West Virginia vs Washington & Lee
October 23, 1948 at Laidley Field, Charleston, WV
West Virginia
Washington & Lee
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 56 | 263 | 17 | 246 | 2 | 0 | 4.4 |
| Walt Malyk | 12 | 78 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| Vic Bonfili | 15 | 73 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 4.9 | |
| Alva Richmond | 10 | 51 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 5.1 | |
| Bernie Huntz | 5 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3.6 | |
| Jim Devonshire | 2 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Ray Caldwell | 5 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1.8 | |
| Jack Morton | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.3 | |
| Bill Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Jim Walthall | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 23 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Walt Michaels | 7 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 3.3 | |
| Mike Boyda | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 | |
| Henry Mastriann | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| Jim Stark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Charles Harrington | 7 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 0 | -0.4 | |
| Vic Marler | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | -4.0 | |
| TEAM | 2 | 0 | 16 | -16 | 0 | -8.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Walthall | 5 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Bill Allen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Cialli | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 15 | 4 | 155 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Boyda | 7 | 15 | 4 | 155 | 1 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Alva Richmond | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| Bernie Huntz | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| Clarence "Bud" Cox | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Vic Bonfili | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 155 | 1 | 0 | 22.1 |
| Brian Bell | 4 | 88 | 1 | 22.0 | |
| Charles Harrington | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36.0 | |
| Jim Lukens | 2 | 31 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 158 | 26.3 | 0 |
| Len Bellas | 6 | 158 | 26.3 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 280 | 46.7 | 0 |
| Jim Stark | 6 | 280 | 46.7 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Alva Richmond | 1 | 24 | 1 | 23 | |||||
| Russ Combs | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Jim Devonshire | 2 | 7 | |||||||
| Robert Fought | 1 | 9 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Bell | 1 | 16 | |||||||
| Robert Smith | 3 | 33 | |||||||
| Andy McCutcheon | 1 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 249 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 340 |
| Alva Richmond | 51 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 112 | |
| Walt Malyk | 78 | 78 | ||||
| Vic Bonfili | 73 | 2 | 75 | |||
| Bernie Huntz | 18 | 7 | 25 | |||
| Jim Devonshire | 16 | 7 | 23 | |||
| Ray Caldwell | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Robert Fought | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Clarence "Bud" Cox | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Jack Morton | 4 | 4 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 36 | 155 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 240 |
| Brian Bell | 88 | 16 | 104 | |||
| Charles Harrington | -3 | 36 | 33 | |||
| Robert Smith | 33 | 33 | ||||
| Jim Lukens | 31 | 31 | ||||
| Walt Michaels | 23 | 23 | ||||
| Mike Boyda | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Henry Mastriann | 5 | 5 |
| Washington & Lee | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 6 | 18 |
| Rushing | 2 | 16 |
| Passing | 3 | 1 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 26 | 246 |
| Rushing Attempts | 25 | 57 |
| Average Per Rush | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 60 | 263 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 34 | 17 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 155 | 28 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 7-16-4 | 5-12-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 9.7 | 2.3 |
| Average Per Completion | 22.1 | 5.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 189 | 271 |
| Total Offense Plays | 41 | 69 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.6 | 3.9 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 4-20 | 7-65 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-280 | 6-158 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 46.7 | 26.3 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-16-0 | -48-0 |
| Average Per Return | 16.0 | 0.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-33-0 | 2-41-0 |
| Average Per Return | 11.0 | 20.5 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 2-17-0 | 4-16-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
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 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | Russ Combs | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Jim Devonshire | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 43 | Robert Fought | 1 | 9 |
Washington & Lee
| # | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Andy McCutcheon | 1 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WVU - Vic Bonfili 4 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good) | 0-7 | |
| 1 | W&L - Brian Bell 71 yd TD pass from Mike Boyda (Kick by Walt Michaels Good) | 7-7 | |
| 2 | WVU - Vic Bonfili 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good) | 7-14 |
Attendance: 11,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Washington & Lee | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Officials: R.R. Sermon (Field Judge), Dave Fawcett (Head Linesman), Joseph W. Williams (Referee), H.F. Whitehead (Umpire)
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Roy Lester |
| LT | James Moran |
| LG | Charles Boyles |
| C | David Stephenson |
| RE | Frank Reno |
| RG | John Bobbitt |
| RT | Ralph Main |
| QB | Jim Walthall |
| FB | Walt Malyk |
| RH | Vic Bonfili |
| LH | Alva Richmond |
Washington & Lee
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Jim Lukens |
| LT | Robert Smith |
| LG | Robert Conard |
| C | Mark Saurs |
| RE | Jim Fahey |
| RG | Johnny Kay |
| RT | Don Ferguson |
| FB | Walt Michaels |
| RH | Mike Boyda |
| RH | Brian Bell |
| LH | Charles Harrington |
Gene Simmons, 10-Bill Allen, 14-Fred Cialli, 22-Charles Becca, 23-Ray Caldwell, 25-Russ Combs, 31-Len Bellas, 41-Jack Morton, 42-Jim Devonshire, 43-Robert Fought, 61-Ambrose Zubel, 65-Fred Stuvek, 67-Mario Cavatassi, 72-John Bove, 73-Ervin Queen, 74-Anthony Torchio, 75-Gene Remenar, 83-Larry Ciccarelli, 84-Bernie Huntz, 85-Clarence "Bud" Cox
Andy McCutcheon, Joseph McCutcheon, Fred George, Harry Gowens, Michael Radulovic, Jim Carpenter, Robert Goldsmith, Jerry Jack, Jim Combs, Gene Bennett, Charles Holt, Vic Marler, Jim Stark, Jack Crawford, Henry Mastriann, Herb Miller, Lud Micheaux