#17 Pitt vs #16 West Virginia
September 26, 1953 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Pitt
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 51 | 178 | 19 | 159 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Robert Epps | 10 | 40 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 3.8 | |
| Rich McCabe | 8 | 32 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 3.9 | |
| Henry Ford | 7 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4.1 | |
| Joseph Capp | 7 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2.9 | |
| Gene Steratore | 7 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2.9 | |
| Chester Rice | 5 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3.6 | |
| Ray DiPasquale | 3 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Rudy Mattioli | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | |
| William Hoffman | 2 | 0 | 13 | -13 | 0 | -6.5 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 59 | 289 | 20 | 269 | 2 | 0 | 4.6 |
| Joe Marconi | 19 | 104 | 0 | 104 | 1 | 5.5 | |
| Jack Stone | 11 | 101 | 7 | 94 | 0 | 8.5 | |
| Bill Marker | 2 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| Tom Allman | 6 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2.3 | |
| Bob Moss | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | |
| Bill Jarrett | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Bob Snider | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| Carl Norman | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.3 | |
| Fred Wyant | 7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Harry Sweeney | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | |
| Danny Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 13 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Ford | 1 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Rudy Mattioli | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| William Hoffman | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Wyant | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Bob Snider | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 |
| Ray DiPasquale | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Carl Norman | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 203 | 40.6 | 0 |
| William Schmitt | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | |
| Joseph Capp | 1 | 37 | 37.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 0 |
| Jack Stone | 4 | 140 | 35.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Rich McCabe | 3 | 42 | 1 | 19 | |||||
| Henry Ford | 1 | 27 | 1 | 22 | |||||
| Chester Rice | 1 | 26 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Jack Stone | 1 | 14 | 1 | 22 | |||||
| Joe Marconi | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Bob Moss | 1 | 15 | |||||||
| Tom Allman | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Charles Donaldson | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Joe Papetti | 1 | 14 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 172 | 36 | 72 | 42 | 22 | 344 |
| Rich McCabe | 31 | 19 | 42 | 92 | ||
| Henry Ford | 29 | 27 | 22 | 78 | ||
| Ray DiPasquale | 15 | 36 | 51 | |||
| Chester Rice | 18 | 26 | 44 | |||
| Robert Epps | 38 | 38 | ||||
| Joseph Capp | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Gene Steratore | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Rudy Mattioli | 1 | 1 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 269 | 17 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 367 |
| Jack Stone | 94 | 22 | 14 | 130 | ||
| Joe Marconi | 104 | 8 | 112 | |||
| Bill Marker | 25 | 25 | ||||
| Bob Moss | 9 | 15 | 24 | |||
| Carl Norman | 5 | 17 | 22 | |||
| Tom Allman | 14 | 5 | 19 | |||
| Joe Papetti | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Bill Jarrett | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Bob Snider | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Charles Donaldson | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Danny Williams | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Fred Wyant | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Harry Sweeney | 1 | 1 |
| Pitt | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 13 | 14 |
| Rushing | 12 | 12 |
| Passing | 1 | 1 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 159 | 269 |
| Rushing Attempts | 51 | 59 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.1 | 4.6 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 178 | 289 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 19 | 20 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 36 | 17 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 1-13-3 | 1-5-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| Average Per Completion | 36.0 | 17.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 195 | 286 |
| Total Offense Plays | 64 | 64 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.0 | 4.5 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 5-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-35 | 5-35 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-203 | 4-140 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 40.6 | 35.0 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-42-0 | 2-22-0 |
| Average Per Return | 14.0 | 11.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-72-0 | 2-37-0 |
| Average Per Return | 24.0 | 18.5 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-22-0 | 3-22-0 |
| 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 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Henry Ford | 1 | 22 |
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 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 33 | Tom Allman | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 36 | Charles Donaldson | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 85 | Joe Papetti | 1 | 14 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WVU - Fred Wyant 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Jack Stone Good) | 7-0 | |
| 2 | Pitt - Joseph Capp 4 yd rush TD (Kick by Gene Steratore Good) | 7-7 | |
| 3 | WVU - Jack Stone 15 yd FG | 10-7 | |
| 4 | WVU - Joe Marconi 10 yd rush TD (Kick by Jack Stone Good) | 17-7 |
Attendance: 43,446
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Pitt | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Officials: Raymond Boll (Field Judge), Joseph Mihm (Head Linesman), John H. Coles (Referee), Louis Demmler (Umpire)
Pitt
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Joe Zombek |
| LT | William Cessar |
| LG | Hal Hunter |
| C | Robert Ballock |
| RG | Paul Blanda |
| RE | James Deitrick |
| RT | Eldred Kraemer |
| QB | Henry Ford |
| FB | Robert Epps |
| RH | Rich McCabe |
| LH | Chester Rice |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Joe Papetti |
| LT | Benton Dunkerley |
| LG | Gene Lamone |
| C | Bob Orders |
| RE | Bill Marker |
| RG | Sam Huff |
| RT | Ralph Starkey |
| QB | Fred Wyant |
| FB | Danny Williams |
| RH | Joe Marconi |
| LH | Jack Stone |
Joseph Capp, Gene Steratore, Ray DiPasquale, Howard Linn, William Hoffman, John Paluck, John Cenci, Ed Bose, Robert McQuaide, Rudy Mattioli, John Jacobs, William Schmitt, Rudy Grunder, Gary LeDonne
15-Harry Sweeney, 24-Carl Norman, 25-Bob Moss, 26-Bob Snider, 31-Don Wilson, 32-Ray Surbaugh, 33-Tom Allman, 36-Charles Donaldson, 43-Bill Jarrett, 55-John Kernic, 62-Frank Federovitch, 66-Phil Canton, 72-Clyde Sweeney, 77-Bruce Bosley, 81-Max Ludwig, 82-Jim Starkey, 87-Ray Walsh, 89-Bill Hillen