Creighton vs West Virginia
October 22, 1938 at Creighton University Stadium, Omaha, NE
Creighton
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 42 | 151 | 25 | 126 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Don Fleming | 12 | 54 | 8 | 46 | 2 | 3.8 | |
| Al Truscott | 7 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4.9 | |
| William Ziesel | 14 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 1.6 | |
| Johnny Piet | 7 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2.1 | |
| John Knolla | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Eugene Ziesel | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 55 | 145 | 15 | 130 | 2 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Sam Pinion | 15 | 50 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 3.2 | |
| Sam Audia | 17 | 49 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 2.7 | |
| Harry Clarke | 9 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1.8 | |
| Bob White | 6 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1.7 | |
| John Carliss | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Glennis Ellis | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 | |
| Charley Hockenberry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 9 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Piet | 2 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| William Ziesel | 1 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 0 | ||
| John Knolla | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 10 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Audia | 3 | 8 | 1 | 61 | 1 | ||
| John Carliss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 |
| John Knolla | 2 | 45 | 0 | 22.5 | |
| Don Fleming | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 15.3 |
| Charles Eller | 1 | 38 | 0 | 38.0 | |
| Joe Czajka | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Tony Rapaswick | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 268 | 33.5 | 0 |
| Don Fleming | 6 | 216 | 36.0 | |
| Johnny Piet | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | |
| TEAM | 1 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 359 | 44.9 | 0 |
| John Carliss | 5 | 222 | 44.4 | |
| Charley Hockenberry | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | |
| Bob White | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | |
| Harry Clarke | 1 | 40 | 40.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| John Knolla | 4 | 65 | 2 | 16 | |||||
| Johnny Piet | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Robert Kroberg | 1 | 25 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Pinion | 1 | 8 | 1 | 30 | |||||
| Harry Clarke | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Glennis Ellis | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Sam Mandich | 2 | 11 | |||||||
| Joe Czajka | 1 | 25 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 126 | 78 | 41 | 69 | 3 | 317 |
| John Knolla | 5 | 45 | 16 | 65 | 131 | |
| Don Fleming | 46 | 33 | 79 | |||
| Al Truscott | 34 | 34 | ||||
| Robert Kroberg | 25 | 25 | ||||
| Johnny Piet | 15 | 4 | 3 | 22 | ||
| William Ziesel | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Eugene Ziesel | 4 | 4 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 130 | 61 | 66 | 18 | 0 | 275 |
| Sam Pinion | 48 | 30 | 8 | 86 | ||
| Sam Audia | 46 | 46 | ||||
| Charles Eller | 38 | 38 | ||||
| Joe Czajka | 12 | 25 | 37 | |||
| Harry Clarke | 16 | 6 | 22 | |||
| Sam Mandich | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Tony Rapaswick | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Bob White | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Glennis Ellis | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||
| John Carliss | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Charley Hockenberry | 1 | 1 |
| Creighton | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 8 | 8 |
| Rushing | 5 | 5 |
| Passing | 3 | 2 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 126 | 130 |
| Rushing Attempts | 43 | 55 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 151 | 145 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 25 | 15 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 78 | 61 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 3-9-3 | 4-10-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 8.7 | 6.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 26.0 | 15.3 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 204 | 191 |
| Total Offense Plays | 52 | 65 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.9 | 2.9 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 3-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 1-15 | 6-80 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-268 | 8-359 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 33.5 | 44.9 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 5-69-0 | 3-18-0 |
| Average Per Return | 13.8 | 6.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-41-0 | 1-25-0 |
| Average Per Return | 13.7 | 25.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-3-0 | 3-41-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
Creighton
| # | 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Johnny Piet | 1 | 3 |
| # | 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 - Sam Audia 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Tony Rapaswick Good) | 7-0 | |
| 1 | WVU - Tony Rapaswick 11 yd TD pass from Sam Audia | 13-0 | |
| 2 | CREI - Don Fleming 21 yd rush TD | 13-6 | |
| 3 | CREI - Don Fleming 17 yd rush TD (Kick by Don Fleming Good) | 13-13 | |
| 4 | WVU - Bob White 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Bob White Good) | 20-13 |
Attendance: 12,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Creighton | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Officials: Pete Welch (Field Judge), John Waldorf (Head Linesman), Fred Dale (Referee), Ira Carrithers (Umpire)
Creighton
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Stan Grommicki |
| LT | Joe Quinn |
| LG | Richard Rucki |
| C | Omer Kelly |
| RG | Eldred Arch |
| RE | Leo Dippel |
| RT | Frank Jones |
| QB | Johnny Piet |
| FB | John Leahy |
| RH | Eugene Ziesel |
| LH | William Ziesel |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Joe Czajka |
| LT | Albert Baisi |
| LG | Alex Atty |
| C | Sam Mandich |
| RE | Charles Eller |
| RG | Murino DeAngelis |
| RT | Douglas Foley |
| QB | Tony Rapaswick |
| FB | Sam Audia |
| LH | Harry Clarke |
| RH | John Carliss |
Don Fleming, John Knolla, Norbert Knoll, Nick Padgen, Tony Cemore, Jerry Harms, Robert Kroberg, William Ojile, Ray Bronemann, John Kreici, Clarence Stoffel, Roy Engelbretson, Al Truscott
Bob White, 10-Robert Mellace, 11-Sam Pinion, 13-Michael Gussie, 14-John Rockis, 18-Glennis Ellis, 19-Charley Hockenberry, 29-Walt Pike, 30-Jess Richardson, 31-John Shonk, 32-Charley Seabright, 37-Joe Cestaric, 38-Tom Davies, 41-Harold Lorenz, 46-Richard Dolly
