Cincinnati vs West Virginia
November 9, 1940 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Cincinnati
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 46 | 115 | 56 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Mike Gretchen | 10 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| Alfred Timmons | 9 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1.9 | |
| Robert Wainscott | 3 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Donald Davis | 3 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.3 | |
| Malloy Dixon | 6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1.2 | |
| Harold Sternberg | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Howard Griest | 11 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | |
| Bernie Zelinski | 2 | 0 | 31 | -31 | 0 | -15.5 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 27 | 76 | 7 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Glennis Ellis | 9 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 4.3 | |
| Don McCann | 5 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 5.4 | |
| John Carliss | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Kenny Fryer | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Dick McElwee | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | |
| Charley Seabright | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | -3.0 | |
| Bill Gardner | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 16 | 1 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malloy Dixon | 7 | 11 | 0 | 103 | 0 | ||
| Donald Davis | 3 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 0 |
| Passing | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick McElwee | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Carliss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charley Seabright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 |
| Harold Sternberg | 4 | 53 | 0 | 13.3 | |
| Howard Griest | 2 | 52 | 0 | 26.0 | |
| Bernie Zelinski | 2 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| Sid Friedman | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23.0 | |
| Robert Wainscott | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| No results found. | |||||
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 276 | 34.5 | 0 |
| Mike Gretchen | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | |
| Malloy Dixon | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 397 | 44.1 | 0 |
| Kenny Fryer | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | |
| Charley Seabright | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | |
| Dick McElwee | 1 | 61 | 61.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 0 |
| Malloy Dixon | 4 | 43 | |||||||
| Donald Davis | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| Mike Gretchen | 1 | 18 | 1 | 32 | |||||
| Harold Sternberg | 1 | 19 | |||||||
| Bernie Zelinski | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| TEAM | 1 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Glennis Ellis | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Dick McElwee | 2 | 16 | |||||||
| John Carliss | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Robert Mellace | 1 | 6 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 59 | 158 | 37 | 50 | 32 | 336 |
| Harold Sternberg | 6 | 53 | 19 | 78 | ||
| Mike Gretchen | 27 | 18 | 32 | 77 | ||
| Howard Griest | 5 | 52 | 57 | |||
| Malloy Dixon | 7 | 43 | 50 | |||
| Sid Friedman | 23 | 23 | ||||
| Robert Wainscott | 15 | 5 | 20 | |||
| Donald Davis | 13 | 7 | 20 | |||
| Alfred Timmons | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Bernie Zelinski | -31 | 25 | 0 | -6 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 76 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 104 |
| Glennis Ellis | 39 | 6 | 0 | 45 | ||
| Don McCann | 27 | 27 | ||||
| Dick McElwee | 1 | 16 | 17 | |||
| Robert Mellace | 6 | 6 | ||||
| John Carliss | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Kenny Fryer | 4 | 4 |
| West Virginia | Cincinnati | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 3 | 12 |
| Rushing | 3 | 5 |
| Passing | 0 | 6 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 69 | 59 |
| Rushing Attempts | 27 | 46 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.6 | 1.3 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 76 | 115 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 7 | 56 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 0 | 158 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 0-5-3 | 10-16-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 0.0 | 9.9 |
| Average Per Completion | 0.0 | 15.8 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 69 | 217 |
| Total Offense Plays | 32 | 62 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 2.2 | 3.5 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-1 | 2-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 4-30 | 6-40 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 9-397 | 8-276 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 44.1 | 34.5 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-22-0 | 5-50-0 |
| Average Per Return | 5.5 | 10.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-6-0 | 2-37-0 |
| Average Per Return | 3.0 | 18.5 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 3-32-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
Cincinnati
| # | 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 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Gretchen | 1 | 32 | |||||||||||||
| Bernie Zelinski | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| TEAM | 1 | 0 |
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 | |||
| 28 | Glennis Ellis | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | UC - Malloy Dixon 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Alfred Timmons Good) | 7-0 | |
| 3 | WVU - Don McCann 25 yd rush TD (Kick by Charley Seabright Good) | 7-7 |
Attendance: 7,537
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Officials: A.B. Hargan (Field Judge), A.B. Hargan (Field Judge), J.K. Thomas (Head Linesman), Hol Slutz (Referee), Jerry Baker (Umpire)
Cincinnati
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Robert Wainscott |
| LT | Thomas Maloney |
| LG | Nicholas Skorich |
| C | Robert Meier |
| RE | James Croucher |
| RG | John Bedway |
| RT | Anthony Macikas |
| QB | Harold Sternberg |
| FB | Alfred Timmons |
| RH | Howard Griest |
| LH | Donald Davis |
West Virginia
Mike Gretchen, Sid Friedman, Bernie Zelinski, Malloy Dixon, Dean Giacometti, William Kraske, Ray Virgin, Lloyd Brown, Lionel Hall, Otto Oppenheimer, Bud Sauer, Charles Shank
Henry Sterle, 15-John Rockis, 16-Bob White, 18-Quentin Barnette, 19-Kenny Fryer, 21-Joe Butta, 23-Don McCann, 25-Howard Lewellen, 28-Glennis Ellis, 31-Sam Mandich, 33-Charley Seabright, 35-Dick McElwee, 37-Joe Czajka, 38-John Carliss, 39-Bill Gardner, 41-Vincent Cimino, 42-Pete Yost, 51-Victor Peelish, 52-Charles Harris, 53-Steven Narick, 55-Tom J. Gillooly, Jr., 56-Henry Goodman, 71-Vic A'Hearn, 83-Robert Mellace, 85-John Shonk, 86-Walt Pike