Pitt vs West Virginia
November 4, 1950 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Pitt
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 57 | 333 | 23 | 310 | 2 | 0 | 5.4 |
| Joseph Capp | 21 | 135 | 5 | 130 | 2 | 6.2 | |
| James Campbell | 19 | 99 | 2 | 97 | 0 | 5.1 | |
| William Reynolds | 5 | 68 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 13.6 | |
| David Fyock | 9 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 2.8 | |
| Bob Bestwick | 3 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 0 | -3.3 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 36 | 142 | 9 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| Bill Lohr | 8 | 64 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 7.6 | |
| Al Purello | 12 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 3.7 | |
| James Cornwell | 9 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2.2 | |
| Len Bellas | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2.3 | |
| Walter Glenn | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | |
| Bill Allen | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 16 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bestwick | 6 | 16 | 2 | 80 | 1 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 17 | 2 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Allen | 4 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Al Purello | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Kent Bartges | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Chris Warriner | 2 | 28 | 0 | 14.0 | |
| William Reynolds | 1 | 24 | 1 | 24.0 | |
| Nick DeRosa | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | |
| James Campbell | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 |
| Paul Bischoff | 2 | 46 | 0 | 23.0 | |
| Bill Lohr | 2 | 34 | 0 | 17.0 | |
| Bill Bryant | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 0 |
| Chris Warriner | 4 | 150 | 37.5 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 344 | 34.4 | 0 |
| Kent Bartges | 9 | 306 | 34.0 | |
| Len Bellas | 1 | 38 | 38.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| William Reynolds | 5 | 84 | 2 | 17 | |||||
| William Sichko | 1 | 21 | |||||||
| David Fyock | 1 | 23 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Len Bellas | 1 | 13 | |||||||
| Bill Lohr | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Jim Priester | 1 | 21 | 2 | 26 | |||||
| Al Purello | 1 | 19 | |||||||
| James Cornwell | 1 | 20 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 320 | 80 | 23 | 105 | 17 | 545 |
| William Reynolds | 68 | 24 | 84 | 17 | 193 | |
| Joseph Capp | 130 | 130 | ||||
| James Campbell | 97 | 14 | 111 | |||
| David Fyock | 25 | 23 | 48 | |||
| Chris Warriner | 28 | 28 | ||||
| William Sichko | 21 | 21 | ||||
| Nick DeRosa | 14 | 14 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 139 | 86 | 79 | 0 | 26 | 330 |
| Bill Lohr | 61 | 34 | 6 | 101 | ||
| Al Purello | 44 | 19 | 63 | |||
| Jim Priester | 21 | 26 | 47 | |||
| Paul Bischoff | 46 | 46 | ||||
| James Cornwell | 20 | 20 | 40 | |||
| Len Bellas | 7 | 13 | 20 | |||
| Walter Glenn | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Bill Bryant | 6 | 6 |
| Pitt | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 16 | 7 |
| Rushing | 11 | 5 |
| Passing | 4 | 2 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 310 | 133 |
| Rushing Attempts | 57 | 36 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.4 | 3.7 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 333 | 142 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 23 | 9 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 80 | 86 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 6-16-2 | 5-17-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 13.3 | 17.2 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 390 | 219 |
| Total Offense Plays | 73 | 53 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.3 | 4.1 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 4-3 | 4-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 9-85 | 3-37 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 4-150 | 10-344 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 37.5 | 34.4 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 6-105-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 17.5 | 0.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-23-0 | 5-79-0 |
| Average Per Return | 23.0 | 15.8 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 2-17-0 | 2-26-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
Pitt
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||
| William Reynolds | 2 | 17 |
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 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | Jim Priester | 2 | 26 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pitt - William Reynolds 24 yd TD pass from Bob Bestwick (Kick by Nick Bolkovac Good) | 0-7 | |
| 1 | Pitt - Joseph Capp 6 yd rush TD (Kick by Nick Bolkovac Good) | 0-14 | |
| 3 | Pitt - Joseph Capp 56 yd rush TD (Kick by Nick Bolkovac Good) | 0-21 | |
| 4 | WVU - Al Purello 10 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Simmons Good) | 7-21 |
Attendance: 6,125
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Pitt | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Officials: Robert Jamieson (Field Judge), Walter Coffee (Head Linesman), John H. Coles (Referee), Harold Geiges (Umpire)
Pitt
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Chris Warriner |
| LT | Flint Green |
| LG | Charles Thomas |
| C | John Dazio |
| RE | Nick DeRosa |
| RG | George DeLuca |
| RT | William Gasparovic |
| QB | Bob Bestwick |
| FB | Joseph Capp |
| RH | James Campbell |
| LH | William Sichko |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Paul Bischoff |
| LT | Kereazis "Kiki" Konstantinos |
| LG | Jim Danter |
| C | William Valko |
| RG | Rudolph Boyle |
| RE | Ross Herron |
| RT | Joe Harrick |
| QB | Kent Bartges |
| FB | Len Bellas |
| LH | James Cornwell |
| RH | Bill Lohr |
Nick Bolkovac, Robert Osterhout, Jim Jennings, David Fyock, Joe Schmidt, William Reynolds, George Glagola, Gabe Gembarosky, Joe Bozek, Armand DiFonso, Rudy Andabaker, George Radosevich, Thaddeus Geremsky, Lawrence Pierce
10-Bill Allen, 15-Gene Simmons, 22-Jim Priester, 23-Robert Litten, 25-Al Purello, 36-Bill Bryant, 42-Walter Glenn, 43-Ray Caldwell, 51-Adle Joseph, 54-Stanley McLaughlin, 55-Paul Slater, 63-John Bobbitt, 72-John Bove, 75-Joseph Berkich, 83-Larry Ciccarelli, 85-Robert Kettlewell