George Washington vs West Virginia
November 25, 1937 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
George Washington
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 43 | 128 | 36 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Vic Sampson | 19 | 77 | 25 | 52 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| Bob Nowaskey | 12 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1.6 | |
| Louis Carroll | 5 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2.4 | |
| Frank Merka | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| Billy Richardson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Don Eberle | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Joey Kaufman | 1 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 0 | -8.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 48 | 351 | 14 | 337 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Harry Clarke | 21 | 131 | 8 | 123 | 0 | 5.9 | |
| Sam Pinion | 7 | 84 | 6 | 78 | 1 | 11.1 | |
| Sam Audia | 9 | 69 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| David Isaac | 6 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 9.0 | |
| Emmett "Kelly" Moan | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 | |
| Tom Davies | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| John McCue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 21 | 2 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Sampson | 6 | 15 | 2 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Billy Richardson | 3 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Joey Kaufman | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 12 | 1 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Audia | 2 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 2 | ||
| Tom Davies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Emmett "Kelly" Moan | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sam Pinion | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 |
| W. Lloyd Berry | 2 | 41 | 0 | 20.5 | |
| Peter Yurwitz | 2 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 | |
| Bogdan Nicksick | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Don Eberle | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Louis Carroll | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Wilbur Saeger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 20.3 |
| David Isaac | 1 | 34 | 1 | 34.0 | |
| Emmett "Kelly" Moan | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20.0 | |
| Richard Dolly | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 347 | 38.6 | 0 |
| Vic Sampson | 8 | 293 | 36.6 | |
| Frank Merka | 1 | 54 | 54.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Emmett "Kelly" Moan | 3 | 120 | 40.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Vic Sampson | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Frank Merka | 2 | 23 | 0 | 10 | |||||
| Bob Nowaskey | 1 | 17 | |||||||
| Don Eberle | 1 | 13 | |||||||
| Louis Carroll | 1 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Harry Clarke | 3 | 47 | |||||||
| David Isaac | 2 | 14 | |||||||
| Sam Pinion | 2 | 33 | 1 | 27 | |||||
| John "Squint" Phares | 1 | 22 | |||||||
| Michael Gussie | 1 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 100 | 81 | 53 | 6 | 10 | 250 |
| Vic Sampson | 52 | 6 | 58 | |||
| Frank Merka | 8 | 23 | 10 | 41 | ||
| W. Lloyd Berry | 41 | 41 | ||||
| Bob Nowaskey | 19 | 17 | 36 | |||
| Don Eberle | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | ||
| Peter Yurwitz | 21 | 21 | ||||
| Louis Carroll | 12 | 3 | 0 | 15 | ||
| Bogdan Nicksick | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Billy Richardson | 5 | 5 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 337 | 61 | 22 | 94 | 27 | 541 |
| Harry Clarke | 123 | 47 | 170 | |||
| Sam Pinion | 78 | 33 | 27 | 138 | ||
| David Isaac | 54 | 34 | 14 | 102 | ||
| Sam Audia | 69 | 69 | ||||
| Emmett "Kelly" Moan | 11 | 20 | 31 | |||
| John "Squint" Phares | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Richard Dolly | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Tom Davies | 2 | 2 |
| West Virginia | George Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 15 | 14 |
| Rushing | 13 | 8 |
| Passing | 2 | 6 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 337 | 92 |
| Rushing Attempts | 48 | 43 |
| Average Per Rush | 7.0 | 2.1 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 351 | 128 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 14 | 36 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 61 | 81 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 3-12-1 | 10-21-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.1 | 3.9 |
| Average Per Completion | 20.3 | 8.1 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 398 | 173 |
| Total Offense Plays | 60 | 64 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 6.6 | 2.7 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-50 | 0-0 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 3-120 | 9-347 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 40.0 | 38.6 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 7-94-0 | 1-6-0 |
| Average Per Return | 13.4 | 6.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-22-0 | 4-53-0 |
| Average Per Return | 22.0 | 13.3 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 2-27-0 | 1-10-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Louis Carroll | 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 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | Michael Gussie | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Sam Pinion | 1 | 27 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | WVU - Sam Pinion 32 yd rush TD | 0-6 | |
| 2 | WVU - Emmett "Kelly" Moan 20 yd TD pass from Sam Audia (Rush by Emmett "Kelly" Moan Good) | 0-13 | |
| 3 | WVU - Sam Audia 45 yd rush TD | 0-19 | |
| 4 | WVU - David Isaac 34 yd TD pass from Sam Audia (Kick by Emmett "Kelly" Moan Good) | 0-26 |
Attendance: 10,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
Officials: E.W. Cavanaugh (Field Judge), T.J. Davies (Head Linesman), D.A. Defour (Referee), V.A. Schmidt (Umpire)
George Washington
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Allen Holt |
| LT | W.A. Jones |
| LG | Guy Renzaglia |
| C | Tim Stapleton |
| RG | Hal Scherling |
| RE | W. Lloyd Berry |
| RT | John Rebholz |
| QB | Frank Merka |
| FB | Bob Nowaskey |
| LH | Vic Sampson |
| RH | Jay Turner |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Richard Dolly |
| LT | Albert Baisi |
| LG | Alex Atty |
| C | Olan Hedrick |
| RE | Fred Nebera |
| RG | David Volkin |
| RT | Paul "Moose" Hodges |
| QB | Harold Lorenz |
| FB | Emmett "Kelly" Moan |
| RH | John "Squint" Phares |
| LH | Harry Clarke |
Peter Yurwitz, Wilbur Saeger, Henry Weinberg, Billy Richardson, Don Eberle, Joey Kaufman, Bogdan Nicksick, Louis Carroll, Bob Canning
Sam Audia, Sam Pinion, David Isaac, 12-Wayne Schwartzwalder, 13-Michael Gussie, 16-Murino DeAngelis, 17-Harry Stansbury, Jr., 27-Jess Richardson, 28-John McCue, 34-Joe Cestaric, 38-Charles Eller, 40-Douglas Foley, 43-Tom Davies, 44-Richard Moses, 45-Robert Nielson, 49-Tony Rapaswick, 60-Bob Heckert, 70-Stanley Baker, 82-Sterling Ronai