South Carolina vs West Virginia
October 30, 1948 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

South Carolina
West Virginia
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals4517743134103.0
Steve Wadiak12659560 4.7
Richard Frantz3240240 8.0
Bayard Pickett3180180 6.0
Billy Kincaid1160160 16.0
Bishop Strickland6140141 2.3
Edward Jackson39090 3.0
Jack Couch27070 3.5
Patrick Vella15050 5.0
Ashley Phillips24040 2.0
Cecil Woolbright14040 4.0
Harry DeLoach23030 1.5
Harold Hagen7820-120 -1.7
Edward Pasky2014-140 -7.0
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals3717615161304.4
Pete Zinaich7570571 8.1
Vic Bonfili12453421 3.5
Jack Morton1200200 20.0
Alva Richmond4201190 4.8
Bill Allen2140140 7.0
Walt Malyk4122100 2.5
Jim Devonshire47160 1.5
Jim Walthall214-31 -1.5
Russ Combs104-40 -4.0
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals9162108100
Harold Hagen81521040  
Edward Pasky11041  
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals13242159200
Jim Walthall112021492  
Bill Allen240100  
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals91081012.0
Bishop Strickland2370 18.5
Richard Fagan2270 13.5
Cecil Woolbright2220 11.0
Bayard Pickett1160 16.0
Steve Wadiak261 3.0
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals131592012.2
Vic Bonfili5500 10.0
Russ Combs2481 24.0
Alva Richmond1230 23.0
Roy Lester4221 5.5
Pete Zinaich1160 16.0
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals311638.70
Harold Hagen311638.7 
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals29447.00
Charles Becca29447.0 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals112061060240
Harold Hagen112       
Bishop Strickland   242    
Steve Wadiak   13    
Ashley Phillips   115 14 
Edward Pasky   130    
Edward Jackson   116    
Bayard Pickett      10 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals11803560210
Charles Becca118       
Vic Bonfili   245    
Alva Richmond   111    
Len Bellas      21 
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals134108106124364
Bishop Strickland143742  93
Steve Wadiak5663  65
Bayard Pickett1816  034
Richard Fagan 27   27
Cecil Woolbright422   26
Edward Jackson9 16  25
Richard Frantz24    24
Ashley Phillips4 15 423
Edward Pasky-14 30  16
Billy Kincaid16    16
Jack Couch7    7
Patrick Vella5    5
Harry DeLoach3    3
Harold Hagen-12  12 0
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals16415956181398
Vic Bonfili425045  137
Pete Zinaich5716   73
Alva Richmond192311  53
Russ Combs-448   44
Roy Lester 22   22
Jack Morton20    20
Charles Becca   18 18
Bill Allen14    14
Walt Malyk10    10
Jim Devonshire6    6
Len Bellas    11
 West VirginiaSouth Carolina
First Downs1513
 Rushing87
 Passing66
 Penalty10
NET YARDS RUSHING161128
 Rushing Attempts3745
 Average Per Rush4.42.8
 Rushing Touchdowns31
 Yards Gained Rushing176171
 Yards Lost Rushing1543
NET YARDS PASSING159108
 Completions-Attempts-Int13-24-29-16-2
 Average Per Attempt6.66.8
 Average Per Completion12.212.0
 Passing Touchdowns21
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS320236
 Total Offense Plays6161
 Average Gain Per Play5.23.9
Fumbles: Number-Lost1-13-2
Penalties: Number-Yards4-507-81
PUNTS-YARDS2-943-116
 Average Yards Per Punt47.038.7
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD1-18-01-12-0
 Average Per Return18.012.0
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD3-56-06-106-0
 Average Per Return18.717.7
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD2-1-02-4-0
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--
South Carolina
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 00002400
Bayard Pickett          10  
Ashley Phillips          14  
West Virginia
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 00002100
 Len Bellas          21  
Scoring Summary
QtrTimeScoring PlayScore
1 USC - Bishop Strickland 4 yd rush TD6-0
3 WVU - Jim Walthall 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)6-7
3 WVU - Pete Zinaich 16 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)6-14
3 WVU - Roy Lester 5 yd TD pass from Jim Walthall (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)6-21
4 WVU - Russ Combs 26 yd TD pass from Jim Walthall (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)6-28
4 USC - Steve Wadiak 4 yd TD pass from Edward Pasky12-28
4 WVU - Vic Bonfili 7 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)12-35
Attendance: 24,000
Score By Quarter
Team1234Total
South Carolina600612
West Virginia00211435
Officials: Karl W. Bohren (Field Judge), B.W. Hackney (Head Linesman), C.A. Dandelake (Referee), Irwin Weiss (Umpire)
South Carolina
PosOffense
LECecil Woolbright
LTWilliam Estes
LGEdward Dew
CMitchell Scott
RGAlfred Faress
REWilliam Harvin
RTJohn Ozburn
QBHarold Hagen
FBSteve Wadiak
RHAshley Phillips
LHBayard Pickett
West Virginia
PosOffense
LERoy Lester
LTJames Moran
LGCharles Boyles
CDavid Stephenson
REClarence "Bud" Cox
RGAmbrose Zubel
RTAnthony Torchio
QBJim Walthall
FBWalt Malyk
LHAlva Richmond
RHVic Bonfili
Bishop Strickland, Claud Harrison, Bill Killoy, James Pinkerton, Daniel Harrelson, Edward Pasky, Edward Jackson, Harry DeLoach, Richard Frantz, Roy Skinner, Bennie Renfrow, David Sparks, Robert Dockery, Jack Land, Harold Owens, Jack Couch, Roger Wilson, Billy Kincaid, Patrick Vella
Jack Morton, Russ Combs, Pete Zinaich, Jim Devonshire, Gene Simmons, Len Bellas, Charles Becca, Bill Allen, 11-Jim Priester, 23-Ray Caldwell, 43-Robert Fought, 45-John Murphy, 51-Adle Joseph, 53-Frank Allen, 54-Frank Kazmierski, 63-John Bobbitt, 65-Fred Stuvek, 67-Mario Cavatassi, 69-Louis Birurakis, 73-Ervin Queen, 75-Gene Remenar, 76-Ralph Main, 77-Richard Hoffman, 79-Stoner Parsons, 82-Kenneth Wilson, 83-Larry Ciccarelli, 84-Bernie Huntz, 87-Sid Metro, 88-Frank Reno