Syracuse vs West Virginia
October 26, 1946 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Syracuse
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 43 | 121 | 37 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| John Manderino | 18 | 63 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 3.4 | |
| Joseph Watt | 9 | 26 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| Walter Slovenski | 7 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1.6 | |
| Edward Dolan | 5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.2 | |
| Richard Whitesell | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | |
| Arden McConnell | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | -5.0 | |
| Roger Robinson | 2 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 0 | -5.5 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 50 | 164 | 25 | 139 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Jim Devonshire | 12 | 48 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 3.3 | |
| Alva Richmond | 5 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 5.4 | |
| Jack Morton | 6 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3.2 | |
| Guido DeVecchis | 8 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 2.3 | |
| Vic Bonfili | 6 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| Joseph Kuhayda | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1.4 | |
| Rex Bumgardner | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| Tom Keane | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Richard Hoffman | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| William Biddle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| George Freese | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 15 | 2 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Manderino | 3 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Lawrence Ellis | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Walter Slovenski | 2 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Theodore Hoople | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Roger Robinson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Edward Dolan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 10 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Combs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Rex Bumgardner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| George Freese | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 |
| Paul McKee | 5 | 68 | 0 | 13.6 | |
| Joseph Watt | 2 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 | |
| Walter Slovenski | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 15.8 |
| Andy Clark | 2 | 39 | 0 | 19.5 | |
| William Biddle | 1 | 16 | 1 | 16.0 | |
| Pete Zinaich | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 367 | 40.8 | 0 |
| Roger Robinson | 6 | 271 | 45.2 | |
| James Dragotta | 3 | 96 | 32.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 260 | 43.3 | 0 |
| Tom Keane | 6 | 260 | 43.3 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Slovenski | 2 | 19 | |||||||
| Joseph Watt | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| Roger Robinson | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| John Manderino | 1 | 19 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 136 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Guido DeVecchis | 2 | 70 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 12 | |||
| George Freese | 2 | 33 | |||||||
| William Biddle | 1 | 18 | |||||||
| Vic Bonfili | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Tom Keane | 1 | 5 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 91 | 106 | 19 | 34 | 0 | 250 |
| John Manderino | 61 | 19 | 80 | |||
| Paul McKee | 68 | 68 | ||||
| Joseph Watt | 24 | 23 | 10 | 57 | ||
| Walter Slovenski | 11 | 15 | 19 | 45 | ||
| Edward Dolan | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Roger Robinson | -11 | 5 | -6 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 139 | 63 | 31 | 136 | 12 | 381 |
| Guido DeVecchis | 18 | 26 | 70 | 12 | 126 | |
| Jim Devonshire | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Andy Clark | 39 | 39 | ||||
| William Biddle | 1 | 16 | 18 | 35 | ||
| Vic Bonfili | 16 | 15 | 0 | 31 | ||
| Alva Richmond | 27 | 27 | ||||
| George Freese | -7 | 33 | 26 | |||
| Jack Morton | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Tom Keane | 6 | 5 | 11 | |||
| Joseph Kuhayda | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Pete Zinaich | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Rex Bumgardner | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Richard Hoffman | 2 | 2 |
| West Virginia | Syracuse | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 9 | 11 |
| Rushing | 8 | 7 |
| Passing | 1 | 4 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 139 | 84 |
| Rushing Attempts | 50 | 43 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.8 | 2.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 164 | 121 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 25 | 37 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 63 | 106 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 4-10-0 | 8-15-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.3 | 7.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 15.8 | 13.3 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 202 | 190 |
| Total Offense Plays | 60 | 58 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-25 | 4-40 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-260 | 9-367 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 43.3 | 40.8 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 6-136-0 | 4-34-0 |
| Average Per Return | 22.7 | 8.5 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-31-0 | 1-19-0 |
| Average Per Return | 15.5 | 19.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 2-12-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Vic Bonfili | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Guido DeVecchis | 1 | 12 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | WVU - Jim Devonshire 4 yd rush TD | 0-6 | |
| 4 | WVU - William Biddle 16 yd TD pass from Rex Bumgardner (Kick by Charles Becca Good) | 0-13 |
Attendance: 18,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Officials: Raymond Boll (Field Judge), Paul Templeton (Head Linesman), Joseph W. Williams (Referee), C. Lee Spillers (Umpire)
Syracuse
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Paul McKee |
| LT | John Kerchman |
| LG | John Tsarnas |
| C | Gerald Pellegrini |
| RE | James Dragotta |
| RG | James Flacce |
| RT | Burkel |
| QB | Lawrence Ellis |
| FB | John Manderino |
| RH | Walter Slovenski |
| LH | Joseph Watt |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Andy Clark |
| LT | Edmund Kulakowski |
| LG | Gene Corum |
| C | Leo Benjamin |
| RE | Chester Spelock |
| RG | Victor Peelish |
| RT | Lewis Feldman |
| QB | Pete Zinaich |
| FB | Joseph Kuhayda |
| LH | Jim Devonshire |
| RH | Tom Keane |
Edward Dolan, Richard Whitesell, Ballard, William Perry, Edward Simmons, Hilda, Donald Mason, Caswell, Swiecki, Pickett, Theodore Hoople, Warren Erbe, Arden McConnell, George Barradas, Roger Robinson, George Brown, Charles Fornal, Michael Rhodes, Floyd Greene, Frederick Mirabito, Harry O'Neil, Carter
Charles Becca, Richard Hoffman, Peter Mensick, Frank Reno, John Pozega, Alva Richmond, Charles Schrader, Fred Stuvek, Robert Thomas, Bernie Huntz, Charles Harris, Jack Morton, Frank Kazmierski, William Biddle, Vic Bonfili, Robert Bom, Rex Bumgardner, Clarence "Bud" Cox, Russ Combs, Guido DeVecchis, George Freese, Ambrose Zubel, James Moran