West Virginia vs West Virginia Wesleyan
October 19, 1940 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
West Virginia
West Virginia Wesleyan
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 62 | 278 | 32 | 246 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Kenny Fryer | 10 | 73 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| John Carliss | 17 | 63 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 3.6 | |
| Bob White | 6 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 7.3 | |
| Dick McElwee | 7 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 12 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1.3 | |
| Glennis Ellis | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | |
| John Katchur | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | |
| Don McCann | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | |
| Charles Ballato | 3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Bill Gardner | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 27 | 45 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| James Spessard | 15 | 42 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| Joe Andrick | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -0.7 | |
| Edward Meighan | 5 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 | -0.8 | |
| Paul Glod | 4 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick McElwee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Bob White | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charley Seabright | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edward Meighan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Joe Czajka | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| No results found. | |||||
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 0 |
| Charley Seabright | 3 | 138 | 46.0 | |
| Kenny Fryer | 2 | 79 | 39.5 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 13 | 396 | 30.5 | 0 |
| Edward Meighan | 13 | 396 | 30.5 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 116 | 58 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 68 |
| Dick McElwee | 3 | 90 | 58 | 1 | 17 | ||||
| Glennis Ellis | 1 | 12 | |||||||
| John Katchur | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Charles Ballato | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Kenny Fryer | 1 | 12 | |||||||
| Charley Seabright | 1 | 68 | 68 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Spessard | 1 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 250 | 9 | 29 | 116 | 68 | 472 |
| Dick McElwee | 21 | 17 | 90 | 128 | ||
| Kenny Fryer | 72 | 12 | 84 | |||
| Charley Seabright | 68 | 68 | ||||
| John Carliss | 62 | 62 | ||||
| Bob White | 44 | 44 | ||||
| Glennis Ellis | 11 | 12 | 23 | |||
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 16 | 16 | ||||
| John Katchur | 9 | 6 | 15 | |||
| Charles Ballato | 6 | 8 | 14 | |||
| Don McCann | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Joe Czajka | 9 | 9 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| James Spessard | 37 | 0 | 37 |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Wesleyan | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 12 | 1 |
| Rushing | 12 | 1 |
| Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 246 | 21 |
| Rushing Attempts | 62 | 27 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.0 | 0.8 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 281 | 45 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 35 | 24 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 9 | 0 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 1-5-0 | 0-1-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Average Per Completion | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 255 | 21 |
| Total Offense Plays | 67 | 28 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 7-3 | 6-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 8-60 | 2-20 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-330 | 13-396 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 41.3 | 30.5 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 6-116-2 | 0-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 19.3 | 0.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-29-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 14.5 | 0.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-68-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-0-0 | 3-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 7 | |
| 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 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 33 | Charley Seabright | 1 | 68 |
| # | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | WVU - John Carliss 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Charley Seabright Good) | 0-7 | |
| 3 | WVU - Dick McElwee 58 yd punt return TD (Kick by Charley Seabright Good) | 0-14 | |
| 3 | WVU - John Carliss 6 yd rush TD | 0-20 | |
| 4 | WVU - Kenny Fryer 1 yd rush TD | 0-26 | |
| 4 | WVU - Howard Lewellen 7 yd punt return TD | 0-32 |
Attendance: 3,600
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia Wesleyan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 32 |
Officials: Cal Bolster (Field Judge), J.K. Thomas (Head Linesman), Harry Robb (Referee), C. Lee Spillers (Umpire)
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Robert Mellace |
| LT | Walt Pike |
| LG | John Rockis |
| C | Sam Mandich |
| RG | Victor Peelish |
| RE | Joe Czajka |
| RT | Henry Goodman |
| QB | Charley Seabright |
| FB | John Carliss |
| RH | Dick McElwee |
| LH | Allan "Ike" Martin |
West Virginia Wesleyan
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Sam Gwosden |
| LG | Clyde Stewart |
| C | Judson Hodges |
| RE | Eddie Kosko |
| RG | William Jones |
| RT | Charles Gruver |
| QB | Charles Poundstone |
| FB | James Spessard |
| RH | Joe Andrick |
| LH | Edward Meighan |
| FT | George Foehr |
Henry Sterle, 16-Bob White, 18-Quentin Barnette, 19-Kenny Fryer, 21-Joe Butta, 23-Don McCann, 25-Howard Lewellen, 28-Glennis Ellis, 36-John Katchur, 39-Bill Gardner, 41-Vincent Cimino, 42-Pete Yost, 46-Charles Ballato, 52-Charles Harris, 53-Steven Narick, 55-Tom J. Gillooly, Jr., 89-Frank Kimble
Paul Glod, James Beer, Carl Wilfong, Donald Steele, Paul Small, George Snyder, Fred Broadwater, Joseph Marker, Thomas Scanlon