West Virginia vs Washington & Lee
November 2, 1940 at Laidley Field, Charleston, WV
West Virginia
Washington & Lee
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 67 | 264 | 19 | 245 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 |
| Glennis Ellis | 15 | 65 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 4.3 | |
| Kenny Fryer | 12 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 3.3 | |
| Bill Gardner | 11 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3.5 | |
| Dick McElwee | 6 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| Don McCann | 8 | 37 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 4.5 | |
| John Carliss | 12 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1.4 | |
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Charley Seabright | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 23 | 73 | 28 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Al Bishop | 5 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 4.2 | |
| Preston Brown | 5 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 3.8 | |
| Bobby Pinck | 2 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | |
| Dan Justice | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| Joe Baugher | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.8 | |
| Bert Kadis | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | -5.0 | |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0 | -12.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Carliss | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Bob White | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kenny Fryer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick McElwee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charley Seabright | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 9 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Baugher | 1 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Bobby Gary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Pinck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Didier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Justice | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Robert Mellace | 2 | 11 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 15.3 |
| Courtney Wadlington | 1 | 37 | 1 | 37.0 | |
| Bobby Pinck | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | |
| Bert Kadis | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 198 | 33.0 | 0 |
| Charley Seabright | 5 | 173 | 34.6 | |
| Kenny Fryer | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 0 |
| Preston Brown | 4 | 143 | 35.8 | |
| Al Bishop | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | |
| Dan Justice | 1 | 30 | 30.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| Glennis Ellis | 1 | 8 | 2 | 28 | |||||
| Dick McElwee | 1 | 24 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 1 | 12 | |||||||
| Don McCann | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Kenny Fryer | 1 | 25 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Baugher | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Al Bishop | 1 | 18 | |||||||
| TEAM | 1 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 245 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 35 | 368 |
| Glennis Ellis | 65 | 28 | 8 | 101 | ||
| Dick McElwee | 38 | 24 | 10 | 72 | ||
| Kenny Fryer | 40 | 25 | 65 | |||
| Don McCann | 36 | 5 | 41 | |||
| Bill Gardner | 38 | 38 | ||||
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 8 | 12 | 20 | |||
| John Carliss | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Robert Mellace | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Charley Seabright | 3 | 3 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 62 | 50 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 136 |
| Al Bishop | 21 | 18 | 39 | |||
| Courtney Wadlington | 37 | 37 | ||||
| Bobby Pinck | 9 | 13 | 22 | |||
| Preston Brown | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Joe Baugher | 5 | 6 | 11 | |||
| Dan Justice | 8 | 8 |
| Washington & Lee | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 4 | 15 |
| Rushing | 4 | 15 |
| Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 45 | 245 |
| Rushing Attempts | 23 | 67 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.0 | 3.7 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 71 | 264 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 26 | 19 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 46 | 11 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 3-9-3 | 2-10-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.1 | 1.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 15.3 | 5.5 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 91 | 256 |
| Total Offense Plays | 32 | 77 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 2-10 | 4-30 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-229 | 6-198 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 38.2 | 33.0 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-6-0 | 3-44-0 |
| Average Per Return | 6.0 | 14.7 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-18-0 | 3-33-0 |
| Average Per Return | 18.0 | 11.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 3-60-0 |
| 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 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | Kenny Fryer | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Dick McElwee | 1 | 10 |
Washington & Lee
| # | 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 | |||
| TEAM | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WVU - Robert Mellace 6 yd TD pass from John Carliss | 0-6 | |
| 1 | W&L - Courtney Wadlington 37 yd TD pass from Joe Baugher (Kick by Frank Socha Good) | 7-6 | |
| 2 | WVU - Kenny Fryer 1 yd rush TD | 7-12 |
Attendance: 8,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Washington & Lee | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Officials: B.B. Chambers (Field Judge), Dex Very (Head Linesman), Thomas Timlin (Referee), A.E. Doran (Umpire)
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Robert Mellace |
| LT | Walt Pike |
| LG | John Rockis |
| C | Sam Mandich |
| RE | John Shonk |
| RG | Joe Butta |
| RT | Henry Goodman |
| QB | Charley Seabright |
| FB | John Carliss |
| RH | Don McCann |
| LH | Glennis Ellis |
Washington & Lee
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Simmons Truehart |
| LT | Lillard Ailor |
| LG | Steve Hanasik |
| C | Jack Mangan |
| RE | Courtney Wadlington |
| RG | Roy Fabian |
| RT | John Rulevich |
| QB | Joe Baugher |
| FB | Al Bishop |
| LH | Preston Brown |
| RH | Bobby Pinck |
16-Bob White, 18-Quentin Barnette, 19-Kenny Fryer, 25-Howard Lewellen, 32-Allan "Ike" Martin, 35-Dick McElwee, 37-Joe Czajka, 39-Bill Gardner, 41-Vincent Cimino, 42-Pete Yost, 46-Charles Ballato, 51-Victor Peelish, 52-Charles Harris, 53-Steven Narick, 55-Tom J. Gillooly, Jr., 71-Vic A'Hearn, 89-Frank Kimble
Dan Justice, Frank Socha, Didier, Bobby Gary, Bert Kadis, Dick Pinck, Paul Skillman, Tyke Bryan, Harrison Hogan, Bill Gray, Bert Nelson, Charlie Didier