West Virginia vs Western Reserve
November 20, 1948 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
West Virginia
Western Reserve
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 46 | 334 | 15 | 319 | 3 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Pete Zinaich | 11 | 97 | 4 | 93 | 1 | 8.5 | |
| Russ Combs | 8 | 61 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 7.3 | |
| Jim Devonshire | 4 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.8 | |
| Jack Morton | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25.0 | |
| Walt Malyk | 5 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 4.6 | |
| Bill Allen | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22.0 | |
| Alva Richmond | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | |
| Vic Bonfili | 7 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| John Murphy | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Ray Caldwell | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | |
| Robert Fought | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Jim Walthall | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Charles Becca | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 34 | 97 | 51 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Donald Hura | 8 | 35 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 3.9 | |
| Johnny Franco | 5 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5.6 | |
| Ed Ferris | 6 | 24 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 3.7 | |
| Leonard Corbin | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.4 | |
| Robert Maeder | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Ernie Salem | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | -3.0 | |
| Herman Marolt | 1 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 0 | -11.0 | |
| Bob Nolf | 4 | 0 | 25 | -25 | 0 | -6.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 17 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Walthall | 3 | 13 | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Pete Zinaich | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bill Allen | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 11 | 1 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nolf | 4 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 0 | ||
| Adrian Castilla | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Herman Marolt | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Franco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ernie Salem | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Pete Zinaich | 3 | 20 | 0 | 6.7 | |
| Walt Malyk | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Vic Bonfili | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Herman Marolt | 2 | 52 | 0 | 26.0 | |
| Ed Ferris | 2 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 | |
| Thomas Cooper | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 0 |
| Jim Walthall | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | |
| Russ Combs | 1 | 36 | 36.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 299 | 37.4 | 0 |
| Adrian Castilla | 8 | 299 | 37.4 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 94 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Bonfili | 4 | 73 | 1 | 22 | |||||
| John Murphy | 1 | 4 | 1 | 30 | |||||
| Ray Caldwell | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Jim Devonshire | 1 | 14 | |||||||
| Charles Becca | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Leonard Corbin | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| Donald Hura | 1 | 13 | |||||||
| Joe Lober | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Corrigan | 1 | 9 | |||||||
| Herman Marolt | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Johnny Franco | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Bob Hughes | 1 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 319 | 25 | 52 | 94 | 0 | 490 |
| Pete Zinaich | 93 | 20 | 113 | |||
| Vic Bonfili | 14 | 0 | 22 | 73 | 109 | |
| Russ Combs | 58 | 58 | ||||
| Jim Devonshire | 43 | 14 | 57 | |||
| John Murphy | 8 | 30 | 4 | 42 | ||
| Walt Malyk | 23 | 5 | 28 | |||
| Jack Morton | 25 | 25 | ||||
| Bill Allen | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Alva Richmond | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Ray Caldwell | 7 | 3 | 10 | |||
| Robert Fought | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Jim Walthall | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Charles Becca | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 77 | 85 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 201 |
| Ed Ferris | 22 | 23 | 45 | |||
| Donald Hura | 31 | 13 | 44 | |||
| Herman Marolt | -11 | 52 | 0 | 41 | ||
| Johnny Franco | 28 | 2 | 30 | |||
| Leonard Corbin | 7 | 10 | 17 | |||
| Thomas Cooper | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Corrigan | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Joe Lober | 5 | 5 |
| West Virginia | Western Reserve | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 13 | 5 |
| Rushing | 11 | 2 |
| Passing | 2 | 3 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 319 | 46 |
| Rushing Attempts | 46 | 34 |
| Average Per Rush | 6.9 | 1.4 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 334 | 97 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 15 | 51 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 27 | 85 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 6-17-4 | 5-11-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 1.6 | 7.7 |
| Average Per Completion | 4.5 | 17.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 346 | 131 |
| Total Offense Plays | 63 | 45 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.5 | 2.9 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-2 | 3-3 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 4-20 | 6-40 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 3-107 | 8-299 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 35.7 | 37.4 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 7-94-0 | 1-10-0 |
| Average Per Return | 13.4 | 10.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-52-0 | 3-27-0 |
| Average Per Return | 26.0 | 9.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 4-4-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-0-0 | 2-0-0 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Charles Becca | 1 | 0 |
Western Reserve
| # | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Herman Marolt | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Johnny Franco | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Bob Hughes | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WVU - Walt Malyk 2 yd rush TD | 0-6 | |
| 4 | WVU - Pete Zinaich 58 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good) | 0-13 | |
| 4 | WVU - Jim Devonshire 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good) | 0-20 |
Attendance: 10,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Reserve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
Officials: Howard Eyth (Field Judge), Joseph Gannon (Head Linesman), David H. Behrhorst (Referee), C. Lee Spillers (Umpire)
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Bernie Huntz |
| LT | James Moran |
| LG | Charles Boyles |
| C | David Stephenson |
| RE | Clarence "Bud" Cox |
| RG | Ambrose Zubel |
| RT | Anthony Torchio |
| QB | Jim Walthall |
| FB | Walt Malyk |
| RH | John Murphy |
| LH | Russ Combs |
Western Reserve
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Joe Lober |
| LT | Robert Nour |
| LG | Dave Puzzouli |
| C | Jack White |
| RG | Bill Gabb |
| RE | Thomas Cooper |
| RT | Marvin Kurdon |
| QB | Bob Nolf |
| FB | Robert Maeder |
| LH | Johnny Franco |
| RH | Leonard Corbin |
Jack Morton, Jim Devonshire, Alva Richmond, Ray Caldwell, Gene Simmons, Vic Bonfili, Robert Fought, Charles Becca, Bill Allen, Pete Zinaich, 11-Jim Priester, 31-Len Bellas, 51-Adle Joseph, 53-Frank Allen, 54-Frank Kazmierski, 62-David Richards, 63-John Bobbitt, 65-Fred Stuvek, 67-Mario Cavatassi, 69-Louis Birurakis, 72-John Bove, 73-Ervin Queen, 75-Gene Remenar, 76-Ralph Main, 77-Richard Hoffman, 79-Stoner Parsons, 82-Kenneth Wilson, 83-Larry Ciccarelli, 88-Frank Reno, 89-Roy Lester
Leo Spann, Adrian Castilla, Tom Murphy, Ernie Salem, Ed Ferris, Barnicle, Bob Hughes, W. Gash, W. Lewis, Mears, Ed Johnston, Andrew Mavronacoles, Fovelli, Nate Corbin, Donald Hura, Herman Marolt, Corrigan