South Carolina vs #8 West Virginia
November 14, 1953 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
South Carolina
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 47 | 202 | 16 | 186 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Billy Kincaid | 8 | 63 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 7.9 | |
| Bill Wohrman | 10 | 39 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 3.7 | |
| Carl Brazell | 5 | 35 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 6.6 | |
| Mike Caskey | 6 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Gene Wilson | 5 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4.6 | |
| Crosby Lewis | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Johnny Gramling | 11 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 2 | -0.2 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 51 | 204 | 55 | 149 | 1 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Tom Allman | 10 | 64 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 6.4 | |
| Fred Wyant | 16 | 55 | 26 | 29 | 0 | 1.8 | |
| Joe Marconi | 14 | 48 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 1.9 | |
| Jack Stone | 7 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| Carl Norman | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Gramling | 2 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Gene Wilson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 8 | 2 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Wyant | 3 | 7 | 2 | 81 | 1 | ||
| Ted Anderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Gene Wilson | 1 | 25 | 1 | 25.0 | |
| Bill Wohrman | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 22.5 |
| Joe Papetti | 3 | 63 | 1 | 21.0 | |
| Jack Stone | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 0 |
| Billy Kincaid | 3 | 112 | 37.3 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 0 |
| Jack Stone | 3 | 116 | 38.7 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Caskey | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Billy Kincaid | 1 | 53 | |||||||
| Bill Wohrman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Johnny Gramling | 1 | 19 | |||||||
| Carl Brazell | 1 | 23 | |||||||
| Clyde Bennett | 1 | 1 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 0 |
| Joe Marconi | 2 | 50 | |||||||
| Tom Allman | 1 | 12 | |||||||
| Carl Norman | 1 | 22 | |||||||
| Bill Marker | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| Joe Papetti | 1 | 47 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 186 | 23 | 42 | 57 | 2 | 310 |
| Billy Kincaid | 63 | 53 | 116 | |||
| Carl Brazell | 33 | 23 | 56 | |||
| Gene Wilson | 23 | 25 | 48 | |||
| Bill Wohrman | 37 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 37 | |
| Mike Caskey | 24 | 3 | 27 | |||
| Johnny Gramling | -2 | 19 | 17 | |||
| Crosby Lewis | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Clyde Bennett | 1 | 1 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 149 | 90 | 91 | 0 | 47 | 377 |
| Joe Papetti | 63 | 47 | 110 | |||
| Tom Allman | 64 | 12 | 76 | |||
| Joe Marconi | 26 | 50 | 76 | |||
| Jack Stone | 19 | 27 | 46 | |||
| Carl Norman | 11 | 22 | 33 | |||
| Fred Wyant | 29 | 29 | ||||
| Bill Marker | 7 | 7 |
| West Virginia | South Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 14 | 12 |
| Rushing | 11 | 9 |
| Passing | 2 | 1 |
| Penalty | 1 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 149 | 186 |
| Rushing Attempts | 51 | 47 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.9 | 4.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 204 | 202 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 55 | 16 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 90 | 23 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 4-8-2 | 2-8-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 11.3 | 2.9 |
| Average Per Completion | 22.5 | 11.5 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 239 | 209 |
| Total Offense Plays | 59 | 55 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 5-3 | 1-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-35 | 2-20 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 3-116 | 3-112 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 38.7 | 37.3 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 3-57-0 |
| Average Per Return | 0.0 | 19.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 5-91-0 | 2-42-0 |
| Average Per Return | 18.2 | 21.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-47-0 | 2-2-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
South Carolina
| # | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Clyde Bennett | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Bill Wohrman | 1 | 1 |
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 | 47 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joe Papetti | 1 | 47 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC - Johnny Gramling 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Jim Jarrett Good) | 7-0 | |
| 2 | USC - Johnny Gramling 1 yd rush TD | 13-0 | |
| 2 | WVU - Joe Papetti 45 yd TD pass from Fred Wyant (Kick by Jack Stone Good) | 13-7 | |
| 3 | USC - Gene Wilson 25 yd TD pass from Johnny Gramling (Kick by Billy Kincaid Good) | 20-7 | |
| 3 | WVU - Joe Marconi 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Jack Stone Good) | 20-14 |
Attendance: 32,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Officials: S.M. Hughes (Field Judge), Dalton Williams (Head Linesman), H.V. Hooper (Referee), Marion Bird (Umpire)
South Carolina
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Warren Clarke |
| LT | Harry Lovell |
| LG | Frank Mincevich |
| C | Leon Cunningham |
| RG | Bob King |
| RE | Clyde Bennett |
| RT | Ned Brown |
| QB | Johnny Gramling |
| FB | Bill Wohrman |
| RH | Billy Kincaid |
| LH | Gene Wilson |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Joe Papetti |
| LT | Bruce Bosley |
| LG | Gene Lamone |
| C | Bob Orders |
| RE | Bill Marker |
| RG | Sam Huff |
| RT | Ralph Starkey |
| QB | Fred Wyant |
| FB | Tom Allman |
| RH | Joe Marconi |
| LH | Jack Stone |
Joe Silas, Crosby Lewis, Carl Brazell, Mike Caskey, Larry Gosnell, Gene Kopec, Hugh Merck, Joe DeFore, Hugh Bell, Bob Schwartz, Dick Covington, George Martin, Jim Jarrett
23-Ted Anderson, 24-Carl Norman, 35-Danny Williams, 36-Charles Donaldson, 42-Dick Nicholson, 62-Frank Federovitch, 66-Phil Canton, 67-Jim Peyton, 81-Max Ludwig, 87-Ray Walsh, 89-Bill Hillen