George Washington vs #16 West Virginia
October 9, 1954 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
George Washington
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 35 | 116 | 16 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Norb Dans | 17 | 69 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 4.1 | |
| Len Cemniecki | 8 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 3.4 | |
| Bill Weaver | 5 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1.4 | |
| Bob Sturm | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1.3 | |
| Arnie Tranen | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 51 | 178 | 53 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Dick Nicholson | 10 | 51 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 5.1 | |
| Carl Norman | 11 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 4.2 | |
| Bob Moss | 7 | 32 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 4.3 | |
| Danny Williams | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Joe Marconi | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Jack Rabbits | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | -0.3 | |
| Fred Wyant | 7 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 0 | -0.7 | |
| Harry Sweeney | 4 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sturm | 4 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Arnie Tranen | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 20 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Wyant | 10 | 19 | 0 | 99 | 0 | ||
| Harry Sweeney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Pat Kober | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | |
| Paul Thompson | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| Len Cemniecki | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 |
| John Kernic | 2 | 37 | 0 | 18.5 | |
| Joe Kopnisky | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8.7 | |
| Gary Bunn | 2 | 26 | 0 | 13.0 | |
| Harry Sweeney | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18.0 | |
| Danny Williams | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | |
| Joe Marconi | 1 | -7 | 0 | -7.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 259 | 28.8 | 0 |
| Bill Weaver | 5 | 143 | 28.6 | |
| Arnie Tranen | 4 | 116 | 29.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | 0 |
| Charles Donaldson | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | |
| Danny Williams | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | |
| Jack Rabbits | 2 | 70 | 35.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Cemniecki | 1 | 20 | |||||||
| Richie Gaskell | 1 | 9 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Moss | 1 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |||||
| Carl Norman | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Joe Marconi | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Jack Rabbits | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| Fred Wyant | 1 | 13 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 107 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 154 |
| Norb Dans | 69 | 69 | ||||
| Len Cemniecki | 27 | 2 | 20 | 49 | ||
| Richie Gaskell | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Pat Kober | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Bill Weaver | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Paul Thompson | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Bob Sturm | 4 | 4 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 125 | 99 | 38 | 20 | 0 | 282 |
| Bob Moss | 30 | 25 | 6 | 61 | ||
| Dick Nicholson | 51 | 51 | ||||
| Carl Norman | 46 | 2 | 48 | |||
| John Kernic | 37 | 37 | ||||
| Joe Kopnisky | 26 | 26 | ||||
| Gary Bunn | 26 | 26 | ||||
| Harry Sweeney | -7 | 18 | 11 | |||
| Jack Rabbits | -1 | 10 | 9 | |||
| Fred Wyant | -5 | 13 | 8 | |||
| Danny Williams | 8 | -1 | 7 | |||
| Joe Marconi | 3 | -7 | 2 | -2 |
| West Virginia | George Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 12 | 6 |
| Rushing | 10 | 5 |
| Passing | 2 | 1 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 125 | 100 |
| Rushing Attempts | 51 | 35 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 178 | 116 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 53 | 16 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 99 | 21 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 10-20-0 | 4-16-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.0 | 1.3 |
| Average Per Completion | 9.9 | 5.3 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 224 | 121 |
| Total Offense Plays | 71 | 51 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 6-4 | 4-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 7-65 | 3-22 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-224 | 9-259 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 37.3 | 28.8 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-20-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-38-0 | 2-29-0 |
| Average Per Return | 19.0 | 14.5 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
| # | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| # | 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 - Bob Moss 7 yd rush TD | 0-6 | |
| 3 | GWU - Len Cemniecki 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Bob Sturm Good) | 7-6 | |
| 4 | WVU - Dick Nicholson 9 yd rush TD (Kick by Charles Donaldson Good) | 7-13 |
Attendance: 20,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| West Virginia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
George Washington
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | George Dancu |
| LT | John Ziamandanis |
| LG | George Solack |
| C | Dick Gaspari |
| RG | Bob Sutton |
| RE | Pat Kober |
| RT | Bill McHenry |
| QB | Bob Sturm |
| FB | Norb Dans |
| LH | Len Cemniecki |
| RH | Bill Weaver |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | John Kernic |
| LT | Bruce Bosley |
| LG | Gene Lathey |
| C | Charles Donaldson |
| RG | Gene Lamone |
| RE | Bill Hillen |
| RT | Sam Huff |
| QB | Fred Wyant |
| FB | Danny Williams |
| LH | Bob Moss |
| RH | Dick Nicholson |
Bill Berry, Arnie Tranen, Dave Liddick, Bob Hines, Dick Geisler, Paul Thompson, Lou Donofrio, John Saffer, Richie Gaskell, Mike Sommer, Jim Wagner
15-Harry Sweeney, 22-Jack Rabbits, 24-Carl Norman, 34-Joe Marconi, 61-Barry Blake, 76-Dick Tredway, 84-Joe Kopnisky, 86-Gary Bunn
