Texas vs West Virginia
October 6, 1956 at Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
Texas
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 45 | 158 | 25 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Walter Fondren | 15 | 67 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 4.5 | |
| Joseph Clements | 10 | 40 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Jimmy Welch | 7 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Carl Wylie | 5 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| James Watson | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| Wayne Wash | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Jack Hobbs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Vince Matthews | 2 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0 | -6.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 48 | 193 | 13 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Larry Krutko | 15 | 69 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 4.5 | |
| Noel Whipkey | 6 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4.5 | |
| Bob Snider | 5 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4.6 | |
| Ralph Anastasio | 7 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3.1 | |
| Jack Rabbits | 3 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5.7 | |
| Mickey Trimarki | 7 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Sammy Sizemore | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Alex Szuch | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 16 | 25 | 0 | 205 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Clements | 10 | 16 | 0 | 122 | 1 | ||
| Walter Fondren | 3 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Vince Matthews | 3 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 9 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Trimarki | 3 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Alex Szuch | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 16 | 205 | 1 | 0 | 12.8 |
| Walter Fondren | 5 | 62 | 1 | 12.4 | |
| James Watson | 2 | 32 | 0 | 16.0 | |
| Robert Bryant | 2 | 30 | 0 | 15.0 | |
| William Germany | 2 | 24 | 0 | 12.0 | |
| Mike Trant | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22.0 | |
| Joseph Losack | 2 | 20 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| Carl Wylie | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Elvin Smith, Jr | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Joe Kopnisky | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17.0 | |
| Ralph Anastasio | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | |
| Bruce McClung | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| John Bowles | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 0 |
| Walter Fondren | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | |
| Vince Matthews | 1 | 38 | 38.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 279 | 39.9 | 0 |
| Ralph Anastasio | 6 | 242 | 40.3 | |
| Jack Rabbits | 1 | 37 | 37.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Fondren | 2 | 17 | 1 | 20 | |||||
| Joseph Losack | 1 | 13 | |||||||
| Jack Hobbs | 1 | 22 | |||||||
| Carl Wylie | 1 | 17 | |||||||
| Joseph Clements | 1 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Anastasio | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Bob Snider | 2 | 42 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 145 | 205 | 37 | 52 | 0 | 439 |
| Walter Fondren | 67 | 62 | 20 | 17 | 166 | |
| Carl Wylie | 15 | 8 | 17 | 40 | ||
| James Watson | 8 | 32 | 40 | |||
| Joseph Losack | 20 | 13 | 33 | |||
| Robert Bryant | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Joseph Clements | 30 | 0 | 30 | |||
| William Germany | 24 | 24 | ||||
| Jack Hobbs | 1 | 22 | 23 | |||
| Mike Trant | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Jimmy Welch | 21 | 21 | ||||
| Elvin Smith, Jr | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Wayne Wash | 3 | 3 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 180 | 46 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 270 |
| Larry Krutko | 68 | 68 | ||||
| Bob Snider | 23 | 42 | 65 | |||
| Ralph Anastasio | 22 | 13 | 2 | 37 | ||
| Noel Whipkey | 27 | 27 | ||||
| Joe Kopnisky | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Jack Rabbits | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Mickey Trimarki | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Bruce McClung | 10 | 10 | ||||
| John Bowles | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Sammy Sizemore | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Alex Szuch | 3 | 3 |
| Texas | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 20 | 13 |
| Rushing | 10 | 10 |
| Passing | 9 | 3 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 133 | 180 |
| Rushing Attempts | 45 | 48 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.0 | 3.8 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 158 | 193 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 25 | 13 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 205 | 46 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 16-25-0 | 4-9-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 8.2 | 5.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 12.8 | 11.5 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 338 | 236 |
| Total Offense Plays | 70 | 57 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 5-1 | 2-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-30 | 8-65 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 4-138 | 7-279 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 34.5 | 39.9 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-52-0 | 1-2-0 |
| Average Per Return | 13.0 | 2.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-37-0 | 2-42-0 |
| Average Per Return | 18.5 | 21.0 |
| 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 | - | - |
Texas
| # | 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 | |||
| Joseph Clements | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | WVU - Larry Krutko 15 yd rush TD (Kick by Bob Snider Good) | 7-0 | |
| 4 | TEX - Walter Fondren 3 yd TD pass from Joseph Clements | 7-6 |
Attendance: 30,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Officials: Larry Colvin (Back Judge), C.L. Harper (Field Judge), W.W. McClendon (Head Linesman), Burns McKinney (Referee), F.A. Rockwell (Umpire)
Texas
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Mike Trant |
| LT | J.T. Seaholm |
| LG | Garland Kennon |
| C | Louis Del Homme |
| RG | Bill Carrico |
| RE | William Germany |
| RT | Carpenter |
| QB | Joseph Clements |
| FB | Jimmy Welch |
| LH | Walter Fondren |
| RH | Carl Wylie |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Roger Chancey |
| LT | Jim Pickett |
| LG | Joe Nicely |
| C | Chuck Howley |
| RE | Joe Kopnisky |
| RG | Gene Lathey |
| RT | Bill Underdonk |
| QB | Mickey Trimarki |
| FB | Larry Krutko |
| RH | Ralph Anastasio |
| LH | Bob Snider |
James Watson, Jack Hobbs, Wayne Wash, Vince Matthews, Elvin Smith, Jr, Joseph Losack, Robert Bryant, James Moffatt, Clair Branch, Mickey Smith, Sonny Baumgarten, Don Maroney, Johnny Elam, LaNeal Castleberry, Will Wyman, Robert E. Lee, Fred Dreymala, Arlis Parkhurst, J.B. Padgett, Wes Wyman, Charles Baker, Fred Bednarski
10-Alex Szuch, 21-Paul Shepherd, 22-Jack Rabbits, 34-Noel Whipkey, 41-Sammy Sizemore, 45-Terry Fairbanks, 53-Ron Klim, 54-Tom Domen, 55-Barry Blake, 63-Bob Guenther, 72-Paul Sharkady, 77-Dick Guesman, 83-John Bowles, 85-Bruce McClung