Fordham vs West Virginia
October 21, 1950 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Fordham
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 53 | 189 | 84 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Joseph Kozdeba | 5 | 46 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 8.8 | |
| Lawrence Higgins | 14 | 48 | 9 | 39 | 1 | 2.8 | |
| Andrew Lukac | 3 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.7 | |
| Anthony Costello | 5 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 3.2 | |
| David Ficca | 3 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| James Underwood | 7 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0.7 | |
| James Erickson | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Samuel Coppola | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 | -1.3 | |
| William White | 1 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0 | -10.0 | |
| Richard Doheny | 9 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 37 | 148 | 27 | 121 | 3 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Al Purello | 10 | 69 | 3 | 66 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Bill Lohr | 5 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 6.8 | |
| Bill Bryant | 7 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| Len Bellas | 7 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2.1 | |
| James Cornwell | 4 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2.3 | |
| Bill Allen | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0 | -2.7 | |
| Kent Bartges | 1 | 0 | 14 | -14 | 0 | -14.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14 | 18 | 0 | 246 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Doheny | 14 | 18 | 0 | 246 | 2 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14 | 33 | 1 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Bartges | 9 | 21 | 1 | 166 | 0 | ||
| Bill Allen | 5 | 11 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Al Purello | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14 | 246 | 2 | 0 | 17.6 |
| Alan Pfeifer | 10 | 219 | 2 | 21.9 | |
| James Underwood | 2 | 20 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| James Erickson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Lawrence Higgins | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 |
| Paul Bischoff | 7 | 149 | 0 | 21.3 | |
| Al Purello | 4 | 42 | 0 | 10.5 | |
| Ross Herron | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | |
| Bill Bryant | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| James Cornwell | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 316 | 35.1 | 0 |
| James Erickson | 9 | 316 | 35.1 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 373 | 33.9 | 0 |
| Al Purello | 9 | 322 | 35.8 | |
| Len Bellas | 2 | 51 | 25.5 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 131 | 0 | 4 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Riordan | 3 | 64 | |||||||
| Andrew Lukac | 2 | 67 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Lawrence Higgins | 2 | 47 | |||||||
| Anthony Costello | 1 | 21 | |||||||
| James Erickson | 1 | 17 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Priester | 1 | 2 | 2 | 35 | |||||
| Ray Caldwell | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Jimmy Price | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Bill Lohr | 2 | 40 | |||||||
| Al Purello | 1 | 17 | |||||||
| James Cornwell | 1 | 34 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 135 | 246 | 85 | 131 | 0 | 597 |
| Alan Pfeifer | 219 | 219 | ||||
| Andrew Lukac | 23 | 67 | 0 | 90 | ||
| Lawrence Higgins | 39 | 3 | 47 | 89 | ||
| John Riordan | 64 | 64 | ||||
| Joseph Kozdeba | 44 | 44 | ||||
| Anthony Costello | 16 | 21 | 37 | |||
| James Underwood | 5 | 20 | 25 | |||
| James Erickson | 0 | 4 | 17 | 21 | ||
| David Ficca | 8 | 8 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 143 | 214 | 126 | 7 | 0 | 490 |
| Paul Bischoff | 149 | 149 | ||||
| Al Purello | 66 | 42 | 17 | 125 | ||
| Bill Lohr | 34 | 40 | 74 | |||
| James Cornwell | 9 | 5 | 34 | 48 | ||
| Jim Priester | 35 | 2 | 37 | |||
| Bill Bryant | 19 | 6 | 25 | |||
| Len Bellas | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Ross Herron | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Jimmy Price | 5 | 5 |
| West Virginia | Fordham | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 14 | 14 |
| Rushing | 5 | 6 |
| Passing | 8 | 8 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 121 | 105 |
| Rushing Attempts | 37 | 53 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.3 | 2.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 3 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 148 | 189 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 27 | 84 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 214 | 246 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 14-33-1 | 14-18-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.5 | 13.7 |
| Average Per Completion | 15.3 | 17.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 335 | 351 |
| Total Offense Plays | 70 | 71 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 5-1 | 6-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-45 | 8-80 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 11-373 | 9-316 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 33.9 | 35.1 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-7-0 | 5-131-0 |
| Average Per Return | 2.3 | 26.2 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 6-126-0 | 4-85-0 |
| Average Per Return | 21.0 | 21.3 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 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 | - | - |
Fordham
| # | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Andrew Lukac | 1 | 0 |
| # | 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 | FORD - Lawrence Higgins 10 yd rush TD | 6-0 | |
| 1 | FORD - James Underwood 10 yd rush TD (Kick by Edwin Kozdeba Good) | 13-0 | |
| 1 | WVU - Safety | 13-2 | |
| 2 | WVU - Len Bellas 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good) | 13-9 | |
| 2 | FORD - Alan Pfeifer 69 yd TD pass from Richard Doheny (Kick by Edwin Kozdeba Good) | 20-9 | |
| 3 | FORD - Alan Pfeifer 9 yd TD pass from Richard Doheny (Kick by Edwin Kozdeba Good) | 27-9 | |
| 3 | WVU - Al Purello 34 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good) | 27-16 | |
| 4 | WVU - Bill Lohr 10 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good) | 27-23 |
Attendance: 18,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
Officials: Everett Hebel (Field Judge), Dave Fawcett (Head Linesman), John H. Coles (Referee), William Robinson (Umpire)
Fordham
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Alan Pfeifer |
| LT | William Meuser |
| LG | Fred McAllister |
| C | Edwin Kozdeba |
| RE | Thomas Healey |
| RG | Edward Boyle |
| RT | Thomas Murrin |
| QB | Richard Doheny |
| FB | Lawrence Higgins |
| LH | James Underwood |
| RH | Andrew Lukac |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Paul Bischoff |
| LT | Joe Harrick |
| LG | John Bobbitt |
| C | William Valko |
| RG | Francis Boyle |
| RE | Ross Herron |
| RT | Joseph Berkich |
| QB | Kent Bartges |
| FB | Bill Bryant |
| RH | Bill Lohr |
| LH | James Cornwell |
Joseph Kozdeba, Anthony Costello, David Ficca, James Erickson, Samuel Coppola, William White, Arthur Hickey, Thomas Dolan, Richard Motta, William Schinnerer, John Riordan, Richard Sharry, Philip Saba, Robert Newcombe, Thomas Mareski, William Kazlauskas, Mario Di Marzo, Robert Silk, John Tronoski, Valentino Di Rico, Paul Westenberger, Michael Renaldo, Chris Campbell, George Appell
10-Bill Allen, 15-Gene Simmons, 22-Jim Priester, 23-Robert Litten, 25-Al Purello, 35-Len Bellas, 41-Jimmy Price, 43-Ray Caldwell, 67-Ronald Schaerti, 69-Louis Birurakis, 72-John Bove, 74-Zernie Wickline, 77-Kereazis "Kiki" Konstantinos, 83-Larry Ciccarelli, 86-Dick Davis, 87-Stoner Parsons