West Virginia vs West Virginia Wesleyan
September 27, 1924 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
West Virginia
West Virginia Wesleyan
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 62 | 213 | 5 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Gus Ekberg | 25 | 102 | 1 | 101 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Edward T. Morrison | 13 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 3.6 | |
| Julian Murrin | 13 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2.4 | |
| Francis Farley | 8 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 2.1 | |
| Woody Bruder | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| Carson Lewis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 30 | 140 | 18 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 |
| Leroy King | 8 | 80 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 10.0 | |
| Fred Weihl | 6 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3.7 | |
| Martin Deitrich | 5 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4.4 | |
| Kermit Frecka | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| William Corcoran | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Casper Kraus | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Edward Garrity | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | |
| Gale Bullman | 1 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 0 | -9.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 16 | 1 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Francis Farley | 8 | 16 | 1 | 104 | 2 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lincoln DeLong | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Fred Weihl | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Edward Garrity | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Julian Murrin | 5 | 72 | 2 | 14.4 | |
| Clarence Murrin | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | |
| Edward T. Morrison | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| Aaron Oliker | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Edward Garrity | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 219 | 36.5 | 0 |
| Aaron Oliker | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | |
| Gordon McMillan | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | |
| Francis Farley | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 283 | 40.4 | 0 |
| Gale Bullman | 7 | 283 | 40.4 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Francis Farley | 3 | 8 | |||||||
| Gordon McMillan | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Gus Ekberg | 1 | 16 | |||||||
| Julian Murrin | 1 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Deitrich | 3 | 7 | |||||||
| Skibby Scheib | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Fred Weihl | 1 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 208 | 104 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 336 |
| Gus Ekberg | 101 | 16 | 117 | |||
| Julian Murrin | 31 | 72 | 0 | 103 | ||
| Edward T. Morrison | 47 | 10 | 57 | |||
| Francis Farley | 17 | 8 | 25 | |||
| Clarence Murrin | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Woody Bruder | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Aaron Oliker | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Carson Lewis | 2 | 2 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 131 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 153 |
| Leroy King | 80 | 80 | ||||
| Martin Deitrich | 22 | 7 | 29 | |||
| Fred Weihl | 22 | 0 | 22 | |||
| Edward Garrity | -1 | 15 | 14 | |||
| Kermit Frecka | 8 | 8 |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Wesleyan | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 18 | 4 |
| Rushing | 12 | 3 |
| Passing | 4 | 1 |
| Penalty | 2 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 208 | 122 |
| Rushing Attempts | 62 | 30 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 213 | 140 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 5 | 18 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 104 | 15 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 8-16-1 | 1-8-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.5 | 1.9 |
| Average Per Completion | 13.0 | 15.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 312 | 137 |
| Total Offense Plays | 78 | 38 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.0 | 3.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 7-4 | 3-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-40 | 4-50 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-219 | 7-283 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 36.5 | 40.4 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 5-8-0 | 4-7-0 |
| Average Per Return | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-16-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 16.0 | 0.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-1 | 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 | - | - |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Julian Murrin | 1 | 0 |
West Virginia Wesleyan
| # | 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 | |||
| Fred Weihl | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | WVU - Julian Murrin 20 yd TD pass from Francis Farley (Kick by Francis Farley Good) | 0-7 | |
| 2 | WVWC - Leroy King 70 yd rush TD | 6-7 | |
| 2 | WVU - Julian Murrin 15 yd fumble return TD ( by Francis Farley ) | 6-14 | |
| 4 | WVU - Julian Murrin 15 yd TD pass from Francis Farley (Kick by Francis Farley Good) | 6-21 |
Attendance: 12,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia Wesleyan | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Officials: J.G. Durfee (Head Linesman), C.L. Lambert (Referee), Dex Very (Umpire)
First game at Old Mountaineer Field
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Clarence Murrin |
| LT | Carl Louis Davis |
| LG | Dixon Pinkney |
| C | Philip Hill |
| RE | Aaron Oliker |
| RG | Walter "Red" Mahan |
| RT | Charles Howard |
| QB | Francis Farley |
| FB | Edward T. Morrison |
| RH | Gus Ekberg |
| LH | Julian Murrin |
West Virginia Wesleyan
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Dick Alvis |
| LT | Jeff Meek |
| LG | Edward Trainer |
| C | Skibby Scheib |
| RG | John Moore |
| RE | Gale Bullman |
| RT | Clyde Collins |
| QB | Fred Weihl |
| FB | Leroy King |
| LH | William Corcoran |
| RH | Martin Deitrich |
Gordon McMillan, 3-Carson Lewis, 5-Nate Rohrbaugh, 8-Phil Pfleger, 11-Ross McHenry, 19-Beryl Straight, 20-Charles Dilcher, 21-Woody Bruder, 23-Dana Lough, 26-Paul F. Stinebicker
Elwyn Comstock, Kermit Frecka, Paul Kemerer, Casper Kraus, Lincoln DeLong, Everett Brinkman, Charles Fenton, Nicholas Raschella, Edward Garrity, Neigel