Penn State vs West Virginia
November 5, 1949 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Penn State
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 65 | 323 | 24 | 299 | 4 | 0 | 4.6 |
| Fran Rogel | 26 | 112 | 0 | 112 | 2 | 4.3 | |
| Bill Luther | 12 | 66 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 5.4 | |
| Vince O'Bara | 10 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 6.0 | |
| Owen Dougherty | 8 | 56 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| Leonard Shephard | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.7 | |
| Tony Orsini | 2 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Earle Mundell | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0 | -1.0 | |
| Chuck Drazenovich | 1 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 0 | -11.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 39 | 156 | 47 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Pete Zinaich | 20 | 113 | 1 | 112 | 1 | 5.6 | |
| Bobby Arnett | 11 | 31 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 1.9 | |
| George Hott | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Al Purello | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Jim Priester | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | -4.0 | |
| Kent Bartges | 1 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 0 | -11.0 | |
| Jim Walthall | 3 | 1 | 20 | -19 | 0 | -6.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 10 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Dougherty | 2 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 1 | ||
| Bill Luther | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Vince O'Bara | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Drazenovich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fran Rogel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 23 | 1 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Walthall | 8 | 20 | 1 | 97 | 1 | ||
| Bill Allen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kent Bartges | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 26.7 |
| Jack Storer | 2 | 55 | 0 | 27.5 | |
| Robert Hicks | 1 | 25 | 1 | 25.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 12.1 |
| Clarence "Bud" Cox | 2 | 32 | 1 | 16.0 | |
| Bill Wiltrout | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26.0 | |
| Al Purello | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | |
| Bernie Huntz | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| Ross Herron | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | |
| George Hott | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 0 |
| Vince O'Bara | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | |
| Bill Luther | 1 | 35 | 35.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 280 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Kent Bartges | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | |
| Jim Walthall | 3 | 104 | 34.7 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Luther | 5 | 53 | |||||||
| Vince O'Bara | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Chan Johnson | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Robert Hicks | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Chuck Drazenovich | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| Lloyd Amprim | 1 | 1 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 96 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Walter Glenn | 1 | 14 | 14 | ||||||
| George Hott | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Jack Morton | 2 | 36 | |||||||
| Bill Allen | 1 | 12 | |||||||
| Charles Becca | 1 | 21 | |||||||
| Ray Caldwell | 1 | 21 | |||||||
| Bernie Huntz | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Dudley E. DeGroot | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 302 | 80 | 8 | 64 | 5 | 459 |
| Bill Luther | 65 | 53 | 118 | |||
| Fran Rogel | 112 | 112 | ||||
| Vince O'Bara | 60 | 6 | 5 | 71 | ||
| Jack Storer | 55 | 55 | ||||
| Owen Dougherty | 52 | 52 | ||||
| Robert Hicks | 25 | 0 | 25 | |||
| Leonard Shephard | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Tony Orsini | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Chan Johnson | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Lloyd Amprim | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Chuck Drazenovich | -11 | 7 | -4 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 143 | 97 | 96 | 16 | 12 | 364 |
| Pete Zinaich | 112 | 112 | ||||
| Jack Morton | 36 | 36 | ||||
| Clarence "Bud" Cox | 32 | 32 | ||||
| Bill Wiltrout | 26 | 26 | ||||
| Charles Becca | 21 | 21 | ||||
| Ray Caldwell | 21 | 21 | ||||
| Bobby Arnett | 21 | 21 | ||||
| Al Purello | 4 | 15 | 19 | |||
| Bernie Huntz | 10 | 6 | 16 | |||
| Walter Glenn | 14 | 14 | ||||
| George Hott | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | ||
| Bill Allen | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Dudley E. DeGroot | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Ross Herron | 9 | 9 |
| West Virginia | Penn State | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 9 | 21 |
| Rushing | 5 | 18 |
| Passing | 4 | 2 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 109 | 299 |
| Rushing Attempts | 39 | 65 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.8 | 4.6 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 4 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 156 | 323 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 47 | 24 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 97 | 80 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 8-23-1 | 3-11-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 4.2 | 7.3 |
| Average Per Completion | 12.1 | 26.7 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 206 | 379 |
| Total Offense Plays | 62 | 76 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.3 | 5.0 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 7-83 | 7-71 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-280 | 2-72 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 40.0 | 36.0 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-16-0 | 7-64-0 |
| Average Per Return | 8.0 | 9.1 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 6-96-0 | 3-8-0 |
| Average Per Return | 16.0 | 2.7 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-12-0 | 1-5-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | ||
| Possession Time | ||
| Third Down Conversions | of | of |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | - | - |
Penn State
| # | 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 | |||
| Vince O'Bara | 1 | 5 |
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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dudley E. DeGroot | 1 | 12 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Dougherty | 13-0 | |
| 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State | 13 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Officials: Raymond Bell (Field Judge), Paul Templeton (Head Linesman), David H. Buchanan (Referee), Harold H. Geiges (Umpire)
Penn State
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | John Smidansky |
| LT | Neg Norton |
| LG | Joe Drazenovich |
| C | Charles Beatty |
| RG | Fred Felbaum |
| RE | Robert Hicks |
| RT | Don Murray |
| QB | Owen Dougherty |
| FB | Fran Rogel |
| LH | Chuck Drazenovich |
| RH | Bill Luther |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Clarence "Bud" Cox |
| LT | Kereazis "Kiki" Konstantinos |
| LG | Fred Stuvek |
| C | David Stephenson |
| RG | Louis Prete |
| RE | Bernie Huntz |
| RT | Ralph Main |
| QB | George Hott |
| FB | Pete Zinaich |
| RH | Jim Walthall |
| LH | Bobby Arnett |
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