#17 Pitt vs #6 West Virginia
November 12, 1955 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Pitt
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 45 | 275 | 8 | 267 | 3 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Richard Bowen | 5 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 11.8 | |
| Lou Cimarolli | 5 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 9.4 | |
| Peter Neft | 10 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 4.2 | |
| Corny Salvaterra | 4 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10.3 | |
| Nick Passodelis | 2 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| Tom Jenkins | 7 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2.9 | |
| Darrell Lewis | 4 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3.0 | |
| Ralph Ciper | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | |
| Charles Cost | 4 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Ray DiPasquale | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 43 | 195 | 46 | 149 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Bob Moss | 10 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 5.4 | |
| Larry Krutko | 6 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 7.8 | |
| Joe Marconi | 7 | 39 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 3.6 | |
| Jack Rabbits | 4 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Tom Huston | 3 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.3 | |
| Paul Shepherd | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Ralph Anastasio | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -2.0 |
| Mickey Trimarki | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 0 | -1.0 | |
| Fred Wyant | 5 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 23 | 0 | 86 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Peter Neft | 5 | 18 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Darrell Lewis | 2 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Corny Salvaterra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 23 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Trimarki | 3 | 15 | 1 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Fred Wyant | 1 | 8 | 0 | -3 | 0 | -3 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 86 | 1 | 16 | 10.8 |
| Charles Cost | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 | |
| Joe Walton | 2 | 17 | 1 | 8.5 | |
| Nick Passodelis | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| Dale Brown | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| Lou Cimarolli | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| Tom Jenkins | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 46 | 0 | 15 | 11.5 |
| Gary Bunn | 2 | 34 | 0 | 17.0 | |
| Paul Shepherd | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 |
| Joe Papetti | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -3.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 44 |
| Tom Jenkins | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | |
| Ralph Jelic | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 |
| William Schmitt | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 199 | 39.8 | 37 |
| Ralph Anastasio | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | |
| Joe Marconi | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | |
| Jack Rabbits | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray DiPasquale | 2 | 19 | |||||||
| Richard Bowen | 1 | 23 | 1 | 17 | |||||
| Darrell Lewis | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| Ralph Jelic | 1 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Rabbits | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Ralph Anastasio | 1 | 18 | |||||||
| Bob Moss | 1 | 20 | |||||||
| Larry Krutko | 1 | 15 | |||||||
| Joe Marconi | 1 | 20 | |||||||
| Paul Shepherd | 1 | 5 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 267 | 86 | 17 | 49 | 0 | 419 |
| Richard Bowen | 59 | 17 | 23 | 99 | ||
| Lou Cimarolli | 47 | 13 | 60 | |||
| Peter Neft | 42 | 42 | ||||
| Nick Passodelis | 25 | 16 | 41 | |||
| Corny Salvaterra | 41 | 41 | ||||
| Charles Cost | 8 | 19 | 27 | |||
| Tom Jenkins | 20 | 5 | 25 | |||
| Ray DiPasquale | 4 | 19 | 23 | |||
| Darrell Lewis | 12 | 7 | 19 | |||
| Joe Walton | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Dale Brown | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Ralph Ciper | 9 | 9 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 166 | 49 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 296 |
| Bob Moss | 54 | 20 | 74 | |||
| Larry Krutko | 47 | 15 | 62 | |||
| Joe Marconi | 25 | 20 | 45 | |||
| Gary Bunn | 34 | 34 | ||||
| Paul Shepherd | 6 | 15 | 5 | 26 | ||
| Jack Rabbits | 20 | 3 | 23 | |||
| Ralph Anastasio | -2 | 18 | 16 | |||
| Tom Huston | 16 | 16 |
| Pitt | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 15 | 16 |
| Rushing | 11 | 10 |
| Passing | 4 | 3 |
| Penalty | 0 | 3 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 267 | 149 |
| Rushing Attempts | 35 | 43 |
| Average Per Rush | 7.6 | 3.5 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 3 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 275 | 195 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 8 | 46 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 86 | 46 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 8-13-0 | 4-23-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.6 | 2.0 |
| Average Per Completion | 10.8 | 11.5 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 353 | 195 |
| Total Offense Plays | 48 | 66 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 7.4 | 3.0 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-2 | 5-3 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 12-125 | 4-20 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 4-161 | 5-199 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-49-0 | 1-3-0 |
| Average Per Return | 12.3 | 3.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-17-0 | 5-78-0 |
| Average Per Return | 17.0 | 15.6 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 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 | - | - |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ralph Jelic | 1 | 0 |
| # | 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 | Pitt - Joe Walton 5 yd TD pass from Peter Neft (Kick by Ambrose Bagamery Good) | 0-7 | |
| 3 | Pitt - Peter Neft 7 yd rush TD | 0-13 | |
| 3 | Pitt - Tom Jenkins 1 yd rush TD | 0-19 | |
| 4 | Pitt - Darrell Lewis 6 yd rush TD (Kick by John Paluck Good) | 0-26 | |
| 4 | WVU - Joe Marconi 5 yd rush TD ( by TEAM Good) | 7-26 |
Attendance: 57,996
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Pitt | 7 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 26 |
Officials: G. Forbes (Field Judge), Dave Fawcett (Head Linesman), John H. Coles (Referee), Leonard Dobbins (Umpire)
Officials awarded extra point to WVU because goal posts were down.
Pitt
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Joe Walton |
| LT | Bob Pollock |
| LG | Hal Hunter |
| C | John Cenci |
| RG | Al Bolkovac |
| RE | John Paluck |
| RT | Herman Canil |
| QB | Peter Neft |
| FB | Tom Jenkins |
| RH | Lou Cimarolli |
| LH | Richard Bowen |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Joe Papetti |
| LT | Sam Huff |
| LG | Chuck Howley |
| C | Ron Klim |
| RE | Joe Kopnisky |
| RG | Gene Lathey |
| RT | Bruce Bosley |
| QB | Fred Wyant |
| FB | Larry Krutko |
| LH | Bob Moss |
| RH | Joe Marconi |
William Schmitt, Jim McCusker, Jim Theodore, Dale Brown, Fred Glatz, Ralph Jelic, Bob Rosborough, Vincent Scorsone, Ralph Ciper, Dan Wisniewski, Rod Kissel, Charles Brueckman, Ed Bose, Ray DiPasquale, Dick Manson, Ambrose Bagamery, Charles Cost, Darrell Lewis, Nick Passodelis, Corny Salvaterra, David Agafon, John Guzik
15-Mickey Trimarki, 21-Paul Shepherd, 22-Jack Rabbits, 24-Ralph Anastasio, 35-Tom Huston, 54-Tom Domen, 61-Joe Nicely, 63-Bob Guenther, 65-Jerry Urda, 72-Paul Sharkady, 73-Bill Underdonk, 82-Tony Hosek, 86-Gary Bunn