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Temple vs West Virginia
October 2, 1948 at Chocolate Bowl, Hershey, PA

Temple
West Virginia
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals3915555100002.6
William Hewson104913360 3.6
Bill Bernardo4365310 7.8
Gene Caterina5265210 4.2
Charles Thomas4142120 3.0
Thomas Skladany513940 0.8
Paul Dubenetsky311830 1.0
Richard Bateman22020 1.0
Albert Tucker21100 0.0
John Maiden10000 0.0
Andy Tryens3312-90 -3.0
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals4317613163003.8
Vic Bonfili8488400 5.0
Charles Becca12393360 3.0
Pete Zinaich7250250 3.6
Ray Caldwell4210210 5.3
Jim Walthall4200200 5.0
Bill Allen2140140 7.0
Jim Devonshire26060 3.0
Walt Malyk22020 1.0
Alva Richmond11010 1.0
Jack Morton102-20 -2.0
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals1327183100
Paul Dubenetsky470521  
Charles Thomas461210  
William Hewson270110  
Shelly Feldman01000  
Albert Tucker11000  
Andy Tryens250-10  
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals14220270400
Jim Walthall132101863  
Bill Allen110841  
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals1383106.4
John Rogers2240 12.0
William Hewson2220 11.0
Joseph Lee1191 19.0
Gene Zawoiski1130 13.0
William Kwaitkoski170 7.0
Shelly Feldman130 3.0
Thomas Skladany130 3.0
Richard Bateman110 1.0
Gene Caterina1-30 -3.0
John Maiden2-60 -3.0
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals142704019.3
Charles Becca31061 35.3
Roy Lester1791 79.0
Vic Bonfili2321 16.0
Clarence "Bud" Cox2171 8.5
Ray Caldwell2130 6.5
Bernie Huntz1110 11.0
Frank Reno190 9.0
Alva Richmond140 4.0
Jim Devonshire1-10 -1.0
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals927630.70
Thomas Skladany312040.0 
Richard Bateman310033.3 
William Hewson24321.5 
Bill Bernardo11313.0 
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals918320.30
Jim Walthall516232.4 
Len Bellas13838.0 
Gene Simmons3-17-5.7 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals43505730000
Paul Dubenetsky218       
Bill Bernardo18 121    
Charles Thomas19       
Gene Caterina   339    
William Hewson   113    
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals340039201150
Vic Bonfili122       
Jim Devonshire112       
Robert Fought16       
Charles Becca   392    
David Stephenson      115 
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals1098973350306
William Hewson362213  71
Bill Bernardo31 218 60
Gene Caterina21-339  57
John Rogers 24   24
Paul Dubenetsky3  18 21
Charles Thomas12  9 21
Joseph Lee 19   19
Gene Zawoiski 13   13
Thomas Skladany43   7
William Kwaitkoski 7   7
Shelly Feldman 3   3
Richard Bateman21   3
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals165270924015582
Charles Becca3610692  234
Vic Bonfili4032 22 94
Roy Lester 79   79
Ray Caldwell2113   34
Pete Zinaich25    25
Jim Walthall20    20
Clarence "Bud" Cox 17   17
Jim Devonshire6-1 12 17
David Stephenson    1515
Bill Allen14    14
Bernie Huntz 11   11
Frank Reno 9   9
Robert Fought   6 6
Alva Richmond14   5
Walt Malyk2    2
 TempleWest Virginia
First Downs1113
 Rushing69
 Passing34
 Penalty20
NET YARDS RUSHING100163
 Rushing Attempts3943
 Average Per Rush2.63.8
 Rushing Touchdowns00
 Yards Gained Rushing155176
 Yards Lost Rushing5513
NET YARDS PASSING83270
 Completions-Attempts-Int13-27-114-22-0
 Average Per Attempt3.112.3
 Average Per Completion6.419.3
 Passing Touchdowns14
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS183433
 Total Offense Plays6665
 Average Gain Per Play2.86.7
Fumbles: Number-Lost4-23-2
Penalties: Number-Yards5-359-95
PUNTS-YARDS9-2779-183
 Average Yards Per Punt30.820.3
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD4-35-03-40-0
 Average Per Return8.813.3
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD4-35-03-92-0
 Average Per Return8.830.7
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD0-0-01-15-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD2-0-02-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards  
Possession Time  
Third Down Conversions of of
Fourth Down Conversions of of
Red Zone Scores-Chances--
Sacks By: Number-Yards--
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 00000000
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West Virginia
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 000011500
 David Stephenson          115  
Scoring Summary
QtrTimeScoring PlayScore
2 WVU - Clarence "Bud" Cox 6 yd TD pass from Jim Walthall6-0
3 WVU - Roy Lester 73 yd TD pass from Jim Walthall (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)13-0
4 WVU - Vic Bonfili 19 yd TD pass from Jim Walthall (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)20-0
4 TEM - Joseph Lee 19 yd TD pass from Paul Dubenetsky (Kick by Vincent Zielinski Good)20-7
4 WVU - Charles Becca 84 yd TD pass from Bill Allen (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)27-7
Attendance: 5,000
Score By Quarter
Team1234Total
Temple00077
West Virginia0671427
Officials: C.E. Kaufman (Field Judge), Phillip Genthner (Head Linesman), Harry Dayoff (Referee), James Coogan (Umpire)
Temple
PosOffense
LEJohn Rogers
LTMark Dolin
LGRobert Esterly
CBrinton Piez
RGVincent Zielinski
REJoseph Lee
RTRobert Callahan
QBJohn Maiden
FBThomas Skladany
LHPaul Dubenetsky
RHGene Zawoiski
West Virginia
PosOffense
LEFrank Reno
LTRalph Main
LGCharles Boyles
CDavid Stephenson
RGAmbrose Zubel
REClarence "Bud" Cox
RTGene Remenar
QBJim Devonshire
FBPete Zinaich
RHVic Bonfili
LHCharles Becca
Shelly Feldman, Gene Caterina, Richard Bateman, William Hewson, Manning Harvey, Andrew Skladany, Bill Bernardo, Chester Orseck, William Grady, William Bonsall, Edward Veith, George Ogden, William Kwaitkoski, Steve Timko, Charles Thomas, Andy Tryens, Albert Tucker
Robert Fought, Bernie Huntz, Gene Simmons, Alva Richmond, Walt Malyk, Roy Lester, Jack Morton, Jim Walthall, Bill Allen, Ray Caldwell, Len Bellas, 45-John Murphy, 51-Adle Joseph, 53-Frank Allen, 54-Frank Kazmierski, 63-John Bobbitt, 65-Fred Stuvek, 67-Mario Cavatassi, 69-Louis Birurakis, 71-James Moran, 72-John Bove, 74-Anthony Torchio, 77-Richard Hoffman, 79-Stoner Parsons, 83-Larry Ciccarelli