | W.S. Kousman |
| RT | Bob Schmidt |
| QB | Howard Harpster |
| FB | Cy Letzelter |
| RH | Howard Wertenberger |
| LH | George Kennedy |
1-Glen Hamilton, 2-Clarence Ryan, 3-Kenneth Talbott, 5-Clinton Carrico, 9-Homer Hogue, 12-Julian Murrin, 13-James Black, 18-Beryl Straight, 20-Ted Nixon, 21-Rudolph "Swede" Hagberg, 22-Nelson Lang, 25-Clarence Lewis, 26-George Nixon, 32-Francis Glenn
Harvey Shaughency, Ralph Harmon, Don Lovewell, Earl Allen, Andrew Yerina, Glen Moorehead