#9 Penn State vs #14 West Virginia
October 16, 1954 at Beaver Field, University Park, PA
Penn State
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 47 | 219 | 17 | 202 | 1 | 0 | 4.3 |
| Lenny Moore | 17 | 131 | 0 | 131 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Don Bailey | 18 | 47 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Charlie Blockson | 5 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3.8 | |
| Ron Younker | 4 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.8 | |
| Buddy Rowell | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Billy Kane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 54 | 212 | 16 | 196 | 3 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Bob Moss | 14 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 3.9 | |
| Dick Nicholson | 8 | 55 | 6 | 49 | 1 | 6.1 | |
| Fred Wyant | 14 | 47 | 9 | 38 | 2 | 2.7 | |
| Carl Norman | 8 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3.4 | |
| Danny Williams | 6 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Joe Marconi | 4 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 10 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Bailey | 3 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| Milt Plum | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 14 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Wyant | 7 | 14 | 0 | 130 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Ron Younker | 1 | 24 | 1 | 24.0 | |
| John Sherry | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20.0 | |
| Jim Garrity | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | |
| Jesse Arnelle | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 18.6 |
| Bob Moss | 2 | 64 | 0 | 32.0 | |
| Carl Norman | 1 | 38 | 0 | 38.0 | |
| Danny Williams | 2 | 20 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| John Kernic | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Bill Hillen | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 193 | 38.6 | 0 |
| Don Bailey | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | |
| Milt Plum | 1 | 32 | 32.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 0 |
| Jack Rabbits | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | |
| Charles Donaldson | 1 | 30 | 30.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Younker | 1 | 10 | 2 | 19 | |||||
| Lenny Moore | 1 | 19 | 1 | 48 | |||||
| Billy Kane | 1 | 21 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Moss | 1 | 14 | 2 | 41 | |||||
| Dick Nicholson | 1 | 9 | |||||||
| Carl Norman | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Fred Wyant | 1 | 17 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 202 | 60 | 88 | 29 | 0 | 379 |
| Lenny Moore | 131 | 48 | 19 | 198 | ||
| Ron Younker | 19 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 72 | |
| Don Bailey | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Billy Kane | 0 | 21 | 21 | |||
| John Sherry | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Charlie Blockson | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Jim Garrity | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Jesse Arnelle | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Buddy Rowell | 3 | 3 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 196 | 130 | 58 | 25 | 0 | 409 |
| Bob Moss | 55 | 64 | 41 | 14 | 174 | |
| Carl Norman | 27 | 38 | 2 | 67 | ||
| Dick Nicholson | 49 | 9 | 58 | |||
| Fred Wyant | 38 | 17 | 55 | |||
| Danny Williams | 18 | 20 | 38 | |||
| Joe Marconi | 9 | 9 | ||||
| John Kernic | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Bill Hillen | 4 | 4 |
| Penn State | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 11 | 15 |
| Rushing | 8 | 10 |
| Passing | 2 | 3 |
| Penalty | 1 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 202 | 196 |
| Rushing Attempts | 47 | 54 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.3 | 3.6 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 3 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 219 | 212 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 17 | 16 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 65 | 130 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 4-10-0 | 7-14-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.5 | 9.3 |
| Average Per Completion | 16.3 | 18.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 267 | 326 |
| Total Offense Plays | 57 | 68 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 4-4 | 4-3 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 7-85 | 4-20 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-193 | 3-107 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 38.6 | 35.7 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-29-0 | 3-25-0 |
| Average Per Return | 14.5 | 8.3 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-88-0 | 3-58-0 |
| Average Per Return | 22.0 | 19.3 |
| 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 - Fred Wyant 1 yd rush TD | 6-0 | |
| 2 | PSU - Ron Younker 24 yd TD pass from Don Bailey (Kick by Jim Garrity Good) | 6-7 | |
| 2 | PSU - Lenny Moore 8 yd rush TD (Kick by Jim Garrity Good) | 6-14 | |
| 4 | WVU - Fred Wyant 15 yd rush TD | 12-14 | |
| 4 | WVU - Dick Nicholson 40 yd rush TD (Kick by Charles Donaldson Good) | 19-14 |
Attendance: 32,321
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 |
| Penn State | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Officials: Raymond Barbutti (Field Judge), Charles Parkhurst (Head Linesman), Stanley Ebert (Referee), Dave Fawcett (Timer), Louis Demmler (Umpire)
Penn State
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Jesse Arnelle |
| LT | Roosevelt Grier |
| LG | Sam Valentine |
| C | Don Balthaser |
| RE | Jim Garrity |
| RG | Earl Shumaker |
| RT | Otto Kneidinger |
| QB | Don Bailey |
| FB | Charlie Blockson |
| LH | Lenny Moore |
| RH | Ron Younker |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Max Ludwig |
| LT | Bruce Bosley |
| LG | Gene Lathey |
| C | Charles Donaldson |
| RG | Gene Lamone |
| RE | Bill Hillen |
| RT | Sam Huff |
| QB | Fred Wyant |
| FB | Danny Williams |
| RH | Carl Norman |
| LH | Bob Moss |
Gene Danser, Dan DeFalco, Keith Horn, Frank Della Penna, Richard DeLuca, Billy Kane, John Sherry, Robert Rohland, Frank Reich, Buddy Rowell, Milt Plum, Charles Sowers
22-Jack Rabbits, 34-Joe Marconi, 42-Dick Nicholson, 55-John Kernic, 86-Gary Bunn