Virginia vs West Virginia
November 13, 1948 at Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, VA
Virginia
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 49 | 209 | 42 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| John Papit | 21 | 111 | 2 | 109 | 0 | 5.2 | |
| Barney Gill | 12 | 44 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 3.3 | |
| Gene Edmunds | 10 | 46 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Richard Michels | 5 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 0 | -0.2 | |
| Stephen Osisek | 1 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0 | -12.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 43 | 173 | 19 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Pete Zinaich | 15 | 58 | 18 | 40 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| Vic Bonfili | 8 | 36 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 4.4 | |
| Alva Richmond | 8 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3.3 | |
| John Murphy | 6 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4.3 | |
| Russ Combs | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.7 | |
| Charles Becca | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | |
| Jack Morton | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 17 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Michels | 3 | 13 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| John Papit | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Stephen Osisek | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 19 | 4 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Walthall | 9 | 17 | 2 | 106 | 0 | ||
| Bill Allen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charles Becca | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Barney Gill | 2 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| Stephen Osisek | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | |
| Carlton Elliott | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 106 | 0 | 17 | 11.8 |
| Roy Lester | 2 | 46 | 0 | 23.0 | |
| Charles Becca | 2 | 20 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| Russ Combs | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| Jack Morton | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| Pete Zinaich | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| John Murphy | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 0 |
| Richard Michels | 4 | 121 | 30.3 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 194 | 27.7 | 47 |
| Charles Becca | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | |
| Russ Combs | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 |
| Jim Walthall | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 |
| Gene Simmons | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 0 |
| Barney Gill | 2 | 30 | |||||||
| Stephen Osisek | 1 | 15 | |||||||
| Richard Michels | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Jim Leavitt | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Joe McGary | 1 | 43 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 46 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Bonfili | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 30 | ||||
| Ray Caldwell | 1 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| Alva Richmond | 1 | 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Russ Combs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 165 | 44 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 299 |
| John Papit | 109 | 109 | ||||
| Barney Gill | 39 | 25 | 30 | 94 | ||
| Joe McGary | 43 | 43 | ||||
| Gene Edmunds | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Stephen Osisek | -12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | ||
| Carlton Elliott | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Jim Leavitt | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Richard Michels | -1 | 1 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 154 | 106 | 46 | 17 | 0 | 323 |
| Vic Bonfili | 35 | 30 | 10 | 75 | ||
| Pete Zinaich | 40 | 6 | 46 | |||
| Roy Lester | 46 | 46 | ||||
| Alva Richmond | 26 | 16 | 42 | |||
| Charles Becca | 11 | 20 | 31 | |||
| Russ Combs | 14 | 17 | 0 | 31 | ||
| John Murphy | 26 | 3 | 29 | |||
| Jack Morton | 2 | 14 | 16 | |||
| Ray Caldwell | 7 | 7 |
| Virginia | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 17 | 14 |
| Rushing | 12 | 8 |
| Passing | 3 | 6 |
| Penalty | 2 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 167 | 154 |
| Rushing Attempts | 49 | 43 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 209 | 173 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 42 | 19 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 44 | 106 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 4-17-1 | 9-19-4 |
| Average Per Attempt | 2.6 | 5.6 |
| Average Per Completion | 11.0 | 11.8 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 211 | 260 |
| Total Offense Plays | 66 | 62 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 5-4 | 4-3 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 8-70 | 5-55 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 4-121 | 7-194 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 30.3 | 27.7 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-45-0 | 2-17-0 |
| Average Per Return | 15.0 | 8.5 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 3-46-0 |
| Average Per Return | 0.0 | 15.3 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 4-45-1 | 1-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-0-0 | 4-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | ||
| Third Down Conversions | of | of |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | - | - |
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 | 45 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Richard Michels | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Leavitt | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Joe McGary | 1 | 43 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Russ Combs | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | UVA - Joseph E. McCary 43 yd interception return TD (Kick by Carlton Elliott Good) | 0-7 |
Attendance: 16,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Officials: E.F. Ramey (Field Judge), M.G. Ramey (Field Judge), James Ailinger (Head Linesman), Paul Swaffield (Referee)
Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Carlton Elliott |
| LT | Richard Johnson |
| LG | John L. Thomas |
| C | William D. Walsh |
| RG | William M. Wright |
| RE | Alan R. Milne |
| RT | Stuart A. Barbour, Jr |
| QB | Richard Michels |
| FB | John Papit |
| RH | Gene Edmunds |
| LH | Stephen Osisek |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Roy Lester |
| LT | James Moran |
| LG | Charles Boyles |
| C | David Stephenson |
| RE | Clarence "Bud" Cox |
| RG | Ambrose Zubel |
| RT | Anthony Torchio |
| QB | Jim Walthall |
| FB | Pete Zinaich |
| LH | Alva Richmond |
| RH | Vic Bonfili |
Joseph E. McCary, Edmund Bessell, Carlo Romano, Lewis Hansen, William Sinclair, Myron Mausteller, Walter Schulte, Barney Gill, Ralph W. Shoaf, Jr, Jim Leavitt, Joseph Leonard, Robert C. Weir, Laurence Baumann, Joe McGary
Bill Allen, Gene Simmons, John Murphy, Jack Morton, Russ Combs, Ray Caldwell, Charles Becca, 31-Len Bellas, 36-Walt Malyk, 42-Jim Devonshire, 51-Adle Joseph, 54-Frank Kazmierski, 65-Fred Stuvek, 72-John Bove, 75-Gene Remenar, 76-Ralph Main, 83-Larry Ciccarelli, 84-Bernie Huntz, 87-Sid Metro, 88-Frank Reno