George Washington vs West Virginia
November 24, 1938 at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
George Washington
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 44 | 123 | 21 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Johnny Tonkavitch | 17 | 49 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| Bob Nowaskey | 2 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.0 | |
| Billy Richardson | 9 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2.1 | |
| Frank Merka | 7 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2.1 | |
| Vic Sampson | 9 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 48 | 106 | 33 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Harry Clarke | 14 | 41 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 2.8 | |
| John Carliss | 14 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 1.4 | |
| Charley Hockenberry | 13 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Bob White | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 | |
| Glennis Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Charley Seabright | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 11 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Richardson | 6 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 1 | ||
| Vic Sampson | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob White | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| John Carliss | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Bob Nowaskey | 4 | 25 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| Bob Faris | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | |
| Sam Babich | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | |
| Frank Merka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Charley Hockenberry | 1 | 14 | 1 | 14.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 350 | 31.8 | 0 |
| Vic Sampson | 10 | 349 | 34.9 | |
| Frank Merka | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 434 | 39.5 | 0 |
| Charley Hockenberry | 8 | 334 | 41.8 | |
| John Carliss | 3 | 100 | 33.3 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Vic Sampson | 5 | 24 | |||||||
| Billy Richardson | 1 | 9 | |||||||
| John Rebholz | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| Frank Merka | 1 | 2 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 0 |
| Charley Hockenberry | 5 | 74 | 1 | 34 | |||||
| Harry Clarke | 1 | 4 | 1 | 24 | |||||
| Tony Rapaswick | 1 | 9 | |||||||
| Charley Seabright | 1 | 19 | |||||||
| Albert Baisi | 1 | 43 | |||||||
| Harold Lorenz | 1 | 20 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 102 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 190 |
| Bob Nowaskey | 22 | 25 | 47 | |||
| Johnny Tonkavitch | 46 | 46 | ||||
| Billy Richardson | 19 | 9 | 28 | |||
| Vic Sampson | 0 | 24 | 24 | |||
| Frank Merka | 15 | 1 | 2 | 18 | ||
| John Rebholz | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Bob Faris | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Sam Babich | 8 | 8 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 73 | 14 | 52 | 78 | 97 | 314 |
| Charley Hockenberry | 13 | 14 | 74 | 34 | 135 | |
| Harry Clarke | 39 | 24 | 4 | 67 | ||
| Albert Baisi | 43 | 43 | ||||
| Harold Lorenz | 20 | 20 | ||||
| John Carliss | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Charley Seabright | -1 | 19 | 18 | |||
| Tony Rapaswick | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Bob White | 3 | 3 |
| George Washington | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 9 | 4 |
| Rushing | 6 | 3 |
| Passing | 3 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 102 | 73 |
| Rushing Attempts | 44 | 48 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.3 | 1.5 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 123 | 106 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 21 | 33 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 43 | 14 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 7-11-3 | 1-5-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 3.9 | 2.8 |
| Average Per Completion | 6.1 | 14.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 145 | 87 |
| Total Offense Plays | 55 | 53 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 3-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 1-5 | 2-10 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 12-420 | 11-434 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 35.0 | 39.5 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 6-33-0 | 6-78-0 |
| Average Per Return | 5.5 | 13.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-10-0 | 3-52-0 |
| Average Per Return | 10.0 | 17.3 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-2-0 | 3-97-0 |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Frank Merka | 1 | 2 |
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 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 36 | Albert Baisi | 1 | 43 | ||||||||||||
| Charley Hockenberry | 1 | 34 | |||||||||||||
| 41 | Harold Lorenz | 1 | 20 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | WVU - Charley Hockenberry 14 yd TD pass from Bob White (Kick by Tony Rapaswick Good) | 7-0 | |
| 4 | GWU - Sam Babich 8 yd TD pass from Billy Richardson | 7-6 |
Attendance: 5,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| George Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Officials: Novak (Field Judge), Schmidt (Head Linesman), Dufour (Referee), Mumma (Umpire)
George Washington
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Bob Nowaskey |
| LT | Wilbur Saeger |
| LG | Henry Weinberg |
| C | Sonny Jones |
| RG | Guy Renzaglia |
| RE | Sam Babich |
| RT | John Rebholz |
| QB | Frank Merka |
| FB | Johnny Tonkavitch |
| RH | Murphy Booth |
| LH | Vic Sampson |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Joe Czajka |
| LT | Albert Baisi |
| LG | Alex Atty |
| C | Sam Mandich |
| RE | Charles Eller |
| RG | Michael Gussie |
| RT | Douglas Foley |
| QB | Tony Rapaswick |
| FB | John Carliss |
| LH | Harry Clarke |
| RH | Charley Seabright |
Bob Faris, Billy Richardson, Vance Adler, Kokaski, Don Eberle, Carpenter, Duce Keahey, Tony Baraukas
Charley Hockenberry, 18-Glennis Ellis, 20-Don McCann, 21-Clarence Smith, 35-Sam Audia, 40-Dick Welch, 41-Harold Lorenz, 44-Bob White
