West Virginia vs Wooster
September 25, 1948 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

West Virginia
Wooster
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals5034414330306.6
Pete Zinaich1310701072 8.2
Vic Bonfili9680680 7.6
Charles Becca6451441 7.3
Walt Malyk3400400 13.3
Russ Combs5351340 6.8
Jim Devonshire5281270 5.4
Alva Richmond4120120 3.0
Ray Caldwell28080 4.0
Bill Allen11010 1.0
Jim Walthall2011-110 -5.5
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals263756-1900-0.7
Roy Ober1100100 10.0
Robert Twitchell26060 3.0
Robert Meeker45050 1.3
James Kennedy57340 0.8
Kenneth Nouse403-30 -0.8
Thomas Flippen4312-90 -2.3
Jess Malinowski5618-120 -2.4
Robert Shaffer1020-200 -20.0
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals6152120200
Jim Walthall61521202  
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals11263183000
Jess Malinowski5111720  
James Kennedy350440  
Robert Twitchell220430  
Roy Ober161240  
Myndret Busack01100  
John Guzzo01000  
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals61202020.0
Ray Caldwell1500 50.0
Alva Richmond2261 13.0
Clarence "Bud" Cox1230 23.0
Frank Reno1131 13.0
Vic Bonfili180 8.0
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals111930017.5
Joseph Lane4830 20.8
Price Daw2470 23.5
Kenneth Nouse1280 28.0
Clyde Metz1200 20.0
Roy Ober190 9.0
Robert Twitchell150 5.0
Thomas Flippen110 1.0
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals415839.50
Jim Walthall39832.7 
Charles Becca16060.0 
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals413132.80
Thomas Flippen28341.5 
Myndret Busack24824.0 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals30036742322
Robert Fought200      
Charles Becca10014242   
Vic Bonfili   225    
Ray Caldwell      222
Pete Zinaich      100
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals222059802120
Robert Meeker19 128    
Thomas Flippen113    17 
Kenneth Nouse   230    
James Kennedy   121    
Roy Ober   119    
Myndret Busack      15 
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals3411206702530
Pete Zinaich107   0107
Vic Bonfili68825  101
Charles Becca44 420 86
Ray Caldwell850  260
Walt Malyk40    40
Alva Richmond1226   38
Russ Combs34    34
Jim Devonshire27    27
Clarence "Bud" Cox 23   23
Frank Reno 13   13
Bill Allen1    1
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals13193982212338
Joseph Lane 83   83
Kenneth Nouse-32830  55
Price Daw 47   47
Robert Meeker5 289 42
Roy Ober10919  38
James Kennedy4 21  25
Clyde Metz 20   20
Thomas Flippen-91 13712
Robert Twitchell65   11
Myndret Busack    55
 West VirginiaWooster
First Downs178
 Rushing141
 Passing37
 Penalty00
NET YARDS RUSHING330-17
 Rushing Attempts5026
 Average Per Rush6.6-0.7
 Rushing Touchdowns31
 Yards Gained Rushing34441
 Yards Lost Rushing1458
NET YARDS PASSING120108
 Completions-Attempts-Int6-15-211-25-3
 Average Per Attempt8.04.3
 Average Per Completion20.09.8
 Passing Touchdowns20
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS45091
 Total Offense Plays6551
 Average Gain Per Play6.91.8
Fumbles: Number-Lost3-15-2
Penalties: Number-Yards8-801-15
PUNTS-YARDS4-1585-141
 Average Yards Per Punt39.528.2
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD3-0-02-22-0
 Average Per Return0.011.0
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD3-67-05-98-0
 Average Per Return22.319.6
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD3-2-02-12-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD2-0-01-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards  
Possession Time  
Third Down Conversions of of
Fourth Down Conversions of of
Red Zone Scores-Chances--
Sacks By: Number-Yards--
West Virginia
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 00003200
 Ray Caldwell          22  
 Pete Zinaich          10  
Wooster
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 000021200
Myndret Busack          15  
Thomas Flippen          17  
Scoring Summary
QtrTimeScoring PlayScore
1 WVU - Alva Richmond 19 yd TD pass from Jim Walthall (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)0-7
1 WVU - Frank Reno 13 yd TD pass from Jim Walthall (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)0-14
2 CW - Jess Malinowski 1 yd rush TD6-14
3 WVU - Charles Becca 35 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)6-21
3 WVU - Pete Zinaich 30 yd rush TD6-27
3 WVU - Pete Zinaich 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)6-34
3 WVU - Pete Zinaich 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)6-34
Attendance: 8,000
Score By Quarter
Team1234Total
Wooster06006
West Virginia14020034
Officials: Joe Blubaugh (Field Judge), Paul Templeton (Head Linesman), Tut Melman (Referee), Howard Stewart (Umpire)
West Virginia
PosOffense
LEFrank Reno
LTRalph Main
LGCharles Boyles
CDavid Stephenson
REKenneth Wilson
RGJohn Bobbitt
RTJames Moran
QBJim Devonshire
FBJim Priester
RHBill Allen
LHRuss Combs
Wooster
PosOffense
LEClyde Metz
LTEdward Hughes
LGSamuel Curry
CRobert Coccia
REHarry Stapler
RGThomas Kuhn
RTThomas Layport
QBMyndret Busack
FBThomas Flippen
RHRobert Twitchell
LHRobert Meeker
Jim Walthall, Walt Malyk, Pete Zinaich, Alva Richmond, Gene Simmons, Clarence "Bud" Cox, Ray Caldwell, Vic Bonfili, Robert Fought, Charles Becca, 31-Len Bellas, 41-Jack Morton, 51-Adle Joseph, 53-Frank Allen, 54-Frank Kazmierski, 61-Ambrose Zubel, 65-Fred Stuvek, 67-Mario Cavatassi, 68-Charles Rolfe, 69-Louis Birurakis, 72-John Bove, 74-Anthony Torchio, 75-Gene Remenar, 77-Richard Hoffman, 79-Stoner Parsons, 83-Larry Ciccarelli, 86-Keith Allen, 89-Roy Lester
Jess Malinowski, Roy Ober, James Kennedy, John Guzzo, Kenneth Nouse, Shreve Babcock, Clark Shoaff, Arthur Schneider, John Hogestyn, Edwin Ziemke, Price Daw, Joseph Lane, Charles Stocker, Robert Shaffer