#4 Fordham vs West Virginia
October 18, 1941 2:00pm at Polo Grounds, New York, NY
Fordham
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 51 | 376 | 29 | 347 | 4 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jim Blumenstock | 13 | 106 | 0 | 106 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Steve Filipowicz | 10 | 104 | 5 | 99 | 0 | 9.9 | |
| Joe Andrecjo | 12 | 93 | 3 | 90 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| Joe Ososki | 3 | 30 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 9.3 | |
| Bennie Babula | 7 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 3.6 | |
| James Lansing | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| George Cheverko | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | |
| George Tepo | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 37 | 101 | 42 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Dick McElwee | 10 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3.1 | |
| Don McCann | 6 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Charles Schrader | 5 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2.8 | |
| Charles Helinski | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| William Bell | 10 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 0 | -0.4 | |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 24 | -24 | 0 | -24.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 10 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Filipowicz | 2 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Bennie Babula | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 27 | 3 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick McElwee | 4 | 11 | 2 | 84 | 0 | ||
| William Bell | 3 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Charles Helinski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 |
| James Lansing | 2 | 39 | 0 | 19.5 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Andy Clark | 2 | 43 | 0 | 21.5 | |
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 3 | 37 | 0 | 12.3 | |
| John Katchur | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25.0 | |
| Charles Schrader | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 178 | 35.6 | 0 |
| Jim Blumenstock | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | |
| Bennie Babula | 1 | 30 | 30.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 259 | 28.8 | 0 |
| Charles Schrader | 5 | 155 | 31.0 | |
| Dick McElwee | 4 | 104 | 26.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| George Cheverko | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Joe Andrecjo | 1 | 31 | |||||||
| Jim Blumenstock | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Steve Filipowicz | 1 | 11 | |||||||
| Lawrence Sartori | 1 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don McCann | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | |||||
| Dick McElwee | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| William Bell | 1 | 17 | |||||||
| Charles Helinski | 1 | 16 | |||||||
| Charles Schrader | 1 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 351 | 39 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 449 |
| Joe Andrecjo | 90 | 31 | 121 | |||
| Jim Blumenstock | 106 | 14 | 0 | 120 | ||
| Steve Filipowicz | 99 | 11 | 110 | |||
| James Lansing | 2 | 39 | 41 | |||
| Joe Ososki | 28 | 28 | ||||
| Bennie Babula | 25 | 25 | ||||
| George Cheverko | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 83 | 112 | 59 | 17 | 0 | 271 |
| Don McCann | 24 | 43 | 0 | 67 | ||
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 11 | 37 | 48 | |||
| Andy Clark | 43 | 43 | ||||
| Dick McElwee | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 | ||
| Charles Schrader | 20 | 7 | 0 | 27 | ||
| John Katchur | 25 | 25 | ||||
| Charles Helinski | 1 | 16 | 17 | |||
| William Bell | -4 | 17 | 13 |
| Fordham | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 15 | 10 |
| Rushing | 13 | 7 |
| Passing | 1 | 1 |
| Penalty | 1 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 347 | 83 |
| Rushing Attempts | 51 | 36 |
| Average Per Rush | 6.8 | 2.3 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 4 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 376 | 101 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 29 | 18 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 39 | 112 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 2-10-2 | 7-27-3 |
| Average Per Attempt | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 19.5 | 16.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 386 | 195 |
| Total Offense Plays | 61 | 63 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 6.3 | 3.1 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 8-60 | 8-40 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-232 | 9-259 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 38.7 | 28.8 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 5-19-0 | 3-17-0 |
| Average Per Return | 3.8 | 5.7 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 4-59-0 |
| Average Per Return | 0.0 | 14.8 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 3-0-0 | 2-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lawrence Sartori | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Blumenstock | 2 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dick McElwee | 2 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FORD - Joe Andrecjo 7 yd rush TD (Kick by George Cheverko Good) | 0-7 | |
| 1 | FORD - Jim Blumenstock 31 yd rush TD (Kick by George Cheverko Good) | 0-14 | |
| 2 | FORD - Bennie Babula 1 yd rush TD (Kick by George Cheverko Good) | 0-21 | |
| 3 | FORD - Joe Ososki 31 yd rush TD | 0-27 |
Attendance: 12,500
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fordham | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
Start Time: 2:00pm
Officials: Cliff Montgomery (Field Judge), C.G. Eckles (Head Linesman), Harry Dayoff (Referee), Russell Goodwin (Umpire)
Fordham
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Stan Ritinski |
| LT | Joe Yackanich |
| LG | Thomas Bennett |
| C | Joe Sabasteanski |
| RG | Lawrence Sartori |
| RE | James Lansing |
| RT | Stephen Hudacek |
| QB | James Noble |
| FB | Steve Filipowicz |
| RH | Joe Andrecjo |
| LH | Jim Blumenstock |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Andy Clark |
| LT | Charles Harris |
| LG | Victor Peelish |
| C | Leo Benjamin |
| RG | Gene Corum |
| RE | Chester Spelock |
| RT | Henry Goodman |
| QB | Quentin Barnette |
| FB | Allan "Ike" Martin |
| LH | Dick McElwee |
| RH | Don McCann |
Joe Ososki, Bennie Babula, George Cheverko, George Tepo, Charles Pierce, Mathew Maryanski, Joseph Walling, Leonard DeConcini, Joseph Kovach, Donald Brennan, Joseph Ryan, Michael Delaney, Thomas Byrne, Harold Boudreau, Claude Pieculewicz, Joseph Malley, Jim Hearn, Francis McIntyre
William Bell, John Katchur, Charles Schrader, Charles Helinski, 22-Robert Dutton, 51-Pete Yost, 52-Virgil Williams, 62-Vincent Cimino, 63-Norman Laughlin, 65-Joe Butta, 71-Edmund Kulakowski, 73-John Mercular, 74-Warder Powell, 76-Louis Dattola, 80-Neil Montone, 83-Steven Narick, 86-Frank Kimble