Kentucky vs West Virginia
November 8, 1947 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Kentucky
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 31 | 188 | 12 | 176 | 1 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Jimmy Howe | 2 | 57 | 5 | 52 | 1 | 26.0 | |
| Bill Moseley | 10 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Lee Truman | 3 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 13.7 | |
| Bill Boller | 5 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4.2 | |
| Ralph Genito | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | |
| George Blanda | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.3 | |
| Bill Leskovar | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Don Phelps | 4 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 58 | 182 | 48 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Rex Bumgardner | 13 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 4.6 | |
| Walt Malyk | 16 | 40 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 2.4 | |
| Charles Becca | 10 | 42 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 2.2 | |
| Vic Bonfili | 6 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| Jim Devonshire | 4 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Pete Zinaich | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Alva Richmond | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Jim Walthall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Len Bellas | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | |
| Russ Combs | 4 | 2 | 24 | -22 | 0 | -5.5 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 2 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Combs | 3 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Rex Bumgardner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Walthall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Charles Bradshaw | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15.0 | |
| Jimmy Howe | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Rex Bumgardner | 2 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 | |
| Vic Bonfili | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 301 | 33.4 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 8 | 301 | 37.6 | |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 371 | 41.2 | 0 |
| Russ Combs | 9 | 371 | 41.2 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Phelps | 4 | 20 | |||||||
| Fred Farris | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Jimmy Howe | 1 | 14 | |||||||
| Bill Boller | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Tony Rotunno | 1 | 30 | |||||||
| Dick Hensley | 1 | 16 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Becca | 2 | 11 | 3 | 44 | |||||
| Rex Bumgardner | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| Jim Walthall | 1 | 14 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 176 | 22 | 46 | 46 | 4 | 294 |
| Jimmy Howe | 52 | 7 | 14 | 73 | ||
| Bill Moseley | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Lee Truman | 41 | 41 | ||||
| Bill Boller | 21 | 6 | 4 | 31 | ||
| Tony Rotunno | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Dick Hensley | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Charles Bradshaw | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Don Phelps | -7 | 20 | 13 | |||
| Ralph Genito | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Fred Farris | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Bill Leskovar | 4 | 4 | ||||
| George Blanda | 4 | 4 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 157 | 25 | 51 | 25 | 0 | 258 |
| Rex Bumgardner | 60 | 27 | 7 | 94 | ||
| Charles Becca | 22 | 44 | 11 | 77 | ||
| Walt Malyk | 39 | 39 | ||||
| Jim Walthall | 0 | 14 | 14 | |||
| Vic Bonfili | 15 | -2 | 13 | |||
| Jim Devonshire | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Pete Zinaich | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Alva Richmond | 3 | 3 |
| West Virginia | Kentucky | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 11 | 7 |
| Rushing | 10 | 6 |
| Passing | 1 | 1 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 134 | 176 |
| Rushing Attempts | 58 | 31 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.3 | 5.7 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 182 | 188 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 48 | 12 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 25 | 22 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 3-8-1 | 2-4-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 3.1 | 5.5 |
| Average Per Completion | 8.3 | 11.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 159 | 196 |
| Total Offense Plays | 66 | 35 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 2.4 | 5.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-2 | 5-3 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 4-20 | 2-20 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 10-371 | 8-301 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 37.1 | 37.6 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-25-0 | 7-46-0 |
| Average Per Return | 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-51-0 | 2-46-0 |
| Average Per Return | 12.8 | 23.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-4-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
Kentucky
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bill Boller | 1 | 4 |
| # | 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. | |||||||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UK - Charles Bradshaw 15 yd TD pass from George Blanda (Kick by George Blanda Good) | 7-0 | |
| 1 | UK - Jimmy Howe 57 yd rush TD | 13-0 | |
| 2 | UK - Safety | 15-0 | |
| 3 | WVU - Walt Malyk 2 yd rush TD | 15-6 |
Attendance: 26,500
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Officials: Harry Mouat (Field Judge), Harry Mouat (Field Judge), Harry Mouat (Field Judge), Frank Barger (Linesman), Francis Keating (Referee), J.E. Burghard (Umpire)
Kentucky
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | George Sengel |
| LT | Wash Serini |
| LG | Matt Lair |
| C | Jay Rhodemyre |
| RG | Charles Browning |
| RE | Charles Bradshaw |
| RT | Bob Gain |
| QB | George Blanda |
| FB | Lee Truman |
| LH | Don Phelps |
| RH | Fred Farris |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Frank Reno |
| LT | Edmund Kulakowski |
| LG | Charles Boyles |
| C | Leo Benjamin |
| RG | Gene Corum |
| RE | Chester Spelock |
| RT | Gene Remenar |
| QB | Russ Combs |
| FB | Rex Bumgardner |
| RH | Vic Bonfili |
| LH | Charles Becca |
Don Ridge, Bill Moseley, Frank Smotherman, Harry Ulinski, Lloyd McDermott, Bill Boller, Bill Griffin, Gene Haas, Bill Wanamaker, Pat James, Dick Hensley, Leonard Preston, John Leon, Jimmy Howe, Bill Leskovar, Ralph Genito, Leo Yarutis, Bill Dawson, Tony Rotunno, Hurthel Jones
Robert Fought, James Moran, Bernie Huntz, Robert Thomas, Fred Stuvek, Charles Schrader, Alva Richmond, John Pozega, Sid Metro, Walt Malyk, Ralph Main, Richard Hoffman, Charles Harris, Jim Walthall, Ambrose Zubel, Pete Zinaich, Jim Devonshire, Robert Bom, 31-Len Bellas