Detroit vs West Virginia
October 23, 1931 at Dinan Field, Detroit, MI
Detroit
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 60 | 278 | 22 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| Rocky Parasca | 18 | 123 | 7 | 116 | 0 | 6.4 | |
| Edwin Turashoff | 6 | 48 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Peter Rajkovich | 10 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 4.7 | |
| Louis Berg | 5 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.8 | |
| Chris Schearer | 7 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2.6 | |
| John Tooker | 9 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Clifford Marsh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| William Rajkovich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bill O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 14 | -14 | 0 | -14.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 32 | 115 | 13 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 |
| John Doyle | 5 | 56 | 6 | 50 | 1 | 10.0 | |
| Leo Dotson | 16 | 39 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 2.3 | |
| Harry Marker | 9 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1.6 | |
| Douglas Stone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Morris Drobeck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 8 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Parasca | 2 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Bill O'Neill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| John Tooker | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 14 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Doyle | 4 | 11 | 2 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Bill Parriott | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 19.3 |
| Henry Sharkey | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31.0 | |
| John Hackett | 2 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Harry Marker | 2 | 36 | 0 | 18.0 | |
| Wilbur Sortet | 2 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| Leo Dotson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 149 | 29.8 | 0 |
| John Tooker | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | |
| Chris Schearer | 2 | 28 | 14.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 216 | 30.9 | 0 |
| John Doyle | 7 | 216 | 30.9 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Schearer | 2 | 8 | |||||||
| Rocky Parasca | 1 | 9 | |||||||
| George Hess | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Louis Berg | 1 | 51 | |||||||
| Peter Rajkovich | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Norbert Reisterer | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Edwin Turashoff | 1 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| John Doyle | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Jake Sebulsky | 2 | 38 | |||||||
| Earl Sprouse | 1 | 16 | |||||||
| Harry Marker | 1 | 8 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 270 | 58 | 68 | 17 | 0 | 413 |
| Rocky Parasca | 116 | 9 | 125 | |||
| Louis Berg | 24 | 51 | 75 | |||
| Peter Rajkovich | 47 | 17 | 0 | 64 | ||
| Edwin Turashoff | 48 | 0 | 48 | |||
| Henry Sharkey | 31 | 31 | ||||
| John Hackett | 27 | 27 | ||||
| Chris Schearer | 18 | 8 | 26 | |||
| John Tooker | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Clifford Marsh | 2 | 2 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 102 | 65 | 54 | 6 | 8 | 235 |
| Harry Marker | 14 | 36 | 8 | 58 | ||
| John Doyle | 50 | 6 | 56 | |||
| Leo Dotson | 37 | 4 | 41 | |||
| Jake Sebulsky | 38 | 38 | ||||
| Wilbur Sortet | 25 | 25 | ||||
| Earl Sprouse | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Douglas Stone | 1 | 1 |
| Detroit | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 14 | 5 |
| Rushing | 13 | 2 |
| Passing | 1 | 2 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 256 | 65 |
| Rushing Attempts | 60 | 32 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.3 | 2.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 278 | 115 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 22 | 13 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 58 | 65 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 3-8-1 | 5-14-3 |
| Average Per Attempt | 7.3 | 4.6 |
| Average Per Completion | 19.3 | 13.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 314 | 167 |
| Total Offense Plays | 68 | 46 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.6 | 3.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 5-3 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 9-95 | 6-65 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-149 | 7-216 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 29.8 | 30.9 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-17-1 | 1-6-0 |
| Average Per Return | 5.7 | 6.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-68-0 | 3-54-0 |
| Average Per Return | 34.0 | 18.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 3-0-0 | 1-8-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
Detroit
| # | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Peter Rajkovich | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Norbert Reisterer | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Edwin Turashoff | 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 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | Harry Marker | 1 | 8 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DET - Rocky Parasca 15 yd FG | 0-3 | |
| 2 | WVU - John Doyle 53 yd rush TD (Kick by Wilbur Sortet Good) | 7-3 | |
| 2 | DET - George Hess 0 yd punt return TD | 7-9 |
Attendance: 15,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Detroit | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Officials: Hamilton (Field Judge), Maxwell (Head Linesman), Larry McPhail (Referee), Russ Finsterwald (Umpire)
Detroit
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Henry Sharkey |
| LT | John Metras |
| LG | Joe Weiss |
| C | George Howell |
| RG | Joseph Keenig |
| RE | John Hackett |
| RT | Joseph Beer |
| QB | William Rajkovich |
| FB | Peter Rajkovich |
| LH | Rocky Parasca |
| RH | John Tooker |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Bill Karr |
| LT | Isaac Lewis |
| LG | James Mazzei |
| C | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| RG | Charles Anderson |
| RE | Wilbur Sortet |
| RT | Fred Schweitzer |
| QB | John Doyle |
| FB | Leo Dotson |
| LH | Harry Marker |
| RH | Jake Sebulsky |
William Rajkovich, George Hess, Louis Berg, Bill O'Neill, Clifford Marsh, James McNamara, Norbert Reisterer, Chris Schearer, Edwin Turashoff
10-Bill Parriott, 14-Morris Drobeck, 16-Earl Sprouse, 19-Thomas Canich, 21-Douglas Stone, 38-Homer White, 46-Leland Brown