Pitt vs West Virginia
November 29, 1947 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Pitt
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 34 | 83 | 31 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Louis Cecconi | 9 | 26 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2.8 | |
| Carl DePasqua | 5 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2.4 | |
| Robert Becker | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.2 | |
| Anthony DiMatteo | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Jimmy Joe Robinson | 6 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 | |
| Robert Lee | 6 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 | |
| Ulam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 46 | 156 | 13 | 143 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Pete Zinaich | 8 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 3.4 | |
| Vic Bonfili | 6 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4.5 | |
| Rex Bumgardner | 7 | 29 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 3.7 | |
| Jim Devonshire | 7 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3.1 | |
| Jim Walthall | 4 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.8 | |
| George Freese | 4 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.8 | |
| Walt Malyk | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Tom Keane | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Charles Schrader | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 21 | 2 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Lee | 6 | 11 | 0 | 79 | 0 | ||
| Louis Cecconi | 2 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 0 | ||
| William Hardisty | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Carl DePasqua | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 17 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Keane | 4 | 15 | 2 | 80 | 1 | ||
| Russ Combs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 |
| Jimmy Joe Robinson | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36.0 | |
| Leo Skladany | 3 | 32 | 0 | 10.7 | |
| Robert Lee | 2 | 29 | 0 | 14.5 | |
| Bill McPeak | 2 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 | |
| Carl DePasqua | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| Walter Cummins | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Bernie Huntz | 2 | 46 | 1 | 23.0 | |
| Frank Reno | 2 | 34 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 292 | 36.5 | 0 |
| William Hardisty | 7 | 292 | 41.7 | |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 328 | 32.8 | 0 |
| Tom Keane | 10 | 328 | 32.8 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Robert Lee | 2 | 9 | 1 | 27 | |||||
| Anthony DiMatteo | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Bill McPeak | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Lindaro Lauro | 1 | 23 | |||||||
| Jack Smodic | 1 | 44 | |||||||
| Carl DePasqua | 1 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Tom Keane | 5 | 41 | 1 | 8 | |||||
| George Freese | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Vic Bonfili | 1 | 13 | 1 | 21 | |||||
| Rex Bumgardner | 1 | 35 | |||||||
| Charles Schrader | 1 | 4 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 54 | 133 | 58 | 12 | 44 | 301 |
| Robert Lee | 2 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 67 | |
| Jack Smodic | 44 | 44 | ||||
| Jimmy Joe Robinson | 2 | 36 | 38 | |||
| Leo Skladany | 32 | 32 | ||||
| Bill McPeak | 23 | 8 | 31 | |||
| Louis Cecconi | 25 | 25 | ||||
| Lindaro Lauro | 23 | 23 | ||||
| Carl DePasqua | 12 | 10 | 0 | 22 | ||
| Anthony DiMatteo | 6 | 3 | 9 | |||
| Robert Becker | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Walter Cummins | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Ulam | 1 | 1 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 143 | 80 | 56 | 47 | 25 | 351 |
| Vic Bonfili | 27 | 13 | 21 | 61 | ||
| Rex Bumgardner | 26 | 35 | 61 | |||
| Tom Keane | 2 | 8 | 41 | 51 | ||
| Bernie Huntz | 46 | 46 | ||||
| Frank Reno | 34 | 34 | ||||
| Pete Zinaich | 27 | 27 | ||||
| Jim Devonshire | 22 | 22 | ||||
| George Freese | 15 | 6 | 21 | |||
| Jim Walthall | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Walt Malyk | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Charles Schrader | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Pitt | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 10 | 11 |
| Rushing | 3 | 8 |
| Passing | 6 | 3 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 52 | 143 |
| Rushing Attempts | 34 | 46 |
| Average Per Rush | 1.5 | 3.1 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 83 | 156 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 31 | 13 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 133 | 80 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 10-21-2 | 4-17-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.3 | 4.7 |
| Average Per Completion | 13.3 | 20.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 185 | 223 |
| Total Offense Plays | 55 | 63 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 2-20 | 6-55 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-292 | 11-328 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 36.5 | 29.8 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-12-0 | 6-47-0 |
| Average Per Return | 4.0 | 7.8 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-58-0 | 3-56-0 |
| Average Per Return | 19.3 | 18.7 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 2-44-0 | 2-25-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
Pitt
| # | 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 | 44 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jack Smodic | 1 | 44 | |||||||||||||
| Carl DePasqua | 1 | 0 |
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 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Vic Bonfili | 1 | 21 | |||||||||||||
| Charles Schrader | 1 | 4 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WVU - Tom Keane 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Richard Hoffman Good) | 7-0 | |
| 2 | WVU - Richard Hoffman 28 yd FG | 10-0 | |
| 2 | WVU - Bernie Huntz 31 yd TD pass from Tom Keane (Kick by Richard Hoffman Good) | 17-0 | |
| 4 | Pitt - Safety | 17-2 |
Attendance: 15,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Pitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Officials: William Bachman (Field Judge), John Kelleher (Head Linesman), William T. Halloran (Referee), Josh Schwarzer (Umpire)
Pitt
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Leo Skladany |
| LT | Wilbur Forsythe |
| LG | Bernard Barkouskie |
| C | Stephen Ward |
| RE | Bill McPeak |
| RG | Earl Sumpter |
| RT | Michael Boldin |
| QB | Walter Cummins |
| FB | Robert Becker |
| LH | Robert Lee |
| RH | Carl DePasqua |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Frank Reno |
| LT | Edmund Kulakowski |
| LG | Fred Stuvek |
| C | Leo Benjamin |
| RG | Gene Corum |
| RE | Chester Spelock |
| RT | James Moran |
| QB | Tom Keane |
| FB | Walt Malyk |
| LH | Rex Bumgardner |
| RH | Vic Bonfili |
Anthony DiMatteo, DeLong, Charles Thomas, Thaddeus Geremsky, William Hardisty, Samuel Haddad, William Coury, G.C. Bruno, Lindaro Lauro, Louis Cecconi, Jack Smodic, Jimmy Joe Robinson, William Mihm, Donald Fisher, Ulam
Robert Bom, Bernie Huntz, Robert Thomas, Charles Schrader, Alva Richmond, Richard Pence, Ralph Main, Richard Hoffman, Charles Harris, Fred Morecraft, Jim Walthall, Ambrose Zubel, Pete Zinaich, George Freese, Jim Devonshire, Russ Combs, Charles Boyles, Ray Caldwell, Robert Fought