#10 Pitt vs West Virginia
September 22, 1956 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Pitt
West Virginia
Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 44 | 111 | 42 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 1.6 |
Richard Bowen | 11 | 40 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 3.3 | |
Nick Passodelis | 8 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 2.8 | |
Charles Cost | 6 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.8 | |
Tom Jenkins | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.0 | |
Ralph Jelic | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | |
Ray DiPasquale | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.7 | |
Corny Salvaterra | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 | -1.7 | |
Darrell Lewis | 7 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 0 | -1.3 |
Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 45 | 158 | 12 | 146 | 2 | 0 | 3.2 |
Larry Krutko | 13 | 57 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 4.2 | |
Noel Whipkey | 10 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3.4 | |
Bob Snider | 6 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3.2 | |
Paul "Whitey" Mikanik | 5 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3.6 | |
Ralph Anastasio | 6 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2.7 | |
Ronnie Santicola | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | |
Jack Rabbits | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | |
Mickey Trimarki | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 | -2.0 |
Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 2 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Corny Salvaterra | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 0 | ||
Darrell Lewis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 7 | 19 | 4 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mickey Trimarki | 7 | 19 | 4 | 93 | 0 |
Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 |
Joe Walton | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21.0 | |
Charles Cost | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 |
Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 7 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 |
Joe Kopnisky | 3 | 44 | 0 | 14.7 | |
Bob Snider | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17.0 | |
Ralph Anastasio | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | |
Bruce McClung | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | |
Larry Krutko | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 |
Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 8 | 278 | 34.8 | 0 |
Tom Jenkins | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | |
Ralph Jelic | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | |
Corny Salvaterra | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 |
Paul "Whitey" Mikanik | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | |
Ralph Anastasio | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 0 |
Charles Cost | 1 | 34 | |||||||
Nick Passodelis | 1 | 36 | |||||||
Bob Pollock | 1 | 19 | |||||||
Corny Salvaterra | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Jim Theodore | 1 | 10 | |||||||
Tom Jenkins | 2 | 25 |
Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 4 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
Ralph Anastasio | 1 | 12 | 1 | 20 | |||||
Joe Kopnisky | 1 | 18 | |||||||
Jack Rabbits | 1 | 6 | |||||||
Ronnie Santicola | 1 | 5 | |||||||
Paul "Whitey" Mikanik | 1 | 26 | |||||||
Bob Snider | 1 | 25 | |||||||
Mickey Trimarki | 1 | 15 |
All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 83 | 27 | 89 | 0 | 35 | 234 |
Nick Passodelis | 22 | 36 | 58 | |||
Charles Cost | 11 | 6 | 34 | 51 | ||
Richard Bowen | 36 | 36 | ||||
Tom Jenkins | 8 | 25 | 33 | |||
Joe Walton | 21 | 21 | ||||
Bob Pollock | 19 | 19 | ||||
Jim Theodore | 10 | 10 | ||||
Ralph Jelic | 4 | 4 | ||||
Ray DiPasquale | 2 | 2 |
All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 146 | 93 | 71 | 41 | 15 | 366 |
Ralph Anastasio | 16 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 63 | |
Joe Kopnisky | 44 | 18 | 62 | |||
Bob Snider | 19 | 17 | 25 | 61 | ||
Larry Krutko | 55 | 6 | 61 | |||
Paul "Whitey" Mikanik | 18 | 26 | 44 | |||
Noel Whipkey | 34 | 34 | ||||
Bruce McClung | 11 | 11 | ||||
Ronnie Santicola | 6 | 5 | 11 | |||
Jack Rabbits | 4 | 6 | 10 | |||
Mickey Trimarki | -6 | 15 | 9 |
West Virginia | Pitt | |
---|---|---|
First Downs | 16 | 5 |
Rushing | 8 | 4 |
Passing | 5 | 1 |
Penalty | 3 | 0 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 146 | 69 |
Rushing Attempts | 45 | 44 |
Average Per Rush | 3.2 | 1.6 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 158 | 111 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 12 | 42 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 93 | 27 |
Completions-Attempts-Int | 7-19-4 | 2-5-1 |
Average Per Attempt | 4.9 | 5.4 |
Average Per Completion | 13.3 | 13.5 |
Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 239 | 96 |
Total Offense Plays | 64 | 49 |
Average Gain Per Play | 3.7 | 2.0 |
Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-2 | 5-3 |
Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-30 | 10-100 |
PUNTS-YARDS | 2-51 | 8-278 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 25.5 | 34.8 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-41-0 | 0-0-0 |
Average Per Return | 10.3 | 0.0 |
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-71-0 | 3-89-0 |
Average Per Return | 23.7 | 29.7 |
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-15-0 | 4-35-0 |
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 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||
Corny Salvaterra | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Jim Theodore | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Tom Jenkins | 2 | 25 |
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 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||
15 | Mickey Trimarki | 1 | 15 |
Scoring Summary
Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
---|---|---|---|
2 | WVU - Mickey Trimarki 1 yd rush TD | 0-6 | |
3 | Pitt - Ray DiPasquale 2 yd rush TD (Kick by Ambrose Bagamery Good) | 7-6 | |
3 | Pitt - Nick Passodelis 5 yd rush TD (Rush by Darrell Lewis Good) | 14-6 | |
4 | WVU - Mickey Trimarki 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Jim Pickett Good) | 14-13 |
Attendance: 34,800
Score By Quarter
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pitt | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
West Virginia | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Officials: Cliff Montgomery (Field Judge), Ed Clary (Head Linesman), J.D. Rogers (Referee), F.A. Rockwell (Umpire)
Pitt
Pos | Offense |
---|---|
LE | Joe Walton |
LT | Bob Pollock |
LG | Vincent Scorsone |
C | Charles Brueckman |
RG | Dan Wisniewski |
RE | Dick Scherer |
RT | Herman Canil |
QB | Corny Salvaterra |
FB | Tom Jenkins |
RH | Ray DiPasquale |
LH | Richard Bowen |
West Virginia
Pos | Offense |
---|---|
LE | Roger Chancey |
LT | Jim Pickett |
LG | Joe Nicely |
C | Chuck Howley |
RE | Joe Kopnisky |
RG | Bob Guenther |
RT | Paul Sharkady |
QB | Mickey Trimarki |
FB | Larry Krutko |
RH | Ralph Anastasio |
LH | Bob Snider |
Ambrose Bagamery, Tom Salwocki, Dick Carr, Bob Rosborough, Ralph Jelic, Dale Brown, Jim Theodore, Jim McCusker, Rod Kissel, Nick Passodelis, Darrell Lewis, Charles Cost, Don Crafton, John Guzik
22-Jack Rabbits, 25-Paul "Whitey" Mikanik, 34-Noel Whipkey, 41-Sammy Sizemore, 43-Ronnie Santicola, 45-Terry Fairbanks, 54-Tom Domen, 55-Barry Blake, 64-Gene Lathey, 73-Bill Underdonk, 77-Dick Guesman, 79-Ed Sommer, 85-Bruce McClung