West Virginia vs Washington & Lee
October 1, 1949 at Laidley Field, Charleston, WV

West Virginia
Washington & Lee
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals6231938281204.5
Pete Zinaich7860861 12.3
John Murphy12731721 6.0
Walter Glenn11490490 4.5
Bill Allen7286220 3.1
Jack Morton3220220 7.3
Bobby Arnett3190190 6.3
George Hott28080 4.0
Jim Walthall26060 3.0
Bill Bryant12020 2.0
Dick Loring9212010 0.1
Bill Wiltrout335-20 -0.7
Walt Malyk226-40 -2.0
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals38942767101.8
Walt Michaels4160160 4.0
Vic Marler3120120 4.0
Jim Stark5110110 2.2
Wally Oref78080 1.1
Frank Davidson57071 1.4
Charles Holt37070 2.3
Gene Bennett36240 1.3
Gil Bocetti8272520 0.3
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals615262100
Jim Walthall340250  
Dick Loring161210  
Bill Allen241161  
Pete Zinaich01000  
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals414179000
Gil Bocetti4141790  
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals5621012.4
Bob Murphy1210 21.0
Tom Harden1161 16.0
Clarence "Bud" Cox2150 7.5
Walter Glenn1100 10.0
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals4670016.8
Jim Fahey2380 19.0
Gene Bennett150 5.0
TEAM1240 24.0
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals620033.30
Dick Loring516232.4 
Len Bellas13838.0 
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals835143.90
Jim Stark835143.9 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals69505110013131
Bill Wiltrout355 235    
Ray Caldwell340       
Walter Glenn   132    
George Hott   123    
Dudley E. DeGroot   120    
Len Bellas      13131
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals219041458524937
Ray Leister219       
Jim Gallivan   210785   
Charles Holt   116    
Gene Bennett   122    
Walt Michaels      112 
Dave Waters      13737
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals285621109531583
Walter Glenn491032  91
Bill Wiltrout-2 3555 88
Pete Zinaich86    86
John Murphy72    72
Ray Caldwell   40 40
Len Bellas    3131
George Hott8 23  31
Bill Allen22    22
Jack Morton22    22
Bob Murphy 21   21
Dudley E. DeGroot  20  20
Bobby Arnett19    19
Tom Harden 16   16
Clarence "Bud" Cox 15   15
Jim Walthall6    6
Bill Bryant2    2
Dick Loring1    1
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals67671451949347
Jim Gallivan  107  107
Jim Fahey 38   38
Dave Waters    3737
Gene Bennett4522  31
Walt Michaels16   1228
Charles Holt7 16  23
Ray Leister   19 19
Vic Marler12    12
Jim Stark11    11
Wally Oref8    8
Frank Davidson7    7
Gil Bocetti2    2
TEAM 24   24
 Washington & LeeWest Virginia
First Downs620
 Rushing116
 Passing33
 Penalty21
NET YARDS RUSHING67281
 Rushing Attempts3864
 Average Per Rush1.84.4
 Rushing Touchdowns12
 Yards Gained Rushing94319
 Yards Lost Rushing2738
NET YARDS PASSING7962
 Completions-Attempts-Int4-14-16-15-2
 Average Per Attempt5.64.1
 Average Per Completion19.810.3
 Passing Touchdowns01
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS146343
 Total Offense Plays5279
 Average Gain Per Play2.84.3
Fumbles: Number-Lost5-46-4
Penalties: Number-Yards7-7510-115
PUNTS-YARDS8-3516-200
 Average Yards Per Punt43.933.3
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD2-9-6-95-0
 Average Per Return4.515.8
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD4-145-15-110-0
 Average Per Return36.322.0
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD2-49-11-31-1
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD4-0-04-0-0
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 000013100
 Len Bellas          131  
Washington & Lee
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 000024900
 Walt Michaels          112  
 Dave Waters          137  
Scoring Summary
QtrTimeScoring PlayScore
1 WVU - Len Bellas 31 yd interception return TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)0-7
2 WVU - Tom Harden 16 yd TD pass from Bill Allen (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)0-14
2 W&L - Jim Gallivan 85 yd kickoff return TD (Kick by Walt Michaels Good)7-14
2 W&L - Dave Waters 37 yd interception return TD (Kick by Walt Michaels Good)14-14
3 WVU - Pete Zinaich 27 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)14-21
3 WVU - Bob Murphy 22 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)14-28
4 W&L - Frank Davidson 1 yd rush TD20-28
Attendance: 10,000
Score By Quarter
Team1234Total
West Virginia7714028
Washington & Lee0140620
Officials: R.J. Barbuti (Field Judge), Bee Harper (Head Linesman), H.V. Hooper (Referee), James J. Henry (Umpire)
West Virginia
PosOffense
LEClarence "Bud" Cox
LTAnthony Torchio
LGJim Danter
CDavid Stephenson
RGRudolph Boyle
REBernie Huntz
RTFred Stuvek
QBJim Walthall
FBPete Zinaich
RHBill Wiltrout
LHWalter Glenn
Washington & Lee
PosOffense
LEDave Hedge
LTRobert Smith
LGDick Schaulb
CJoseph McCutcheon
RGJohnny Kay
REJim Fahey
RTDon Ferguson
QBGil Bocetti
FBWally Oref
RHVic Marler
LHJim Stark
Dudley E. DeGroot, Dick Loring, Walt Malyk, Bob Murphy, Jack Morton, Gene Simmons, George Hott, Bobby Arnett, Ray Caldwell, Bill Bryant, Bill Allen, Tom Harden, Len Bellas, 21-Jimmy Price, 33-Paul Slater, 45-John Murphy, 51-Adle Joseph, 52-William Valko, 53-Frank Allen, 54-Stanley McLaughlin, 62-Frank Kazmierski, 63-John Bobbitt, 64-Augustine Hovanski, 65-Lee Hill, 67-Mario Cavatassi, 68-Louis Prete, 69-Louis Birurakis, 71-Oscar Olsen, 72-John Bove, 73-Joe Harrick, 76-Ralph Main, 77-Kereazis "Kiki" Konstantinos, 82-Kenneth Wilson, 83-Larry Ciccarelli, 88-Ross Herron
Dave Waters, Jim Gallivan, Walt Michaels, Frank Davidson, Jim Carpenter, Michael Radulovic, Fred George, Charlie Smith, Roland Thompson, Jack Kernacklian, Larry Hall, Paul Giodanzi, Robert Goldsmith, Talbot Trammell, Herb Miller, Henry Mastriann, Jack Crawford, Charles Holt, Robert Conrad, Gene Bennett, Jim Combs, Jerry Jack, Ray Leister, Skippy Sideris