West Virginia vs Geneva
October 20, 1951 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
West Virginia
Geneva
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 45 | 426 | 16 | 410 | 5 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Harry Sweeney | 7 | 85 | 2 | 83 | 1 | 11.9 | |
| Carl Norman | 3 | 76 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 25.3 | |
| Bill Forrelli | 2 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 31.0 | |
| Danny Williams | 5 | 52 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 10.4 | |
| Dick Nicholson | 5 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 9.0 | |
| Dick Luciani | 6 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| Jack Bledsoe | 5 | 31 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 5.4 | |
| Bill Jarrett | 4 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Ted Anderson | 3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Kent Bartges | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Ray Surbaugh | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Dick Loring | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Gerald Fisher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 25 | 56 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Lyle Bergman | 5 | 41 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Pat Cortazzo | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 | |
| Bob Steffen | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 | |
| J. LaScola | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Dave Slaughter | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | -1.0 | |
| R. Nichol | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | -6.0 | |
| Archie Zarone | 7 | 5 | 21 | -16 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 17 | 0 | 162 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Loring | 4 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 1 | ||
| Gerry McInerney | 5 | 7 | 0 | 62 | 1 | ||
| Gerald Fisher | 2 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 15 | 46 | 6 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cortazzo | 13 | 44 | 6 | 142 | 0 | ||
| J. LaScola | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Bob Steffen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 172 | 2 | 0 | 14.3 |
| Paul Bischoff | 3 | 56 | 1 | 18.7 | |
| Harry Sweeney | 2 | 43 | 0 | 21.5 | |
| Jack Bledsoe | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35.0 | |
| Bill Marker | 3 | 29 | 0 | 9.7 | |
| Joe Papetti | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | |
| Danny Williams | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Dick Luciani | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 15 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 |
| Bob Steffen | 3 | 77 | 0 | 25.7 | |
| Lyle Bergman | 2 | 39 | 0 | 19.5 | |
| Archie Zarone | 5 | 21 | 0 | 4.2 | |
| Buddy Cimino | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 | |
| T. Israel | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | |
| Bob Natsey | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Al Nakowiecki | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 0 |
| Dick Luciani | 3 | 83 | 27.7 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 161 | 32.2 | 0 |
| Bob Steffen | 5 | 161 | 32.2 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 135 | 67 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 66 | 0 |
| Paul Bischoff | 1 | 16 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Charles Donaldson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 35 | |||||
| Harry Sweeney | 1 | 67 | 67 | ||||||
| Bob Snider | 1 | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Jack Bledsoe | 1 | 20 | |||||||
| Bill Forrelli | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Max Ludwig | 1 | 19 | |||||||
| Chuck Bennett | 2 | 7 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyle Bergman | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Bob Steffen | 1 | 13 | |||||||
| R. Nichol | 1 | 13 | |||||||
| Archie Zarone | 6 | 99 | |||||||
| Pat Cortazzo | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| J. LaScola | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Dave Slaughter | 1 | 14 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 410 | 172 | 20 | 135 | 66 | 803 |
| Harry Sweeney | 83 | 43 | 67 | 193 | ||
| Jack Bledsoe | 27 | 35 | 20 | 82 | ||
| Paul Bischoff | 56 | 16 | 5 | 77 | ||
| Carl Norman | 76 | 76 | ||||
| Bill Forrelli | 62 | 0 | 62 | |||
| Danny Williams | 52 | 2 | 54 | |||
| Bob Snider | 50 | 50 | ||||
| Dick Nicholson | 45 | 45 | ||||
| Charles Donaldson | 2 | 35 | 37 | |||
| Dick Luciani | 39 | -3 | 36 | |||
| Bill Marker | 29 | 29 | ||||
| Max Ludwig | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Bill Jarrett | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Joe Papetti | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Chuck Bennett | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Ted Anderson | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Kent Bartges | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Ray Surbaugh | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Dick Loring | 1 | 1 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 22 | 181 | 122 | 27 | 0 | 352 |
| Archie Zarone | -16 | 21 | 99 | 104 | ||
| Bob Steffen | 3 | 77 | 13 | 93 | ||
| Lyle Bergman | 40 | 39 | 1 | 80 | ||
| Buddy Cimino | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Dave Slaughter | -3 | 14 | 11 | |||
| Pat Cortazzo | 3 | 6 | 9 | |||
| T. Israel | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Al Nakowiecki | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Bob Natsey | 8 | 8 | ||||
| R. Nichol | -6 | 13 | 7 | |||
| J. LaScola | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| West Virginia | Geneva | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 17 | 12 |
| Rushing | 11 | 2 |
| Passing | 6 | 8 |
| Penalty | 0 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 410 | 22 |
| Rushing Attempts | 45 | 25 |
| Average Per Rush | 9.1 | 0.9 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 6 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 426 | 56 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 16 | 34 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 172 | 181 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 12-20-0 | 15-46-6 |
| Average Per Attempt | 8.6 | 3.9 |
| Average Per Completion | 14.3 | 12.1 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 582 | 203 |
| Total Offense Plays | 65 | 71 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 9.0 | 2.9 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 4-1 | 7-4 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 11-95 | 5-21 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 3-83 | 5-161 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 27.7 | 32.2 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-135-2 | 3-27-0 |
| Average Per Return | 33.8 | 9.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-20-0 | 9-122-0 |
| Average Per Return | 20.0 | 13.6 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 6-66-1 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-2 | 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 | - | - |
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 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 84 | Paul Bischoff | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 36 | Charles Donaldson | 1 | 35 | ||||||||||||
| 44 | Bill Forrelli | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 81 | Max Ludwig | 1 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Chuck Bennett | 2 | 7 |
| # | 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 | WVU - Dick Luciani 13 yd rush TD (Kick by Shocky Van Horn Good) | 0-7 | |
| 1 | WVU - Harry Sweeney 65 yd rush TD (Kick by Shocky Van Horn Good) | 0-14 | |
| 2 | WVU - Ralph Starkey 0 yd fumble return TD (Kick by Shocky Van Horn Good) | 0-21 | |
| 2 | WVU - Bob Snider 51 yd punt return TD (Kick by Shocky Van Horn Good) | 0-28 | |
| 3 | WVU - Paul Bischoff 17 yd TD pass from Gerry McInerney (Kick by Shocky Van Horn Good) | 0-35 | |
| 3 | WVU - Ray Walsh 0 yd fumble return TD (Kick by Shocky Van Horn Good) | 0-42 | |
| 3 | WVU - Harry Sweeney 67 yd punt return TD | 0-48 | |
| 3 | WVU - Dick Nicholson 6 yd rush TD (Kick by Shocky Van Horn Good) | 0-55 | |
| 3 | WVU - Dick Nicholson 15 yd rush TD (Kick by Shocky Van Horn Good) | 0-62 | |
| 4 | WVU - Joe Papetti 10 yd TD pass from Dick Loring (Kick by Shocky Van Horn Good) | 0-69 | |
| 4 | WVU - Danny Williams 28 yd rush TD (Kick by Shocky Van Horn Good) | 0-76 | |
| 4 | WVU - Carl Norman 65 yd rush TD | 0-82 | |
| 4 | WVU - Charles Donaldson 35 yd interception return TD (Kick by Shocky Van Horn Good) | 0-89 |
Attendance: 5,500
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 14 | 14 | 34 | 27 | 89 |
Officials: Zivic (Field Judge), Paul Templeton (Head Linesman), Tut Melman (Referee), John Kostecki (Umpire)
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Paul Bischoff |
| LT | Kereazis "Kiki" Konstantinos |
| LG | Phil Canton |
| C | Stanley McLaughlin |
| RE | Bill Marker |
| RG | Frank Federovitch |
| RT | Joseph Berkich |
| QB | Gerry McInerney |
| FB | Tom Allman |
| LH | Harry Sweeney |
| RH | Dick Luciani |
Geneva
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Buddy Cimino |
| LT | D. Ledrich |
| LG | Lou Campos |
| C | Rollie Nocera |
| RG | George Lawrence |
| RE | Bob Natsey |
| RT | Jim Bakin |
| QB | Pat Cortazzo |
| FB | Dave Slaughter |
| LH | Archie Zarone |
| RH | Lyle Bergman |
10-Gerald Fisher, 11-Dick Loring, 13-Chuck Bennett, 14-Kent Bartges, 17-Dick Nicholson, 22-Jack Bledsoe, 23-Ted Anderson, 24-Carl Norman, 26-Bob Snider, 27-Richard Stump, 32-Ray Surbaugh, 35-Danny Williams, 36-Charles Donaldson, 37-Frank Barton, 41-Leroy Martin, 43-Bill Jarrett, 44-Bill Forrelli, 46-Manuel Collias, 47-Rollin McCleary, 51-Ralph Starkey, 52-Stanley Chlon, 55-John Kernic, 64-Charles Hartline, 65-Don Fletcher, 67-Edward Pascuzzi, 68-Bowman Watson, 73-Joe Harrick, 74-Shocky Van Horn, 76-Dick Tredway, 78-Clyde Sweeney, 81-Max Ludwig, 82-Jim Starkey, 85-Joe Papetti, 86-Dick Davis, 87-Ray Walsh, 88-Stanley Stahurski
K. Brophy, Ron Peduzzi, Bob Steffen, J. LaScola, Dave Nichol, R. Munnell, E. Smilak, Al Nakowiecki, R. Thompson, Serrapere, S. Klipa, J. Kiefer, D. Laughner, Ray Peduzzi, B. Delvecchio, Jim Shumaker, H. Rockenhauser, T. Israel, R. Nichol