VMI vs West Virginia
November 10, 1956 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
VMI
West Virginia
Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 38 | 142 | 20 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 |
Dave Woolwine | 10 | 61 | 10 | 51 | 0 | 5.1 | |
Pete Johnson | 7 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 4.4 | |
Bobby Jordan | 4 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3.5 | |
Harry Shepherd | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | |
Jim True | 4 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2.3 | |
Joe Moody | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 | |
Bobby Ross | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
Bill Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Maurice Johnston | 6 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 0 | -0.3 |
Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 62 | 298 | 9 | 289 | 1 | 0 | 4.7 |
Larry Krutko | 20 | 122 | 2 | 120 | 0 | 6.0 | |
Jack Rabbits | 12 | 53 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 4.3 | |
Sammy Sizemore | 8 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 5.4 | |
Bob Snider | 8 | 30 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 3.6 | |
Noel Whipkey | 5 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 4.2 | |
Ralph Anastasio | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2.8 | |
Paul Shepherd | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | |
Dick Longfellow | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | |
Alex Szuch | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 |
Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 5 | 11 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maurice Johnston | 5 | 11 | 0 | 81 | 0 |
Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 5 | 9 | 1 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Szuch | 5 | 9 | 1 | 94 | 1 |
Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 5 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 |
Maurice Johnston | 2 | 40 | 0 | 20.0 | |
Nick Evanusich | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32.0 | |
Carl Kasko | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | |
Pete Johnson | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4.0 |
Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 5 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 18.8 |
Bruce McClung | 3 | 52 | 1 | 17.3 | |
Joe Kopnisky | 2 | 42 | 0 | 21.0 |
Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 5 | 186 | 37.2 | 0 |
Bobby Jordan | 5 | 186 | 37.2 |
Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
No results found. |
Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
Jim True | 1 | 3 | |||||||
Harry Shepherd | 1 | 11 | |||||||
Maurice Johnston | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 4 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sammy Sizemore | 2 | 26 | 1 | 64 | |||||
Ralph Anastasio | 1 | 3 | |||||||
Paul Shepherd | 1 | 10 | |||||||
Noel Whipkey | 1 | 13 |
All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 122 | 81 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 237 |
Maurice Johnston | -2 | 40 | 2 | 18 | 58 | |
Dave Woolwine | 51 | 51 | ||||
Nick Evanusich | 32 | 32 | ||||
Pete Johnson | 31 | -4 | 27 | |||
Harry Shepherd | 10 | 11 | 21 | |||
Bobby Jordan | 14 | 14 | ||||
Carl Kasko | 13 | 13 | ||||
Jim True | 9 | 3 | 12 | |||
Joe Moody | 8 | 8 | ||||
Bobby Ross | 1 | 1 |
All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 289 | 94 | 77 | 39 | 0 | 499 |
Sammy Sizemore | 43 | 64 | 26 | 133 | ||
Larry Krutko | 120 | 120 | ||||
Bruce McClung | 52 | 52 | ||||
Jack Rabbits | 51 | 51 | ||||
Joe Kopnisky | 42 | 42 | ||||
Noel Whipkey | 21 | 13 | 34 | |||
Bob Snider | 29 | 29 | ||||
Paul Shepherd | 9 | 10 | 19 | |||
Ralph Anastasio | 11 | 3 | 14 | |||
Dick Longfellow | 4 | 4 | ||||
Alex Szuch | 1 | 1 |
West Virginia | VMI | |
---|---|---|
First Downs | 22 | 11 |
Rushing | 18 | 7 |
Passing | 3 | 3 |
Penalty | 1 | 1 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 289 | 122 |
Rushing Attempts | 62 | 38 |
Average Per Rush | 4.7 | 3.2 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 298 | 142 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 9 | 20 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 94 | 82 |
Completions-Attempts-Int | 5-9-1 | 5-12-0 |
Average Per Attempt | 10.4 | 6.8 |
Average Per Completion | 18.8 | 16.4 |
Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 383 | 203 |
Total Offense Plays | 71 | 50 |
Average Gain Per Play | 5.4 | 4.1 |
Fumbles: Number-Lost | 6-2 | 4-1 |
Penalties: Number-Yards | 2-20 | 1-5 |
PUNTS-YARDS | 0-0 | 5-186 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 0.0 | 37.2 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-77-0 | 0-0-0 |
Average Per Return | 38.5 | 0.0 |
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | --0 | --0 |
Average Per Return | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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 | - | - |
VMI
# | 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 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |||
Maurice Johnston | 1 | 18 |
# | 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 | WVU - Bruce McClung 25 yd TD pass from Alex Szuch (Kick by Bob Snider Good) | 0-7 | |
3 | VMI - Pete Johnson 2 yd rush TD | 6-7 | |
4 | WVU - Noel Whipkey 5 yd rush TD | 6-13 |
Attendance: 12,000
Score By Quarter
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
VMI | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
West Virginia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Officials: Harry Montgomery (Field Judge), George Watson (Head Linesman), W.H. Averette (Referee), F.A. Rockwell (Umpire)
VMI
Pos | Offense |
---|---|
LE | Nick Evanusich |
LT | Bob Rader |
LG | Nick Ruffin |
C | Jerry Borst |
RE | Chuck McLennan |
RG | Lou Farmer |
RT | Jim McFalls |
QB | Maurice Johnston |
FB | Dave Woolwine |
LH | Bobby Jordan |
RH | Joe Moody |
West Virginia
Pos | Offense |
---|---|
LE | Bruce McClung |
LT | Bill Underdonk |
LG | Joe Nicely |
C | Chuck Howley |
RE | Joe Kopnisky |
RG | Gene Lathey |
RT | Jim Hillen |
QB | Alex Szuch |
FB | Larry Krutko |
LH | Jack Rabbits |
RH | Sammy Sizemore |
Pete Johnson, Lloyd Thacker, Jon Day, Howard Moss, Verne Keefer, Harry Shepherd, Jim True, Bill Kirkland, Bobby Ross, Bill Nebraska, Carl Kasko, Bill Elmore, Ron Swirk, Don Basham, Dave Martin, George O'Neill
11-Dick Longfellow, 21-Paul Shepherd, 24-Ralph Anastasio, 26-Bob Snider, 34-Noel Whipkey, 54-Tom Domen, 55-Barry Blake, 63-Bob Guenther, 72-Paul Sharkady, 77-Dick Guesman, 83-John Bowles, 87-Roger Chancey, 89-Dennis Jones