Pitt vs West Virginia
October 9, 1948 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Pitt
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 41 | 141 | 31 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 |
| Louis Cecconi | 9 | 47 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 5.1 | |
| Lindaro Lauro | 10 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 2.2 | |
| Carl DePasqua | 5 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 3.4 | |
| Robert Lee | 6 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| G.C. Bruno | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Robert Becker | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Jimmy Joe Robinson | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Emil Rader | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 42 | 123 | 55 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Pete Zinaich | 10 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 4.1 | |
| Vic Bonfili | 10 | 45 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 3.8 | |
| Ray Caldwell | 7 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Walt Malyk | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Len Bellas | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | |
| Alva Richmond | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | -1.5 | |
| John Murphy | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | -3.0 | |
| Charles Becca | 4 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 | -1.0 | |
| Robert Fought | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | -4.0 | |
| Jim Walthall | 4 | 5 | 30 | -25 | 0 | -6.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 21 | 3 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Cecconi | 6 | 19 | 3 | 65 | 1 | ||
| Jimmy Joe Robinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robert Lee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 20 | 2 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Walthall | 9 | 20 | 2 | 82 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 10.8 |
| Leo Skladany | 3 | 32 | 1 | 10.7 | |
| Jimmy Joe Robinson | 2 | 28 | 0 | 14.0 | |
| Bill McPeak | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Vic Bonfili | 3 | 22 | 0 | 7.3 | |
| Frank Reno | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18.0 | |
| Charles Becca | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Alva Richmond | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | |
| Clarence "Bud" Cox | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Len Bellas | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 396 | 39.6 | 0 |
| William Hardisty | 10 | 396 | 39.6 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 250 | 35.7 | 0 |
| Len Bellas | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | |
| Jim Walthall | 3 | 111 | 37.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Louis Cecconi | 1 | 10 | 1 | 30 | |||||
| Jimmy Joe Robinson | 2 | 43 | 1 | 1 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 30 |
| Robert Fought | 1 | 16 | 2 | 41 | |||||
| Charles Becca | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Ray Caldwell | 1 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| John Murphy | 1 | 15 | |||||||
| Vic Bonfili | 1 | 30 | 30 | ||||||
| Adle Joseph | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 112 | 65 | 73 | 10 | 1 | 261 |
| Louis Cecconi | 46 | 30 | 10 | 86 | ||
| Jimmy Joe Robinson | 0 | 28 | 43 | 1 | 72 | |
| Leo Skladany | 32 | 32 | ||||
| Lindaro Lauro | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Carl DePasqua | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Robert Lee | 16 | 16 | ||||
| G.C. Bruno | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Bill McPeak | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Robert Becker | 3 | 3 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 93 | 82 | 56 | 37 | 48 | 316 |
| Vic Bonfili | 38 | 22 | 30 | 90 | ||
| Ray Caldwell | 28 | 13 | 14 | 55 | ||
| Robert Fought | -4 | 41 | 16 | 53 | ||
| Pete Zinaich | 41 | 41 | ||||
| Charles Becca | -4 | 16 | 8 | 20 | ||
| Frank Reno | 18 | 18 | ||||
| John Murphy | -3 | 15 | 12 | |||
| Clarence "Bud" Cox | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Alva Richmond | -3 | 11 | 8 | |||
| Len Bellas | -2 | 7 | 5 | |||
| Adle Joseph | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Walt Malyk | 2 | 2 |
| Pitt | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 8 | 9 |
| Rushing | 6 | 5 |
| Passing | 2 | 4 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 110 | 68 |
| Rushing Attempts | 41 | 42 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 141 | 123 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 31 | 55 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 65 | 82 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 6-22-3 | 9-20-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 10.8 | 9.1 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 175 | 150 |
| Total Offense Plays | 63 | 62 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-0 | 5-3 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 7-55 | 5-55 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 10-396 | 7-250 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 39.6 | 35.7 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-10-0 | 3-37-0 |
| Average Per Return | 10.0 | 12.3 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-73-0 | 3-56-0 |
| Average Per Return | 24.3 | 18.7 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 2-12-0 | 3-48-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-0-0 | 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 | - | - |
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jimmy Joe Robinson | 1 | 1 |
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 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Vic Bonfili | 1 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Caldwell | 1 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Adle Joseph | 1 | 4 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pitt - Leo Skladany 14 yd TD pass from Louis Cecconi (Kick by Nick Bolkovac Good) | 0-7 | |
| 2 | Pitt - Jimmy Joe Robinson 5 yd rush TD (Kick by Nick Bolkovac Good) | 0-14 | |
| 3 | WVU - Pete Zinaich 11 yd rush TD | 6-14 | |
| 3 | Pitt - Safety | 6-16 |
Attendance: 18,401
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Pitt | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
Officials: David H. Behrhorst (Field Judge), James Ailinger (Head Linesman), Francis Keating (Referee), Ellwood Geiges (Umpire)
Pitt
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Leo Skladany |
| LT | Nick Bolkovac |
| LG | Charles Yost |
| C | Donald Fisher |
| RG | Bernard Barkouskie |
| RE | Earl Sumpter |
| RT | Robert Mihm |
| QB | Louis Melillo |
| FB | Robert Lee |
| RH | Peter Fuderich |
| LH | Walter Cummins |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Frank Reno |
| LT | Ralph Main |
| LG | Fred Stuvek |
| C | David Stephenson |
| RE | Roy Lester |
| RG | Charles Boyles |
| RT | Charles Rolfe |
| QB | Jim Walthall |
| FB | Jim Priester |
| LH | Jim Devonshire |
| RH | Gene Simmons |
Robert Becker, Charles Thomas, George Radosevich, Thaddeus Geremsky, Nick DeRosa, Michael Boldin, Leonard Radnor, William Hardisty, G.C. Bruno, Robert Plotz, Lindaro Lauro, Carl DePasqua, Louis Cecconi, William Abraham, Jack Smodic, Jimmy Joe Robinson, Bill McPeak, Ralph Coleman, Emil Rader
John Murphy, Pete Zinaich, Walt Malyk, Alva Richmond, Clarence "Bud" Cox, Ray Caldwell, Adle Joseph, Robert Fought, Vic Bonfili, Len Bellas, Charles Becca, Pat Guido, 10-Bill Allen, 41-Jack Morton, 54-Frank Kazmierski, 61-Ambrose Zubel, 63-John Bobbitt, 67-Mario Cavatassi, 71-James Moran, 72-John Bove, 74-Anthony Torchio, 75-Gene Remenar, 83-Larry Ciccarelli, 87-Sid Metro