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West Virginia vs Waynesburg
September 17, 1949 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

West Virginia
Waynesburg
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals4930220282105.8
Jim Priester1110921070 9.7
Pete Zinaich14791780 5.6
John Murphy10456390 3.9
Al Purello4344300 7.5
Bobby Arnett2110110 5.5
George Hott3100100 3.3
Jim Walthall27340 2.0
Jack Morton37431 1.0
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals4813622114002.4
Joseph Datko8440440 5.5
Bill White6370370 6.2
Pete Balaban11276210 1.9
Frank Bolek9121110 1.2
Charles Hrutkay47070 1.8
William Scott47160 1.5
Charles Decker11010 1.0
Ernest Pudliner5114-130 -2.6
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals11230141100
Jim Walthall91801161  
Bill Allen230250  
Kent Bartges01000  
Pete Zinaich01000  
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals815160000
Ernest Pudliner461440  
Pete Balaban220240  
Charles Hrutkay01000  
Frank Bolek01000  
Charles Decker11000  
Dave Clelland140-80  
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals111411012.8
George Hott1350 35.0
Jim Priester2310 15.5
Clarence "Bud" Cox3240 8.0
Bernie Huntz2231 11.5
Al Purello1160 16.0
John Murphy1140 14.0
Pete Zinaich1-20 -2.0
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals760008.6
Albert Minicucci2280 14.0
Bill Lane2200 10.0
Joseph Laird1100 10.0
Bert Sutton1100 10.0
Bill White1-80 -8.0
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals313745.70
Kent Bartges27638.0 
Jim Walthall16161.0 
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals927230.20
Frank Bolek412932.3 
Charles Hrutkay39632.0 
Dave Clelland24723.5 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals9150023828100
Ray Caldwell336       
Jimmy Price331       
Bill Wiltrout139       
Clint Sayre136       
Dudley E. DeGroot18       
Jim Priester   12828   
Al Purello   11010   
Len Bellas      100
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals27506940000
Bill White10 110    
Albert Minicucci175       
Charles Hrutkay   240    
Ernest Pudliner   112    
Richard Bosnic   118    
Dave Clelland   114    
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals282141381500611
Jim Priester1073128  166
Pete Zinaich78-2   76
Al Purello301610  56
John Murphy3914   53
George Hott1035   45
Bill Wiltrout   39 39
Clint Sayre   36 36
Ray Caldwell   36 36
Jimmy Price   31 31
Clarence "Bud" Cox 24   24
Bernie Huntz 23   23
Bobby Arnett11    11
Dudley E. DeGroot   8 8
Jim Walthall4    4
Jack Morton3    3
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals1146094750343
Albert Minicucci 28 75 103
Charles Hrutkay7 40  47
Joseph Datko44    44
Bill White37-8100 39
Pete Balaban21    21
Bill Lane 20   20
Richard Bosnic  18  18
Dave Clelland  14  14
Frank Bolek11    11
Bert Sutton 10   10
Joseph Laird 10   10
William Scott6    6
Charles Decker1    1
Ernest Pudliner-13 12  -1
 West VirginiaWaynesburg
First Downs1410
 Rushing85
 Passing64
 Penalty01
NET YARDS RUSHING282114
 Rushing Attempts4948
 Average Per Rush5.82.4
 Rushing Touchdowns10
 Yards Gained Rushing302136
 Yards Lost Rushing2022
NET YARDS PASSING14160
 Completions-Attempts-Int11-23-07-15-1
 Average Per Attempt6.14.0
 Average Per Completion12.88.6
 Passing Touchdowns10
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS423174
 Total Offense Plays7263
 Average Gain Per Play5.92.8
Fumbles: Number-Lost2-23-2
Penalties: Number-Yards13-1252-10
PUNTS-YARDS3-1379-272
 Average Yards Per Punt45.730.2
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD9-150-02-75-1
 Average Per Return16.737.5
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD2-38-06-94-0
 Average Per Return19.015.7
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD1-0-00-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD2-0-02-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards  
Possession Time  
Third Down Conversions of of
Fourth Down Conversions of of
Red Zone Scores-Chances--
Sacks By: Number-Yards--
West Virginia
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 00001000
 Len Bellas          10  
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 00000000
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Scoring Summary
QtrTimeScoring PlayScore
1 WVU - Bernie Huntz 11 yd TD pass from Jim Walthall (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)0-7
2 WC - Albert Minicucci 75 yd punt return TD (Kick by Bert Sutton Good)7-7
2 WVU - Bob Murphy 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)7-14
3 WVU - Bob Murphy 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)7-21
3 WVU - Pete Zinaich 13 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)7-28
4 WVU - Jack Morton 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)7-35
4 WVU - Clint Sayre 36 yd punt return TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)7-42
Attendance: 10,000
Score By Quarter
Team1234Total
Waynesburg07007
West Virginia77141442
Officials: Raymond Boll (Field Judge), Dave Fawcett (Head Linesman), David Kaufman (Referee), John Kostecki (Umpire)
West Virginia
PosOffense
LEClarence "Bud" Cox
LTFred Stuvek
LGJim Danter
CDavid Stephenson
REBernie Huntz
RGRudolph Boyle
RTRalph Main
QBJim Walthall
FBPete Zinaich
RHJohn Murphy
LHJim Priester
Waynesburg
PosOffense
LEBill Lane
LTSteven Bootz
LGBert Sutton
CVic Lapkowicz
RGGeorge Fabry
REAlbert Minicucci
RTJohn DeLaurentis
QBErnest Pudliner
FBWilliam Scott
LHBill White
RHJoseph Datko
Bill Wiltrout, Gene Simmons, Jimmy Price, Al Purello, George Hott, Bobby Arnett, Ray Caldwell, Clint Sayre, Dudley E. DeGroot, Len Bellas, Kent Bartges, Bill Allen, Jack Morton, 11-Dick Loring, 33-Paul Slater, 36-Walt Malyk, 43-Robert Fought, 51-Adle Joseph, 53-Frank Allen, 54-Stanley McLaughlin, 62-Frank Kazmierski, 64-Augustine Hovanski, 67-Mario Cavatassi, 68-Louis Prete, 69-Louis Birurakis, 71-Oscar Olsen, 72-John Bove, 73-Joe Harrick, 74-Anthony Torchio, 77-Kereazis "Kiki" Konstantinos, 82-Kenneth Wilson, 83-Larry Ciccarelli, 86-Bob Murphy, 87-Tom Harden, 88-Ross Herron
Miniccui, Anthony O'Brocta, John Wilson, Henry Murray, Steve Yourchik, Pete Balaban, Carmen Guappone, Joseph Yourchik, Charles Decker, Richard Bosnic, Charles Findley, Frank Bolek, Charles Hrutkay, Leo Hughes, Joseph Laird, Richard Kern, Mike Camacci, Lyman Stough, George Hornock, Bill DeCourcey, Dave Clelland