Fordham vs West Virginia
October 17, 1942 at Polo Grounds, New York, NY
Fordham
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 43 | 206 | 25 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Steve Filipowicz | 17 | 131 | 5 | 126 | 0 | 7.4 | |
| Joe Andrecjo | 10 | 46 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 4.5 | |
| Harry Squatrito | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2.3 | |
| George Cheverko | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 | |
| George Elder | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Joe Ososki | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Ed Benson | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 43 | 100 | 15 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Charles Schrader | 12 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 3.1 | |
| Dick McElwee | 10 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2.4 | |
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 13 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1.1 | |
| Richard Leonard | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| William Bell | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2.3 | |
| Bill Gardner | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 8 | 2 | 122 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Filipowicz | 2 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 1 | ||
| George Cheverko | 1 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Joe Ososki | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 14 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 2 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 1 | ||
| Richard Leonard | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| William Bell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 122 | 2 | 0 | 40.7 |
| George Cheverko | 1 | 44 | 1 | 44.0 | |
| Ed Hintenberger | 1 | 44 | 0 | 44.0 | |
| Ed Slodowski | 1 | 34 | 1 | 34.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 23.0 |
| Dick McElwee | 2 | 46 | 1 | 23.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 224 | 32.0 | 0 |
| George Cheverko | 5 | 159 | 31.8 | |
| Al Litwa | 2 | 65 | 32.5 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 451 | 41.0 | 0 |
| Charles Schrader | 8 | 351 | 43.9 | |
| Lesley Palmer | 3 | 100 | 33.3 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 0 |
| Jim Hearn | 5 | 67 | 1 | 8 | |||||
| George Cheverko | 2 | 22 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Joe Andrecjo | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| Mike Vucksanovich | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Al Litwa | 1 | 30 | |||||||
| George Reiss | 1 | 15 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 108 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Dick McElwee | 1 | 8 | 2 | 37 | |||||
| William Bell | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | |||||
| Richard Leonard | 2 | 26 | |||||||
| Charles Schrader | 1 | 21 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 1 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 187 | 122 | 36 | 93 | 38 | 476 |
| Steve Filipowicz | 126 | 126 | ||||
| George Cheverko | 4 | 44 | 22 | 6 | 76 | |
| Jim Hearn | 67 | 8 | 75 | |||
| Joe Andrecjo | 45 | 4 | 9 | 58 | ||
| Ed Hintenberger | 44 | 44 | ||||
| Ed Slodowski | 34 | 34 | ||||
| Al Litwa | 30 | 30 | ||||
| George Reiss | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Harry Squatrito | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Mike Vucksanovich | 6 | 6 | ||||
| George Elder | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Joe Ososki | 2 | 2 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 91 | 46 | 108 | 10 | 6 | 261 |
| Dick McElwee | 24 | 46 | 37 | 8 | 115 | |
| Charles Schrader | 37 | 21 | 6 | 64 | ||
| Richard Leonard | 9 | 26 | 35 | |||
| William Bell | 7 | 24 | 2 | 33 | ||
| Allan "Ike" Martin | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Fordham | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 7 | 3 |
| Rushing | 4 | 2 |
| Passing | 3 | 1 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 181 | 85 |
| Rushing Attempts | 43 | 43 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.2 | 2.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 206 | 100 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 25 | 15 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 122 | 46 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 3-8-2 | 2-14-4 |
| Average Per Attempt | 15.3 | 3.3 |
| Average Per Completion | 40.7 | 23.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 303 | 131 |
| Total Offense Plays | 51 | 57 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.9 | 2.3 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-1 | 2-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 9-95 | 4-30 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-256 | 11-451 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 32.0 | 41.0 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 8-93-0 | 2-10-0 |
| Average Per Return | 11.6 | 5.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-36-0 | 6-108-0 |
| Average Per Return | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 4-38-0 | 2-6-0 |
| 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 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joe Andrecjo | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| George Cheverko | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| George Reiss | 1 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Hearn | 1 | 8 |
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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 40 | Allan "Ike" Martin | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Charles Schrader | 1 | 6 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FORD - George Cheverko 44 yd TD pass from Steve Filipowicz (Kick by George Cheverko Good) | 0-7 | |
| 1 | FORD - Steve Filipowicz 71 yd rush TD | 0-13 | |
| 2 | FORD - Ed Slodowski 34 yd TD pass from George Cheverko (Kick by George Cheverko Good) | 0-20 | |
| 4 | WVU - Charles Schrader 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Dick McElwee Good) | 7-20 | |
| 4 | WVU - Dick McElwee 35 yd TD pass from Allan "Ike" Martin (Kick by Dick McElwee Good) | 14-20 | |
| 4 | FORD - George Cheverko 20 yd FG | 14-23 |
Attendance: 12,300
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Officials: C.N. Ganit (Field Judge), C.G. Eckles (Head Linesman), William T. Halloran (Referee), W.T. Kinnoy (Umpire)
Fordham
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | George Babich |
| LT | Joe Yackanich |
| LG | George Reiss |
| C | Joe Sabasteanski |
| RG | Francis McIntyre |
| RE | Stan Ritinski |
| RT | Joe Sadonia |
| QB | Jim Hearn |
| FB | Steve Filipowicz |
| RH | Joe Andrecjo |
| LH | George Cheverko |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Andy Clark |
| LT | Edmund Kulakowski |
| LG | Gene Corum |
| C | Leo Benjamin |
| RE | Chester Spelock |
| RG | Victor Peelish |
| RT | Anthony Paulin |
| QB | Robert Dutton |
| FB | Charles Schrader |
| LH | Allan "Ike" Martin |
| RH | Dick McElwee |
Joe Ososki, Frank Malinowski, Ed Hintenberger, Tom Byrne, Jim Carrington, Thomas Potter, Pete Pascavage, Gerald O'Brien, Ed Benson, Al Litwa, Joseph Malley, George Elder, Harry Squatrito, Mike Vucksanovich, Ed Slodowski
15-Lesley Palmer, 21-John Pozega, 32-Bill Gardner, 35-Richard Leonard, 42-William Bell, 62-Vincent Cimino, 69-Virgil Williams, 74-Warder Powell, 76-Louis Dattola, 80-Neil Montone, 83-Steven Narick, 85-Fred Morecraft