Fordham vs West Virginia
October 5, 1940 at Randall’s Island Stadium, New York, NY
Fordham
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 53 | 243 | 29 | 214 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Len Eshmont | 13 | 86 | 1 | 85 | 1 | 6.5 | |
| Steve Filipowicz | 17 | 79 | 0 | 79 | 2 | 4.6 | |
| Thomas MacDougall | 3 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| Jim Blumenstock | 17 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 1.2 | |
| John Hermann | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Vincent Dennery | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 38 | 103 | 18 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 |
| John Carliss | 16 | 47 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 2.6 | |
| Don McCann | 10 | 35 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 3.2 | |
| Dick McElwee | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Bob White | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 | |
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 10 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Filipowicz | 5 | 10 | 1 | 58 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick McElwee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Charley Seabright | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Carliss | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob White | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Edmund Shedlosky | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26.0 | |
| Thomas MacDougall | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20.0 | |
| Albert Bazis | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| Jim Blumenstock | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Len Eshmont | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| John Shonk | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 211 | 30.1 | 0 |
| Jim Blumenstock | 6 | 155 | 25.8 | |
| Len Eshmont | 1 | 56 | 56.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 347 | 34.7 | 0 |
| Charley Seabright | 7 | 222 | 31.7 | |
| Bob White | 3 | 125 | 41.7 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Mabel | 3 | 69 | |||||||
| Len Eshmont | 1 | 16 | 2 | 23 | |||||
| Claude Pieculewicz | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| Lawrence Sartori | 1 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick McElwee | 1 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 1 | 19 | |||||||
| Don McCann | 3 | 64 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 214 | 58 | 0 | 95 | 23 | 390 |
| Len Eshmont | 85 | -1 | 16 | 23 | 123 | |
| Steve Filipowicz | 79 | 79 | ||||
| Mabel | 69 | 69 | ||||
| Thomas MacDougall | 21 | 20 | 41 | |||
| Edmund Shedlosky | 26 | 26 | ||||
| Jim Blumenstock | 20 | 3 | 23 | |||
| Claude Pieculewicz | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Albert Bazis | 10 | 10 | ||||
| John Hermann | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Vincent Dennery | 4 | 4 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 85 | 6 | 93 | 30 | 0 | 214 |
| Don McCann | 32 | 64 | 96 | |||
| Dick McElwee | 6 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 46 | |
| John Carliss | 41 | 41 | ||||
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 3 | 19 | 22 | |||
| John Shonk | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Bob White | 3 | 3 |
| Fordham | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 9 | 4 |
| Rushing | 8 | 3 |
| Passing | 1 | 1 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 214 | 85 |
| Rushing Attempts | 53 | 38 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.0 | 2.2 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 3 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 243 | 103 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 29 | 18 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 58 | 6 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 5-10-1 | 1-8-4 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.8 | 0.8 |
| Average Per Completion | 11.6 | 6.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 272 | 91 |
| Total Offense Plays | 63 | 42 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.3 | 2.2 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-1 | 3-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-60 | 4-40 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-211 | 10-347 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 30.1 | 34.7 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 5-95-0 | 2-30-0 |
| Average Per Return | 19.0 | 15.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-93-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 23.3 | 0.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 4-23-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-0-0 | 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 | - | - |
Fordham
| # | 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 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lawrence Sartori | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Len Eshmont | 2 | 23 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 35 | Dick McElwee | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FORD - Len Eshmont 40 yd rush TD (Kick by Stanley Krivik Good) | 0-7 | |
| 1 | FORD - Steve Filipowicz 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Albert Bazis Good) | 0-14 | |
| 3 | WVU - John Carliss 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Charley Seabright Good) | 7-14 | |
| 3 | FORD - Steve Filipowicz 6 yd rush TD | 7-20 |
Attendance: 17,780
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Officials: George Vergara (Field Judge), John R. McPhee (Head Linesman), W.H. Friesell (Referee), F.S. Bergin (Umpire)
Fordham
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Vincent Dennery |
| LT | John Kuzman |
| LG | Thomas Bennett |
| C | Louis DeFilippo |
| RG | Lawrence Sartori |
| RE | James Lansing |
| RT | Joseph Ungerer |
| QB | James Noble |
| FB | Steve Filipowicz |
| LH | Len Eshmont |
| RH | Jim Blumenstock |
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 |
| RH | Don McCann |
| LH | Allan "Ike" Martin |
John Hermann, Albert Bazis, Thomas MacDougall, Stanley Krivik, Mabel, Claude Pieculewicz, Edmund Shedlosky, Mathew Maryanski, John Menapace, Joseph Lucas, Stan Ritinski, Gerald O'Brien, Robert Fitzgerald, John Witkowski, Stephen Hudacek, Joe Sabasteanski, William Kellagher
Henry Sterle, 16-Bob White, 18-Quentin Barnette, 21-Joe Butta, 25-Howard Lewellen, 28-Glennis Ellis, 35-Dick McElwee, 41-Vincent Cimino, 53-Steven Narick, 55-Tom J. Gillooly, Jr., 56-Henry Goodman, 68-George Sharp, 71-Vic A'Hearn, 83-Robert Mellace, 93-John Morris