George Washington vs West Virginia
October 18, 1935 at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
George Washington
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 31 | 44 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| George Jenkins | 2 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.0 | |
| Ben Plotnicki | 6 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Bruce Mahan | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.2 | |
| Herb Reeves | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | |
| George Trinasitch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Louis Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 45 | 187 | 7 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Glenn Carder | 18 | 72 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 3.9 | |
| Joe Zaleski | 10 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 4.5 | |
| Jack Gocke | 4 | 41 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 9.8 | |
| Leo Fizer | 9 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2.9 | |
| Fred Nebera | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Emmett "Kelly" Moan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| David Isaac | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Passing | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Plotnicki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 22 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmett "Kelly" Moan | 3 | 16 | 3 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Jack Gocke | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Leo Fizer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Zaleski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John "Squint" Phares | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| No results found. | |||||
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Herbert "Babe" Barna | 4 | 29 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 15 | 568 | 37.9 | 0 |
| Bruce Mahan | 11 | 437 | 39.7 | |
| Ben Plotnicki | 4 | 131 | 32.8 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 281 | 46.8 | 0 |
| Jack Gocke | 4 | 213 | 53.3 | |
| Glenn Carder | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | |
| Emmett "Kelly" Moan | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 0 | 6 | 175 | 93 |
| Ben Plotnicki | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 93 | 93 | ||
| Bruce Mahan | 1 | 15 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| Herb Reeves | 2 | 46 | 3 | 72 | 70 | ||||
| Kenneth Rathjen | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Carder | 4 | 39 | |||||||
| David Isaac | 2 | 13 | |||||||
| Fred Nebera | 1 | 22 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 76 | 15 | 175 | 298 |
| Herb Reeves | 1 | 46 | 72 | 119 | ||
| Ben Plotnicki | 10 | 13 | 0 | 93 | 116 | |
| Bruce Mahan | 2 | 15 | 10 | 27 | ||
| George Jenkins | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Kenneth Rathjen | 17 | 0 | 17 | |||
| George Trinasitch | 1 | 1 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 180 | 29 | 22 | 52 | 0 | 283 |
| Glenn Carder | 71 | 39 | 110 | |||
| Joe Zaleski | 45 | 45 | ||||
| Jack Gocke | 39 | 39 | ||||
| Herbert "Babe" Barna | 29 | 29 | ||||
| Leo Fizer | 26 | 26 | ||||
| Fred Nebera | 3 | 22 | 25 | |||
| David Isaac | -4 | 13 | 9 |
| George Washington | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 2 | 12 |
| Rushing | 1 | 10 |
| Passing | 0 | 2 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 32 | 180 |
| Rushing Attempts | 31 | 45 |
| Average Per Rush | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 44 | 187 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 12 | 7 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 0 | 29 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 0-1-0 | 4-22-6 |
| Average Per Attempt | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Average Per Completion | 0.0 | 7.3 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 32 | 209 |
| Total Offense Plays | 32 | 67 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 1.0 | 3.1 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-25 | 5-35 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 15-568 | 6-281 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 37.9 | 46.8 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-15-0 | 6-52-0 |
| Average Per Return | 7.5 | 8.7 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-76-0 | 1-22-0 |
| Average Per Return | 19.0 | 22.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 6-175-2 | 0-0-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
George Washington
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 175 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ben Plotnicki | 1 | 93 | |||||||||||||
| Herb Reeves | 3 | 72 | |||||||||||||
| Kenneth Rathjen | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Bruce Mahan | 1 | 10 |
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| No results found. | |||||||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WVU - Glenn Carder 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Angelo Onder Good) | 7-0 | |
| 2 | GWU - Ben Plotnicki 93 yd interception return TD (Kick by Harry Deming Good) | 7-7 | |
| 2 | GWU - Safety | 7-9 | |
| 2 | GWU - Herb Reeves 72 yd interception return TD | 7-15 |
Attendance: 14,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| George Washington | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Officials: Cummings (Field Judge), Daniels (Head Linesman), Ederts (Referee), Gass (Umpire)
George Washington
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Leon Morris |
| LT | Harry Deming |
| LG | Hollis Harrison |
| C | Kenneth Rathjen |
| RG | Sidney Kolker |
| RE | Orville Wright |
| RT | Dale Prather |
| QB | Ben Plotnicki |
| FB | Herb Reeves |
| RH | Ray Hanken |
| LH | George Jenkins |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Herbert "Babe" Barna |
| LT | Joe Stydahar |
| LG | Fred Buskirk |
| C | Olan Hedrick |
| RE | Angelo Onder |
| RG | Carl Hall |
| RT | Sam Mawhinney |
| QB | Robert Kyle |
| FB | Joe Zaleski |
| LH | Glenn Carder |
| RH | Jack Gocke |
Peter Yurwitz, Louis Carroll, Ted Cunningham, Bruce Mahan, George Trinasitch
10-David Isaac, 20-Fred Nebera, 22-Emmett "Kelly" Moan, 23-William Wendell, 25-Leo Fizer, 28-Eugene Hester, 29-Ira T. Adams, 30-David Volkin, 32-Joe Poilek, 33-John "Squint" Phares, 35-Homer Cropp
