Richmond vs West Virginia
September 29, 1956 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Richmond
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 31 | 63 | 46 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Buddy Davis | 5 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| David Ames | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.7 | |
| Dan Wagner | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | |
| Bill Pellagrino | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.3 | |
| Manuel Sempeles | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Mickey Marinkov | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | |
| John Zupicich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| George Riggs | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 0 | -0.3 | |
| Frank Gagliano | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 | -3.5 | |
| Gerald Landis | 4 | 2 | 24 | -22 | 0 | -5.5 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 68 | 405 | 14 | 391 | 4 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Larry Krutko | 10 | 89 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 8.9 | |
| Noel Whipkey | 11 | 74 | 0 | 74 | 2 | 6.7 | |
| Jack Rabbits | 8 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 5.5 | |
| Max Cosper | 9 | 34 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 3.6 | |
| Bill McClure | 3 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.3 | |
| Alex Szuch | 2 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 15.5 | |
| Mickey Trimarki | 7 | 27 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 3.7 | |
| Ralph Anastasio | 5 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4.4 | |
| Bob Snider | 3 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| Paul Shepherd | 3 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.3 | |
| Jim Haught | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | |
| Bob Connolly | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Sammy Sizemore | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bill McCrea | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | |
| Dick Longfellow | 1 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 | -7.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 27 | 2 | 226 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Gagliano | 7 | 16 | 1 | 122 | 0 | ||
| Joe Rossetti | 1 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 1 | ||
| Gerald Landis | 2 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Bob Lowry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 12 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Trimarki | 3 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 1 | ||
| Alex Szuch | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Bob Connolly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Bill McClure | 1 | 1 | 0 | -8 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 226 | 1 | 0 | 20.5 |
| Mickey Marinkov | 4 | 86 | 0 | 21.5 | |
| George Riggs | 1 | 57 | 1 | 57.0 | |
| Joe Biscaha | 2 | 33 | 0 | 16.5 | |
| Don Dziedziak | 2 | 24 | 0 | 12.0 | |
| Nelson St. Clair | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16.0 | |
| Bill Pellagrino | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 |
| Joe Kopnisky | 2 | 28 | 1 | 14.0 | |
| John Bowles | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | |
| Sammy Sizemore | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | |
| Bruce McClung | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Paul Shepherd | 1 | -8 | 0 | -8.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 295 | 42.1 | 0 |
| Buddy Davis | 5 | 222 | 44.4 | |
| Dan Wagner | 2 | 73 | 36.5 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 0 |
| Bill McCrea | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | |
| Jack Rabbits | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | |
| Ralph Anastasio | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| David Ames | 3 | 40 | |||||||
| Mickey Marinkov | 1 | 26 | |||||||
| Joe Rossetti | 1 | 28 | |||||||
| George Riggs | 1 | 25 | |||||||
| Buddy Davis | 1 | 3 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 0 |
| Jack Rabbits | 4 | 75 | |||||||
| Sammy Sizemore | 1 | 15 | 1 | 43 | |||||
| Mickey Trimarki | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Jim Haught | 1 | 24 | |||||||
| Bob Snider | 1 | 23 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 46 | 226 | 119 | 0 | 3 | 394 |
| Mickey Marinkov | 2 | 86 | 26 | 114 | ||
| George Riggs | -1 | 57 | 25 | 81 | ||
| David Ames | 14 | 40 | 54 | |||
| Joe Biscaha | 33 | 33 | ||||
| Joe Rossetti | 28 | 28 | ||||
| Don Dziedziak | 24 | 24 | ||||
| Buddy Davis | 15 | 3 | 18 | |||
| Nelson St. Clair | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Bill Pellagrino | 5 | 10 | 15 | |||
| Dan Wagner | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Manuel Sempeles | 4 | 4 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 400 | 49 | 24 | 90 | 66 | 629 |
| Jack Rabbits | 44 | 75 | 119 | |||
| Larry Krutko | 89 | 89 | ||||
| Noel Whipkey | 74 | 74 | ||||
| Sammy Sizemore | 0 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 67 | |
| Bob Snider | 21 | 23 | 44 | |||
| Jim Haught | 11 | 24 | 35 | |||
| Max Cosper | 32 | 32 | ||||
| Alex Szuch | 31 | 31 | ||||
| Bill McClure | 31 | 31 | ||||
| Joe Kopnisky | 28 | 28 | ||||
| Mickey Trimarki | 26 | 0 | 26 | |||
| Ralph Anastasio | 22 | 22 | ||||
| John Bowles | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Bruce McClung | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Bob Connolly | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Paul Shepherd | 13 | -8 | 5 |
| West Virginia | Richmond | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 23 | 9 |
| Rushing | 19 | 1 |
| Passing | 4 | 5 |
| Penalty | 0 | 3 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 391 | 17 |
| Rushing Attempts | 68 | 31 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.8 | 0.5 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 4 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 405 | 63 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 14 | 46 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 49 | 226 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 6-12-2 | 11-27-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 4.1 | 8.4 |
| Average Per Completion | 8.2 | 20.5 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 440 | 243 |
| Total Offense Plays | 80 | 58 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.5 | 4.2 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-3 | 3-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 7-75 | 6-30 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 3-82 | 7-295 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 27.3 | 42.1 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 5-90-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 18.0 | 0.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-24-0 | 6-119-0 |
| Average Per Return | 12.0 | 19.8 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 2-66-0 | 2-7-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
Richmond
| # | 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Buddy Davis | 1 | 3 |
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 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 41 | Sammy Sizemore | 1 | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Bob Snider | 1 | 23 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | WVU - Joe Kopnisky 18 yd TD pass from Mickey Trimarki | 0-6 | |
| 2 | WVU - Jack Rabbits 13 yd rush TD | 0-12 | |
| 2 | WVU - Noel Whipkey 4 yd rush TD | 0-18 | |
| 3 | WVU - Noel Whipkey 3 yd rush TD | 0-24 | |
| 4 | WVU - Alex Szuch 7 yd rush TD | 0-30 | |
| 4 | RICH - George Riggs 57 yd TD pass from Joe Rossetti | 6-30 |
Attendance: 17,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
Officials: J.B. Todd (Field Judge), Robert Bates (Head Linesman), W.H. Averette (Referee), J.L. Blanks (Umpire)
Richmond
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Nelson St. Clair |
| LT | Fred Wilt |
| LG | David May |
| C | Richard Eaton |
| RE | Duke Thacker |
| RG | Donald Hillegass |
| RT | Patsy Lamberti |
| QB | Frank Gagliano |
| FB | Buddy Davis |
| LH | David Ames |
| RH | George Riggs |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Roger Chancey |
| LT | Barry Blake |
| LG | Joe Nicely |
| C | Chuck Howley |
| RE | Joe Kopnisky |
| RG | Bob Guenther |
| RT | Bill Underdonk |
| QB | Mickey Trimarki |
| FB | Noel Whipkey |
| RH | Ralph Anastasio |
| LH | Bob Snider |
Joe Rossetti, Bob Dunnington, Jerry Mingis, Frank Vecchio, Nick Pazinko, Chuck Boone, Gene Barkocy, Mike Shebelskie, Bob Lowry, Dan Wagner, Bill Pellagrino, Joe Biscaha, Manuel Sempeles, Don Gregory, Mickey Marinkov, Gerald Landis, Carmen Cavalli, Ernest Deane, Major Mansfield, Jim Beck, Sherwood Frostick, Ed Denmead, Don Dziedziak, John Zupicich
10-Alex Szuch, 11-Dick Longfellow, 12-Bob Connolly, 21-Paul Shepherd, 22-Jack Rabbits, 33-Max Cosper, 35-Bill McCrea, 41-Sammy Sizemore, 42-Jim Haught, 44-Bill McClure, 45-Terry Fairbanks, 49-Larry Krutko, 52-Harry McFeater, 54-Tom Domen, 60-Bill Ford, 64-Gene Lathey, 65-Jerry Urda, 72-Paul Sharkady, 74-Jim Pickett, 75-Jim Hillen, 77-Dick Guesman, 78-Steve Edwards, 79-Ed Sommer, 82-Dick Kleckner, 83-John Bowles, 85-Bruce McClung, 86-Tony Tallarico, 89-Dennis Jones