#15 Virginia vs West Virginia
November 15, 1947 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Virginia
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 42 | 148 | 10 | 138 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Grover C. Jones, Jr | 13 | 47 | 10 | 37 | 1 | 2.8 | |
| Joseph E. McCary | 6 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 5.3 | |
| Billy M. Pennel | 5 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Bruce Bailey | 4 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.8 | |
| George Grimes | 3 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| John Papit | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| George F. Neff | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.3 | |
| Ray W. Brown | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| Ralph W. Shoaf, Jr | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 34 | 100 | 8 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| Pete Zinaich | 10 | 33 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 3.2 | |
| Walt Malyk | 3 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.7 | |
| Rex Bumgardner | 7 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Vic Bonfili | 8 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1.3 | |
| George Freese | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Jim Walthall | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Jim Devonshire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 11 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph E. McCary | 2 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| George Grimes | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| George F. Neff | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bruce Bailey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 14 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Keane | 1 | 8 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Russ Combs | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Rex Bumgardner | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 15.7 |
| Robert C. Weir | 2 | 32 | 0 | 16.0 | |
| John Papit | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| Jim Walthall | 1 | 40 | 0 | 40.0 | |
| Pete Zinaich | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| Rex Bumgardner | 1 | 0.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 351 | 39.0 | 0 |
| George Grimes | 8 | 307 | 38.4 | |
| Bruce Bailey | 1 | 44 | 44.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 382 | 34.7 | 0 |
| Russ Combs | 11 | 382 | 34.7 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Bailey | 3 | 19 | |||||||
| Billy M. Pennel | 2 | 15 | |||||||
| Ralph W. Shoaf, Jr | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| Edmund Bessell | 1 | 5 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rex Bumgardner | 4 | 32 | 1 | 22 | |||||
| Vic Bonfili | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| Pete Zinaich | 1 | 13 | |||||||
| Jim Walthall | 1 | 11 | |||||||
| Jim Devonshire | 1 | 20 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 138 | 47 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 234 |
| Bruce Bailey | 19 | 19 | 38 | |||
| Grover C. Jones, Jr | 37 | 37 | ||||
| Billy M. Pennel | 20 | 15 | 35 | |||
| Robert C. Weir | 32 | 32 | ||||
| Joseph E. McCary | 32 | 32 | ||||
| John Papit | 6 | 15 | 21 | |||
| George Grimes | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Ralph W. Shoaf, Jr | 2 | 10 | 12 | |||
| Edmund Bessell | 5 | 5 | ||||
| George F. Neff | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Ray W. Brown | 5 | 5 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 92 | 50 | 42 | 66 | 0 | 250 |
| Rex Bumgardner | 14 | 22 | 32 | 68 | ||
| Jim Walthall | 5 | 40 | 11 | 56 | ||
| Pete Zinaich | 32 | 10 | 13 | 55 | ||
| Jim Devonshire | 1 | 20 | 21 | |||
| Vic Bonfili | 10 | 10 | 20 | |||
| Walt Malyk | 20 | 20 | ||||
| George Freese | 10 | 10 |
| West Virginia | Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 6 | 11 |
| Rushing | 4 | 8 |
| Passing | 2 | 3 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 92 | 138 |
| Rushing Attempts | 34 | 42 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 100 | 148 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 8 | 10 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 47 | 47 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 3-14-0 | 3-11-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 3.4 | 4.3 |
| Average Per Completion | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 139 | 185 |
| Total Offense Plays | 47 | 53 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 4-2 | 7-3 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-15 | 5-25 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 11-382 | 9-351 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 34.7 | 39.0 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 7-66-0 | 6-44-0 |
| Average Per Return | 9.4 | 7.3 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-42-0 | 1-5-0 |
| Average Per Return | 21.0 | 5.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0- | 0-0-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
| # | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| # | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | UVA - Grover C. Jones, Jr 2 yd rush TD | 6- |
Attendance: 18,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Officials: Raymond Boll (Field Judge), John C. Winters (Linesman), David H. Behrhorst (Referee), C. Lee Spillers (Umpire)
Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Edmund Bessell |
| LT | Edward R. Steckmesser |
| LG | John L. Thomas |
| C | H. Lockwood Frizzell |
| RE | Robert C. Weir |
| RG | Laurence Baumann |
| RT | Stuart A. Barbour, Jr |
| QB | Joseph E. McCary |
| FB | Grover C. Jones, Jr |
| LH | George Grimes |
| RH | Ray W. Brown |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Frank Reno |
| LT | Edmund Kulakowski |
| LG | Robert Bom |
| C | Leo Benjamin |
| RG | Gene Corum |
| RE | Chester Spelock |
| RT | Gene Remenar |
| QB | Russ Combs |
| FB | Charles Schrader |
| LH | Rex Bumgardner |
| RH | Vic Bonfili |
Alan R. Milne, James Dickerson, Ralph W. Shoaf, Jr, Bruce Bailey, Billy M. Pennel, Jim Leavitt, Richard Michels, George F. Neff, William D. Walsh, William M. Wright, Joseph Leonard, Joseph T. Kirkland, Charles J. Mott, Carlton Elliott, Van Dyke Jones, John Papit
Jim Devonshire, Alva Richmond, John Pozega, Sid Metro, Walt Malyk, Ralph Main, Richard Hoffman, Charles Harris, Jim Walthall, Tom Keane, Pete Zinaich, George Freese, Bernie Huntz