#1 Army vs West Virginia
November 2, 1946 at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
Army
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 48 | 324 | 8 | 316 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Doc Blanchard | 15 | 102 | 3 | 99 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Glenn Davis | 12 | 74 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 5.8 | |
| Elwyn Rowan | 5 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 7.8 | |
| John Shelly | 3 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.7 | |
| Herschel Fuson | 5 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Bill Gustafson | 4 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| Arnold Tucker | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| Bill West | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 42 | 117 | 35 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| George Freese | 10 | 37 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 3.4 | |
| Jim Devonshire | 13 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Jack Morton | 4 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| Rex Bumgardner | 6 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1.3 | |
| William Biddle | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| Guido DeVecchis | 5 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0.8 | |
| Russ Combs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 21 | 4 | 149 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnold Tucker | 7 | 12 | 2 | 134 | 2 | ||
| Arnie Galiffa | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Glenn Davis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Gustafson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 18 | 4 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Combs | 3 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Rex Bumgardner | 3 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| George Freese | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| William Biddle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Devonshire | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 149 | 2 | 0 | 18.6 |
| Glenn Davis | 4 | 79 | 1 | 19.8 | |
| Hank Foldberg | 3 | 55 | 1 | 18.3 | |
| Bill West | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 |
| William Biddle | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25.0 | |
| Chester Spelock | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22.0 | |
| Jim Devonshire | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | |
| George Freese | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Bernie Huntz | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| Charles Schrader | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 166 | 33.2 | 0 |
| Glenn Davis | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | |
| Bill West | 2 | 45 | 22.5 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 318 | 35.3 | 0 |
| Tom Keane | 8 | 280 | 35.0 | |
| Rex Bumgardner | 1 | 38 | 38.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 0 |
| Glenn Davis | 3 | 36 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| Arnold Tucker | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| John Shelly | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| James W. Rawers | 1 | 21 | |||||||
| Arnie Galiffa | 1 | 15 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Jim Devonshire | 1 | 5 | 2 | 21 | |||||
| Pete Zinaich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | |||
| Vic Bonfili | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| George Freese | 1 | 16 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Rex Bumgardner | 1 | 23 | |||||||
| Russ Combs | 1 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 316 | 149 | 0 | 42 | 41 | 548 |
| Glenn Davis | 69 | 79 | 36 | 5 | 189 | |
| Doc Blanchard | 99 | 99 | ||||
| Hank Foldberg | 55 | 55 | ||||
| Elwyn Rowan | 39 | 39 | ||||
| John Shelly | 32 | 3 | 35 | |||
| Herschel Fuson | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Bill Gustafson | 26 | 26 | ||||
| Bill West | 8 | 15 | 23 | |||
| James W. Rawers | 21 | 21 | ||||
| Arnold Tucker | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 | ||
| Arnie Galiffa | 15 | 15 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 82 | 76 | 52 | 13 | 44 | 267 |
| George Freese | 34 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 64 | |
| Jim Devonshire | 19 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 54 | |
| Rex Bumgardner | 8 | 23 | 31 | |||
| Pete Zinaich | 15 | 0 | 15 | 30 | ||
| William Biddle | 5 | 25 | 30 | |||
| Chester Spelock | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Jack Morton | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Vic Bonfili | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Bernie Huntz | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Charles Schrader | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Guido DeVecchis | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Russ Combs | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Army | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 15 | 10 |
| Rushing | 10 | 6 |
| Passing | 5 | 3 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 316 | 90 |
| Rushing Attempts | 48 | 44 |
| Average Per Rush | 6.6 | 2.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 324 | 125 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 8 | 35 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 149 | 76 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 8-20-4 | 6-19-4 |
| Average Per Attempt | 7.5 | 4.0 |
| Average Per Completion | 18.6 | 12.7 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 465 | 166 |
| Total Offense Plays | 68 | 63 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 6.8 | 2.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 5-4 | 3-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 7-59 | 4-30 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-166 | 9-318 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 33.2 | 35.3 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 6-42-0 | 3-13-0 |
| Average Per Return | 7.0 | 4.3 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 4-52-0 |
| Average Per Return | 0.0 | 13.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 4-41-0 | 4-44-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
Army
| # | 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 | 41 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Glenn Davis | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| James W. Rawers | 1 | 21 | |||||||||||||
| Arnie Galiffa | 1 | 15 |
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 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rex Bumgardner | 1 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Russ Combs | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| George Freese | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Pete Zinaich | 1 | 15 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARMY - Hank Foldberg 8 yd TD pass from Arnold Tucker (Kick by Jack Ray Good) | 0-7 | |
| 2 | ARMY - Doc Blanchard 46 yd rush TD | 0-13 | |
| 3 | ARMY - Glenn Davis 7 yd TD pass from Arnold Tucker | 0-19 |
Attendance: 27,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Army | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
Officials: Cliff Montgomery (Field Judge), James Ailinger (Head Linesman), James L. Duffy (Referee), James Coogan (Umpire)
Army
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Barney Poole |
| LT | Shelton Biles |
| LG | Jack Ray |
| C | James Enos |
| RE | Hank Foldberg |
| RG | Arthur Gerometta |
| RT | Goble Bryant |
| QB | Arnold Tucker |
| FB | Doc Blanchard |
| LH | Glenn Davis |
| RH | Herschel Fuson |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Andy Clark |
| LT | Edmund Kulakowski |
| LG | Gene Corum |
| C | Leo Benjamin |
| RE | Chester Spelock |
| RG | John Pozega |
| RT | Gene Remenar |
| QB | Pete Zinaich |
| FB | Russ Combs |
| RH | Jim Devonshire |
| LH | Guido DeVecchis |
Stewart Young, Bill West, John Shelly, Elwyn Rowan, Bill Gustafson, William Yeomans, Harvey Livesay, Salvatore Fastucca, Raymond Drury, Joseph Steffy, Harold Tavzel, Bert Aton, Alfred Anderson, Charles Kuyk, James W. Rawers, Arnie Galiffa
William Biddle, Bernie Huntz, Charles Schrader, Frank Reno, Peter Mensick, Richard Hoffman, Jack Morton, Tom Keane, Ambrose Zubel, George Freese, Lewis Feldman, Rex Bumgardner, Robert Bom, Vic Bonfili, James Moran