#16 West Virginia vs William & Mary
November 13, 1954 at Cary Field, Williamsburg, VA
West Virginia
William & Mary
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 75 | 325 | 20 | 305 | 3 | 0 | 4.1 |
| Danny Williams | 18 | 72 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Fred Wyant | 16 | 72 | 11 | 61 | 3 | 3.8 | |
| Carl Norman | 15 | 53 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 3.3 | |
| Dick Nicholson | 5 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 7.6 | |
| Jack Rabbits | 7 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| Max Ludwig | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19.0 | |
| Don Wilson | 5 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Paul Shepherd | 3 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.3 | |
| Harry Sweeney | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Ray Borst | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Eddie Dugan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 19 | 69 | 26 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Jack Yohe | 4 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| Walter "Shorty" Hermann | 3 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| Robert Hornsby | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Doug Henley | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Junior Duff | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Charlie Sumner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Al Greico | 6 | 8 | 26 | -18 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Wyant | 2 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Paul Shepherd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 19 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Greico | 3 | 14 | 3 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Sumner | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Bill Hillen | 2 | 34 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Charlie Sumner | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | |
| Larry Fones | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | |
| Doug Henley | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 163 | 27.2 | 0 |
| Jack Rabbits | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | |
| Don Wilson | 2 | 67 | 33.5 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 277 | 34.6 | 0 |
| Charlie Sumner | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | |
| Walter "Shorty" Hermann | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | |
| Larry Fones | 1 | 43 | 43.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Danny Williams | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Carl Norman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Dick Nicholson | 1 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Jack Yohe | 2 | 47 | 1 | 18 | |||||
| Al Greico | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Larry Fones | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| Charlie Sumner | 1 | 24 | |||||||
| Doug Henley | 1 | 19 | |||||||
| Jerry Sazio | 1 | 17 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 305 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 370 |
| Danny Williams | 72 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 90 | |
| Carl Norman | 50 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 63 | |
| Fred Wyant | 61 | 61 | ||||
| Dick Nicholson | 38 | 0 | 38 | |||
| Bill Hillen | 34 | 34 | ||||
| Jack Rabbits | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Max Ludwig | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Don Wilson | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Paul Shepherd | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Harry Sweeney | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Ray Borst | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Eddie Dugan | 2 | 2 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 61 | 29 | 71 | 47 | 17 | 225 |
| Jack Yohe | 25 | 18 | 47 | 90 | ||
| Charlie Sumner | 1 | 12 | 24 | 37 | ||
| Doug Henley | 3 | 8 | 19 | 30 | ||
| Walter "Shorty" Hermann | 21 | 21 | ||||
| Larry Fones | 9 | 10 | 19 | |||
| Jerry Sazio | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Robert Hornsby | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Junior Duff | 2 | 2 |
| William & Mary | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 2 | 21 |
| Rushing | 2 | 17 |
| Passing | 0 | 3 |
| Penalty | 0 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 43 | 305 |
| Rushing Attempts | 19 | 75 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.3 | 4.1 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 3 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 69 | 325 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 26 | 20 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 29 | 34 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 3-19-3 | 2-9-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 1.5 | 3.8 |
| Average Per Completion | 9.7 | 17.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 72 | 339 |
| Total Offense Plays | 38 | 84 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-0 | 5-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-53 | 8-70 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-277 | 6-163 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 34.6 | 27.2 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-47-1 | 3-3-0 |
| Average Per Return | 15.7 | 1.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-71-0 | 2-16-0 |
| Average Per Return | 17.8 | 8.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-17-0 | 3-12-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 35 | Danny Williams | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Carl Norman | 1 | 5 |
William & Mary
| # | 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 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jerry Sazio | 1 | 17 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | WVU - Fred Wyant 4 yd rush TD (Kick by Charles Donaldson Good) | 7-0 | |
| 3 | WVU - Fred Wyant 1 yd rush TD | 13-0 | |
| 4 | WVU - Fred Wyant 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Charles Donaldson Good) | 20-0 | |
| 4 | W&M - Jack Yohe 44 yd punt return TD | 6-20 |
Attendance: 10,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| William & Mary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Officials: N.C. Hawn (Field Judge), L.B. Pierce (Head Linesman), J.D. Rogers (Referee), J.D. Patton (Umpire)
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Max Ludwig |
| LT | Bruce Bosley |
| LG | Gene Lathey |
| C | Charles Donaldson |
| RG | Gene Lamone |
| RE | Bill Hillen |
| RT | Barry Blake |
| QB | Fred Wyant |
| FB | Danny Williams |
| LH | Jack Rabbits |
| RH | Carl Norman |
William & Mary
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Linwood Cox |
| LT | Jerry Sazio |
| LG | Lou Corbett |
| C | Bill Marfizo |
| RE | Larry Fones |
| RG | Sam Scott |
| RT | Chet Waksmunski |
| QB | Al Greico |
| FB | Robert Hornsby |
| RH | Walter "Shorty" Hermann |
| LH | Jack Yohe |
15-Harry Sweeney, 21-Paul Shepherd, 23-Ray Borst, 31-Don Wilson, 32-Ray Surbaugh, 42-Dick Nicholson, 47-Eddie Dugan, 55-John Kernic, 63-Paul Starr, 65-Jerry Urda, 75-Sam Huff, 83-Ted Holmes, 84-Joe Kopnisky, 86-Gary Bunn, 88-Bill Underdonk
Aubrey Fitzgerald, Elliot Schaubach, Bill Riley, Doug Henley, Junior Duff, Charlie Sumner, Ray Chiess, Tom Sydnor, Charles Tucker, Joe Cardemone