UTEP vs West Virginia
January 1, 1949 at Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX
UTEP
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 50 | 296 | 53 | 243 | 2 | 0 | 4.9 |
| Fred Wendt | 15 | 111 | 19 | 92 | 1 | 6.1 | |
| Danny Fraser | 9 | 91 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 10.1 | |
| Harvey Gabrel | 18 | 74 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 3.9 | |
| Lee Cargile | 4 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Charles Edmondson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Jimmy Bowden | 3 | 0 | 31 | -31 | 0 | -10.3 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 51 | 228 | 45 | 183 | 2 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Jim Devonshire | 14 | 84 | 6 | 78 | 2 | 5.6 | |
| John Murphy | 2 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 15.5 | |
| Pete Zinaich | 11 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| Vic Bonfili | 11 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 2.2 | |
| Walt Malyk | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18.0 | |
| Jack Morton | 7 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Bill Allen | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Alva Richmond | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Robert Fought | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | -6.0 | |
| Jim Walthall | 1 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 0 | -8.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 9 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Bowden | 4 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Fred Wendt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 16 | 1 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Walthall | 6 | 14 | 1 | 86 | 1 | ||
| Pete Zinaich | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| Lee Cargile | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30.0 | |
| Harvey Gabrel | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29.0 | |
| George Grounds | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Fred Wendt | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 122 | 1 | 36 | 17.4 |
| Clarence "Bud" Cox | 2 | 37 | 1 | 18.5 | |
| Jim Walthall | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 36.0 |
| Roy Lester | 2 | 30 | 0 | 15.0 | |
| Jim Devonshire | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 0 |
| Fred Wendt | 5 | 207 | 41.4 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 259 | 28.8 | 0 |
| Len Bellas | 6 | 172 | 28.7 | |
| Roy Lester | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | |
| Jim Walthall | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Tom Steele | 2 | 11 | |||||||
| Lee Cargile | 1 | 13 | |||||||
| Fred Wendt | 1 | 20 | |||||||
| Raymond Evans | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Wayne Hanson | 1 | 5 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Devonshire | 2 | 16 | |||||||
| Vic Bonfili | 1 | 8 | 2 | 25 | |||||
| Clarence "Bud" Cox | 1 | 2 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 274 | 57 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 388 |
| Fred Wendt | 92 | -5 | 20 | 107 | ||
| Harvey Gabrel | 71 | 29 | 100 | |||
| Danny Fraser | 91 | 91 | ||||
| Lee Cargile | 20 | 30 | 13 | 63 | ||
| Tom Steele | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Raymond Evans | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Wayne Hanson | 5 | 5 | ||||
| George Grounds | 3 | 3 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 189 | 122 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 362 |
| Jim Devonshire | 78 | 19 | 16 | 113 | ||
| Vic Bonfili | 24 | 25 | 8 | 57 | ||
| Clarence "Bud" Cox | 37 | 2 | 39 | |||
| John Murphy | 31 | 31 | ||||
| Roy Lester | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Jim Walthall | -8 | 36 | 28 | |||
| Pete Zinaich | 27 | 27 | ||||
| Walt Malyk | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Jack Morton | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Bill Allen | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Alva Richmond | 6 | 6 |
| UTEP | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 12 | 13 |
| Rushing | 10 | 8 |
| Passing | 2 | 4 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 243 | 183 |
| Rushing Attempts | 50 | 51 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.9 | 3.6 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 296 | 228 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 53 | 45 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 57 | 122 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 4-9-0 | 7-16-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.3 | 7.6 |
| Average Per Completion | 14.3 | 17.4 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 300 | 305 |
| Total Offense Plays | 59 | 67 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 4-4 | 1-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-25 | 6-50 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-207 | 9-259 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 41.4 | 28.8 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-19-0 | 3-24-0 |
| Average Per Return | 6.3 | 8.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-33-0 | 3-27-0 |
| Average Per Return | 16.5 | 9.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-5-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 4-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | ||
| Possession Time | ||
| Third Down Conversions | of | of |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | - | - |
UTEP
| # | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wayne Hanson | 1 | 5 |
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| No results found. | |||||||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTEP - Harvey Gabrel 1 yd rush TD | 0-6 | |
| 2 | WVU - Clarence "Bud" Cox 25 yd TD pass from Jim Walthall (Kick by Gene Simmons Good) | 7-6 | |
| 3 | WVU - Jim Devonshire 9 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good) | 14-6 | |
| 3 | WVU - Jim Devonshire 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good) | 6-21 | |
| 4 | UTEP - Fred Wendt 60 yd rush TD | 12-21 |
Attendance: 13,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTEP | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Officials: Raymond Barbutti (Field Judge), Fred Stofft (Head Linesman), Harry Phillips (Referee), Paul Menton (Umpire)
Temperature: 45
UTEP
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | George Grounds |
| LT | Raymond Evans |
| LG | Ernest Keily |
| C | Wayne Hanson |
| RG | Joe Valencia |
| RE | Jim DeGroat |
| RT | Jake Rhoads |
| QB | Jimmy Bowden |
| FB | Fred Wendt |
| LH | Harvey Gabrel |
| RH | Danny Fraser |
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 |
| RH | Vic Bonfili |
| LH | Jim Devonshire |
Bill Tittle, John Gooden, Remo Ferretti, Jack Wilkinson, Tom Shockman, Lee Fogle, Jack Marcell, Jimmy Fager, Charles Edmondson, Sonny Holderman, Tom Steele, Lee Cargile, Jimmy Hammond, Andy Everest, Joe Holley, Fred Rosas
Robert Fought, Gene Simmons, Alva Richmond, Walt Malyk, John Murphy, Len Bellas, Bill Allen, 22-Charles Becca, 51-Adle Joseph, 53-Frank Allen, 54-Frank Kazmierski, 65-Fred Stuvek, 69-Louis Birurakis, 75-Gene Remenar, 76-Ralph Main, 82-Kenneth Wilson, 83-Larry Ciccarelli, 88-Frank Reno