West Virginia vs Washington & Lee
October 4, 1947 at Laidley Field, Charleston, WV
West Virginia
Washington & Lee
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 45 | 238 | 38 | 200 | 2 | 0 | 4.4 |
| Tom Keane | 2 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 30.5 | |
| Pete Zinaich | 8 | 50 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Rex Bumgardner | 3 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.3 | |
| Charles Schrader | 8 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 3.4 | |
| Vic Bonfili | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20.0 | |
| Walt Malyk | 3 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4.3 | |
| Jim Walthall | 2 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | |
| Jim Devonshire | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Alva Richmond | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.9 | |
| Charles Becca | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Jack Morton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Russ Combs | 4 | 0 | 27 | -27 | 0 | -6.8 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 22 | 93 | 37 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Charles Harrington | 5 | 54 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 9.8 | |
| Walt Michaels | 5 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3.6 | |
| Rudolph Penza | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | |
| Henry Mastriann | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Brian Bell | 6 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 1 | -0.3 | |
| Dick Working | 2 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0 | -5.0 | |
| TEAM | 2 | 0 | 14 | -14 | 0 | -7.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 16 | 2 | 141 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Combs | 5 | 10 | 2 | 83 | 1 | ||
| Tom Keane | 3 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| Jim Walthall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 16 | 31 | 3 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Working | 12 | 24 | 2 | 103 | 0 | ||
| Hal Gillespie | 4 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| No results found. | |||||
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| No results found. | |||||
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| No results found. | ||||
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| No results found. | ||||
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Tom Keane | 2 | 29 | |||||||
| Fred Morecraft | 1 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Dyke Norman | 1 | 16 | |||||||
| Jim Lukens | 1 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 256 |
| Tom Keane | 61 | 29 | 90 | |||
| Pete Zinaich | 48 | 48 | ||||
| Rex Bumgardner | 31 | 31 | ||||
| Charles Schrader | 27 | 27 | ||||
| Vic Bonfili | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Walt Malyk | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Jim Walthall | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Jim Devonshire | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Alva Richmond | 6 | 6 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 98 |
| Charles Harrington | 49 | 49 | ||||
| Walt Michaels | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Dyke Norman | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Rudolph Penza | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Henry Mastriann | 2 | 2 |
| Washington & Lee | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 11 | 11 |
| Rushing | 3 | 9 |
| Passing | 7 | 2 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 56 | 200 |
| Rushing Attempts | 22 | 45 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.5 | 4.4 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 93 | 238 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 37 | 38 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 139 | 141 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 16-31-3 | 9-16-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 4.5 | 8.8 |
| Average Per Completion | 8.7 | 15.7 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 195 | 341 |
| Total Offense Plays | 53 | 61 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.7 | 5.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-2 | 2-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 7-55 | 8-100 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-239 | 5-168 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 29.9 | 33.6 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 5-13-0 | 8-14-0 |
| Average Per Return | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 5-83-0 | 3-36-0 |
| Average Per Return | 16.6 | 12.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 2-0-0 | 3-10-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
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 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tom Keane | 2 | 29 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Morecraft | 1 |
Washington & Lee
| # | 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 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dyke Norman | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Lukens | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WVU - Tom Keane 53 yd rush TD (Pass by Richard Hoffman Good) | 0-7 | |
| 3 | WVU - Bernie Huntz 22 yd TD pass from Tom Keane (Kick by Richard Hoffman Good) | 0-14 | |
| 3 | WVU - Alva Richmond 10 yd TD pass from Jim Walthall (Kick by Richard Hoffman Good) | 0-21 | |
| 4 | W&L - Brian Bell 4 yd rush TD | 6-21 | |
| 4 | WVU - Walt Malyk 6 yd rush TD (Kick by Richard Hoffman Good) | 6-28 | |
| 4 | WVU - Frank Reno 44 yd TD pass from Russ Combs (Kick by Tom Keane Good) | 6-35 |
Attendance: 11,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Washington & Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Officials: Howard Eyth (Field Judge), Dave Fawcett (Linesman), Harry Dayoff (Referee), Harry Dayoff (Referee), Harry Dayoff (Referee), Joseph Gannon (Umpire)
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Fred Morecraft |
| LT | Edmund Kulakowski |
| LG | Fred Stuvek |
| C | Leo Benjamin |
| RG | Gene Corum |
| RE | Chester Spelock |
| RT | Gene Remenar |
| QB | Russ Combs |
| FB | Walt Malyk |
| RH | Jim Devonshire |
| LH | Charles Becca |
Washington & Lee
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Jim Lukens |
| LT | Andy McCutcheon |
| LG | Tom Ciancutti |
| C | Dyke Norman |
| RE | Jim Fahey |
| RG | Johnny Kay |
| RT | Donald Fergusson |
| QB | Dick Working |
| FB | Henry Mastriann |
| RH | Brian Bell |
| LH | Charles Harrington |
Vic Bonfili, Ralph Main, Sid Metro, Frank Reno, John Pozega, Alva Richmond, Charles Schrader, Robert Thomas, Bernie Huntz, Richard Hoffman, Charles Harris, Charles Boyles, Rex Bumgardner, Clarence "Bud" Cox, Pete Zinaich, Ambrose Zubel, Tom Keane, Jim Walthall, Jack Morton, James Moran
Jack Crawford, Robert Goldsmith, Jerry Jack, Jim Combs, John Tulloh, J. McDaniel, Gene Bennett, Edmund Capuano, Robert Smith, Robert Conrad, Charles Holt, Vic Marler, Jim Stark, Frank Davidson, Rudolph Penza, John Dillon, Walt Michaels, Hal Gillespie