Navy vs West Virginia
October 4, 1941 2:30pm at Thompson Stadium, Annapolis, MD
Navy
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 40 | 266 | 12 | 254 | 4 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Alan Cameron | 4 | 70 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 17.5 | |
| Howie Clark | 8 | 61 | 2 | 59 | 2 | 7.4 | |
| Robert Woods | 1 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 42.0 | |
| William Busik | 7 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 2.9 | |
| Sammy Boothe | 5 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3.6 | |
| Sherwood Werner | 4 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.8 | |
| Joseph Hunt | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 | |
| Loomis | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| Philip Hurt | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| John Gutting | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 | |
| John Harrell | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Davis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 42 | 101 | 61 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Dick McElwee | 17 | 69 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 4.1 | |
| Charles Schrader | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | |
| John Katchur | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Don McCann | 5 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 0 | -0.4 | |
| Charles Helinski | 3 | 1 | 15 | -14 | 0 | -4.7 | |
| William Bell | 5 | 0 | 18 | -18 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 8 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| William Busik | 4 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 1 | ||
| Howie Clark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Philip Hurt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick McElwee | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Charles Helinski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Sammy Boothe | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34.0 | |
| Robert Zoeller | 1 | 16 | 1 | 16.0 | |
| John A. McTighe | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | |
| John Gutting | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | |
| William Chip | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Andy Clark | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 323 | 40.4 | 0 |
| William Busik | 5 | 222 | 44.4 | |
| Sherwood Werner | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | |
| Joseph Hunt | 1 | 30 | 30.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 15 | 504 | 33.6 | 0 |
| Dick McElwee | 8 | 289 | 36.1 | |
| Charles Schrader | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | |
| Robert Dutton | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Busik | 4 | 39 | |||||||
| Howie Clark | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Joseph Hunt | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Sammy Boothe | 1 | 5 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick McElwee | 2 | 22 | 3 | 54 | |||||
| William Bell | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Charles Helinski | 2 | 21 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 254 | 75 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 381 |
| Alan Cameron | 70 | 70 | ||||
| William Busik | 20 | 39 | 59 | |||
| Howie Clark | 59 | 0 | 59 | |||
| Sammy Boothe | 18 | 34 | 5 | 57 | ||
| Robert Woods | 42 | 42 | ||||
| Joseph Hunt | 11 | 8 | 19 | |||
| Robert Zoeller | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Sherwood Werner | 15 | 15 | ||||
| John A. McTighe | 14 | 14 | ||||
| John Gutting | 3 | 10 | 13 | |||
| Loomis | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Philip Hurt | 4 | 4 | ||||
| John Harrell | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Davis | 2 | 2 | ||||
| William Chip | 1 | 1 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 42 | 8 | 75 | 28 | 0 | 153 |
| Dick McElwee | 69 | 54 | 22 | 145 | ||
| Andy Clark | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Charles Helinski | -14 | 21 | 7 | |||
| Charles Schrader | 5 | 5 | ||||
| William Bell | -18 | 6 | -12 |
| Navy | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 9 | 6 |
| Rushing | 7 | 3 |
| Passing | 1 | 0 |
| Penalty | 1 | 3 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 254 | 40 |
| Rushing Attempts | 40 | 42 |
| Average Per Rush | 6.4 | 1.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 4 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 266 | 101 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 12 | 61 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 75 | 8 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 5-8-0 | 1-7-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 9.4 | 1.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 15.0 | 8.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 329 | 48 |
| Total Offense Plays | 48 | 49 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 6.9 | 1.0 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 7-65 | 5-45 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-323 | 15-504 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 40.4 | 33.6 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 6-47-0 | 3-28-0 |
| Average Per Return | 7.8 | 9.3 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-5-0 | 5-75-0 |
| Average Per Return | 5.0 | 15.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 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 | - | - |
| # | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| # | 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 | NAVY - Howie Clark 15 yd rush TD (Kick by Robert Leonard Good) | 0-7 | |
| 3 | NAVY - Robert Zoeller 16 yd TD pass from William Busik | 0-13 | |
| 3 | NAVY - William Busik 5 yd rush TD | 0-19 | |
| 3 | NAVY - John Gutting 10 yd TD pass from Howie Clark (Kick by Robert Leonard Good) | 0-26 | |
| 4 | NAVY - Howie Clark 23 yd rush TD (Kick by Robert Leonard Good) | 0-33 | |
| 4 | NAVY - Robert Woods 42 yd rush TD (Kick by Robert Leonard Good) | 0-40 |
Attendance: 21,156
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Navy | 0 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 40 |
Start Time: 2:30pm
Officials: A.W. Palmer (Field Judge), Young (Head Linesman), Hol Slutz (Referee), George Holstrom (Umpire)
Navy
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Robert Froude |
| LT | Eugene Flathmann |
| LG | Vito Vitucci |
| C | James Donaldson |
| RE | Willis Maxson |
| RG | John Hill |
| RT | William Chewning |
| QB | William Chip |
| FB | Alan Cameron |
| LH | William Busik |
| RH | Sammy Boothe |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Andy Clark |
| LT | Warder Powell |
| LG | Victor Peelish |
| C | Leo Benjamin |
| RE | Neil Montone |
| RG | Gene Corum |
| RT | Charles Harris |
| QB | Quentin Barnette |
| FB | Charles Schrader |
| LH | Dick McElwee |
| RH | John Katchur |
Richard Fedon, Sherwood Werner, Robert Woods, Alexander Zechella, Robert Zoeller, Howie Clark, Loomis, Davis, John A. McTighe, Lars Wanggaard, Joseph Sliwka, John Gutting, John Harrell, Philip Hurt, Arthur Knox, Chester Lee, Robert Leonard, Richard Opp, Fred Schnurr, Joseph Donahue, William Pellett, Adams, Vincent Anania, Joseph Berry, Joseph Hunt, Leahy, William Montgomery, Clyde Siegfried, John Laboon
William Bell, Don McCann, Robert Dutton, Charles Helinski, 52-Virgil Williams, 62-Vincent Cimino, 63-Norman Laughlin, 71-Edmund Kulakowski, 72-Henry Goodman, 76-Louis Dattola, 83-Steven Narick, 84-Chester Spelock, 86-Frank Kimble