West Virginia vs Westminster
September 28, 1940 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
West Virginia
Westminster
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 64 | 372 | 22 | 350 | 5 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Don McCann | 16 | 110 | 0 | 110 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 10 | 61 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 5.4 | |
| Bob White | 9 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 5.1 | |
| Glennis Ellis | 7 | 51 | 6 | 45 | 1 | 6.4 | |
| Bill Gardner | 7 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 6.0 | |
| Dick McElwee | 6 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 5.3 | |
| John Carliss | 4 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4.0 | |
| Charles Ballato | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| John Katchur | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 26 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Joe Demoise | 6 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3.7 | |
| Felix Demoise | 4 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2.8 | |
| Pete Evanoff | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Jack Applegate | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Mord Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | |
| Dick Newton | 5 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | -0.6 | |
| Bob Washabaugh | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | -4.0 | |
| Tony Valicenti | 5 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 7 | 0 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob White | 5 | 7 | 0 | 76 | 2 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 23 | 2 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Newton | 4 | 12 | 1 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Joe Demoise | 2 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Tony Valicenti | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Pete Evanoff | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 15.2 |
| Robert Mellace | 3 | 41 | 1 | 13.7 | |
| Glennis Ellis | 2 | 35 | 1 | 17.5 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Bob Washabaugh | 3 | 36 | 0 | 12.0 | |
| Felix Demoise | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26.0 | |
| Pete Evanoff | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 0 |
| Kenny Fryer | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | |
| Bob White | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | |
| Charley Seabright | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 266 | 29.6 | 0 |
| Dick Newton | 8 | 243 | 30.4 | |
| Felix Demoise | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Glennis Ellis | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Bill Gardner | 1 | 11 | |||||||
| John Katchur | 1 | 21 | |||||||
| Don McCann | 1 | 14 | |||||||
| John Carliss | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Norman Laughlin | 1 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mord Taylor | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | |||||
| Tony Valicenti | 1 | 25 | |||||||
| Joe Demoise | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| Pete Evanoff | 1 | 45 | |||||||
| John Hill | 1 | 12 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 350 | 76 | 14 | 40 | 8 | 488 |
| Don McCann | 110 | 14 | 124 | |||
| Glennis Ellis | 45 | 35 | 8 | 88 | ||
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 54 | 54 | ||||
| Bill Gardner | 42 | 11 | 53 | |||
| Bob White | 46 | 46 | ||||
| Robert Mellace | 41 | 41 | ||||
| Dick McElwee | 32 | 32 | ||||
| John Carliss | 16 | 8 | 24 | |||
| John Katchur | -7 | 21 | 14 | |||
| Charles Ballato | 12 | 12 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 27 | 81 | 113 | 3 | 0 | 224 |
| Pete Evanoff | 6 | 19 | 45 | 70 | ||
| Felix Demoise | 11 | 26 | 37 | |||
| Bob Washabaugh | -4 | 36 | 32 | |||
| Joe Demoise | 22 | 10 | 32 | |||
| Mord Taylor | -1 | 21 | 3 | 23 | ||
| Tony Valicenti | -8 | 25 | 17 | |||
| John Hill | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Jack Applegate | 1 | 1 |
| West Virginia | Westminster | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 20 | 5 |
| Rushing | 16 | 1 |
| Passing | 3 | 4 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 350 | 24 |
| Rushing Attempts | 64 | 26 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.5 | 0.9 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 5 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 372 | 48 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 22 | 24 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 76 | 81 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 5-7-0 | 7-23-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 10.9 | 3.5 |
| Average Per Completion | 15.2 | 11.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 426 | 105 |
| Total Offense Plays | 71 | 49 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 6.0 | 2.1 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-1 | 3-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-51 | 2-10 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 4-156 | 9-266 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 39.0 | 29.6 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-40-0 | 1-3-0 |
| Average Per Return | 13.3 | 3.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-14-0 | 6-134-0 |
| Average Per Return | 14.0 | 22.3 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 3-8-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | ||
| Possession Time | ||
| Third Down Conversions | of | of |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | - | - |
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 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 38 | John Carliss | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 63 | Norman Laughlin | 1 | 0 |
| # | 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 - John Carliss 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Charley Seabright Good) | 0-7 | |
| 2 | WVU - Robert Mellace 16 yd TD pass from Bob White | 0-13 | |
| 2 | WVU - Glennis Ellis 10 yd TD pass from Bob White (Kick by Bob White Good) | 0-20 | |
| 3 | WVU - Don McCann 17 yd rush TD | 0-26 | |
| 3 | WVU - Bill Gardner 14 yd rush TD (Kick by Bob White Good) | 0-33 | |
| 4 | WVU - Bob White 6 yd rush TD (Kick by Bob White Good) | 0-40 | |
| 4 | WVU - Glennis Ellis 24 yd rush TD (Kick by Bob White Good) | 0-47 |
Attendance: 7,109
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 7 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 47 |
Officials: E.W. Cavanaugh (Field Judge), C. Lee Spillers (Head Linesman), Russell Goodwin (Referee), J.K. Thomas (Umpire)
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Joe Czajka |
| LT | Walt Pike |
| LG | John Rockis |
| C | Sam Mandich |
| RE | John Shonk |
| RG | Victor Peelish |
| RT | Frank Kimble |
| QB | Charley Seabright |
| FB | John Carliss |
| LH | Allan "Ike" Martin |
| RH | Don McCann |
Westminster
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Bob Washabaugh |
| LT | Daniel Harris |
| LG | Rodney Lane |
| C | James Wilson |
| RG | Charles Horton |
| RE | Ted Ossoff |
| RT | Duane Davis |
| QB | Dale Riggle |
| FB | Dick Newton |
| RH | Joe Demoise |
| LH | Tony Valicenti |
Henry Sterle, 16-Bob White, 18-Quentin Barnette, 19-Kenny Fryer, 21-Joe Butta, 25-Howard Lewellen, 28-Glennis Ellis, 35-Dick McElwee, 36-John Katchur, 39-Bill Gardner, 41-Vincent Cimino, 42-Pete Yost, 46-Charles Ballato, 53-Steven Narick, 55-Tom J. Gillooly, Jr., 61-Bill Grier, 63-Norman Laughlin, 68-George Sharp, 71-Vic A'Hearn, 72-Charles Stansbury, 83-Robert Mellace
Pete Evanoff, Jack Applegate, Felix Demoise, Mord Taylor, John Hill, John Tack, Ross McNeil, Paul Rood, Zech, Merle Frisch