Penn State vs West Virginia
November 5, 1949 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

Penn State
West Virginia
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals6532324299404.6
Fran Rogel2611201122 4.3
Bill Luther12661651 5.4
Vince O'Bara10600601 6.0
Owen Dougherty8564520 6.5
Leonard Shephard3140140 4.7
Tony Orsini2111100 5.0
Earle Mundell347-30 -1.0
Chuck Drazenovich1011-110 -11.0
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals3915647109102.8
Pete Zinaich2011311121 5.6
Bobby Arnett113110210 1.9
George Hott27160 3.0
Al Purello14040 4.0
Jim Priester104-40 -4.0
Kent Bartges1011-110 -11.0
Jim Walthall3120-190 -6.3
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals310280100
Owen Dougherty250601  
Bill Luther110200  
Vince O'Bara02100  
Chuck Drazenovich01100  
Fran Rogel01000  
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals823197100
Jim Walthall8201971  
Bill Allen02000  
Kent Bartges01000  
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals3801026.7
Jack Storer2550 27.5
Robert Hicks1251 25.0
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals8971012.1
Clarence "Bud" Cox2321 16.0
Bill Wiltrout1260 26.0
Al Purello1150 15.0
Bernie Huntz1100 10.0
Ross Herron290 4.5
George Hott150 5.0
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals27236.00
Vince O'Bara13737.0 
Bill Luther13535.0 
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals728040.00
Kent Bartges417644.0 
Jim Walthall310434.7 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals7640380150
Bill Luther553       
Vince O'Bara16    15 
Chan Johnson15       
Robert Hicks   10    
Chuck Drazenovich   17    
Lloyd Amprim   11    
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals21614696011212
Walter Glenn11414      
George Hott122      
Jack Morton   236    
Bill Allen   112    
Charles Becca   121    
Ray Caldwell   121    
Bernie Huntz   16    
Dudley E. DeGroot      11212
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals302808645459
Bill Luther65  53 118
Fran Rogel112    112
Vince O'Bara60  6571
Jack Storer 55   55
Owen Dougherty52    52
Robert Hicks 250  25
Leonard Shephard14    14
Tony Orsini10    10
Chan Johnson   5 5
Lloyd Amprim  1  1
Chuck Drazenovich-11 7  -4
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals14397961612364
Pete Zinaich112    112
Jack Morton  36  36
Clarence "Bud" Cox 32   32
Bill Wiltrout 26   26
Charles Becca  21  21
Ray Caldwell  21  21
Bobby Arnett21    21
Al Purello415   19
Bernie Huntz 106  16
Walter Glenn   14 14
George Hott65 2 13
Bill Allen  12  12
Dudley E. DeGroot    1212
Ross Herron 9   9
 West VirginiaPenn State
First Downs921
 Rushing518
 Passing42
 Penalty01
NET YARDS RUSHING109299
 Rushing Attempts3965
 Average Per Rush2.84.6
 Rushing Touchdowns14
 Yards Gained Rushing156323
 Yards Lost Rushing4724
NET YARDS PASSING9780
 Completions-Attempts-Int8-23-13-11-1
 Average Per Attempt4.27.3
 Average Per Completion12.126.7
 Passing Touchdowns11
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS206379
 Total Offense Plays6276
 Average Gain Per Play3.35.0
Fumbles: Number-Lost0-04-3
Penalties: Number-Yards7-837-71
PUNTS-YARDS7-2802-72
 Average Yards Per Punt40.036.0
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD2-16-07-64-0
 Average Per Return8.09.1
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD6-96-03-8-0
 Average Per Return16.02.7
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD1-12-01-5-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD3-0-00-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards  
Possession Time  
Third Down Conversions of of
Fourth Down Conversions of of
Red Zone Scores-Chances--
Sacks By: Number-Yards--
Penn State
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 00001500
 Vince O'Bara          15  
West Virginia
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 000011200
 Dudley E. DeGroot          112  
Scoring Summary
QtrTimeScoring PlayScore
1 PSU - Fran Rogel 15 yd rush TD (Kick by Chuck Drazenovich Good)7-0
1 PSU - Robert Hicks 25 yd TD pass from Owen Dougherty13-0
2 WVU - Clarence "Bud" Cox 15 yd TD pass from Jim Walthall (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)13-7
3 PSU - Fran Rogel 9 yd rush TD (Kick by Chuck Drazenovich Good)20-7
3 PSU - Bill Luther 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Chuck Drazenovich Good)27-7
4 PSU - Vince O'Bara 15 yd rush TD (Kick by Chuck Drazenovich Good)34-7
4 WVU - Pete Zinaich 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)34-14
4 WVU - Pete Zinaich 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good)34-14
Attendance: 20,000
Score By Quarter
Team1234Total
Penn State13014734
West Virginia070714
Officials: Raymond Bell (Field Judge), Paul Templeton (Head Linesman), David H. Buchanan (Referee), Harold H. Geiges (Umpire)
Penn State
PosOffense
LEJohn Smidansky
LTNeg Norton
LGJoe Drazenovich
CCharles Beatty
RERobert Hicks
RGFred Felbaum
RTDon Murray
QBOwen Dougherty
FBFran Rogel
RHBill Luther
LHChuck Drazenovich
West Virginia
PosOffense
LEClarence "Bud" Cox
LTKereazis "Kiki" Konstantinos
LGFred Stuvek
CDavid Stephenson
RGLouis Prete
REBernie Huntz
RTRalph Main
QBGeorge Hott
FBPete Zinaich
LHBobby Arnett
RHJim Walthall
Paul Kelly, Leonard Shephard, Roy Shaginaw, Pete Twaddle, Robert Ross, Jack Storer, Tom Pevarnik, Earle Mundell, Conrad Brown, Chan Johnson, Jim Barr, Tony Orsini, Vince O'Bara, Charles Godlasky, Ken Bunn, Ray Hedderick, Lloyd Amprim
Frank Allen, Jack Morton, Joe Harrick, Ross Herron, Augustine Hovanski, Walt Malyk, Jim Priester, Al Purello, Jimmy Price, Gene Simmons, Paul Slater, Bill Wiltrout, Kenneth Wilson, Adle Joseph, Dudley E. DeGroot, Oscar Olsen, Robert Fought, Frank Kazmierski, Bill Allen, Kent Bartges, Charles Becca, Len Bellas, Louis Birurakis, John Bobbitt, John Bove, Ray Caldwell, Jim Danter, Dick Davis, Enrico DeSantis, 43-Walter Glenn, 66-Rudolph Boyle, 67-Mario Cavatassi, 74-Anthony Torchio