Boston University vs West Virginia
October 11, 1958 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Boston University
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 54 | 333 | 39 | 294 | 3 | 0 | 5.4 |
| Tom O'Connell | 11 | 80 | 3 | 77 | 2 | 7.0 | |
| Bill Burgess | 14 | 73 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 4.6 | |
| James Dean | 9 | 65 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 7.2 | |
| Paul Cancro | 3 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 20.7 | |
| Jim Courville | 3 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| John Iozza | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Paul Dean | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Dick Desmarais | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Elmo DiNitto | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 0 | -1.5 | |
| Jim Girouard | 3 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0 | -3.3 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 44 | 172 | 6 | 166 | 2 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Dick Longfellow | 9 | 57 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 5.9 | |
| Ray Peterson | 10 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 3.5 | |
| Dave Rider | 6 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Bob Benke | 7 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2.9 | |
| Danny Williams | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 | |
| Bill McClure | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| John Marra | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Mel Reight | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 18 | 0 | 115 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmo DiNitto | 7 | 18 | 0 | 115 | 1 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 21 | 33 | 1 | 311 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Longfellow | 19 | 30 | 1 | 254 | 2 | ||
| Danny Williams | 2 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 115 | 1 | 0 | 16.4 |
| Eugene Prebola | 2 | 40 | 0 | 20.0 | |
| Jim Courville | 2 | 24 | 0 | 12.0 | |
| Phillip Kearney | 1 | 23 | 1 | 23.0 | |
| James Kenney | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | |
| Pat McCue | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 21 | 311 | 2 | 80 | 14.8 |
| Terry Fairbanks | 4 | 138 | 1 | 80 | 34.5 |
| Mel Reight | 7 | 72 | 0 | 10.3 | |
| Ray Peterson | 4 | 50 | 1 | 12.5 | |
| John Marra | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8.7 | |
| Bruce McClung | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | |
| Ben McComb | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Dave Rider | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 0 |
| James Kenney | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | |
| Jim Girouard | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 0 |
| Danny Williams | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | |
| Dick Longfellow | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 70 |
| Bill Burgess | 1 | 24 | 2 | 31 | |||||
| Paul Cancro | 1 | 12 | |||||||
| John Iozza | 1 | 13 | |||||||
| Elmo DiNitto | 1 | 70 | 70 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Reight | 1 | 6 | 2 | 32 | |||||
| Ray Peterson | 1 | 15 | 1 | 23 | |||||
| Ben McComb | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Dave Rider | 1 | 12 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 304 | 115 | 44 | 36 | 70 | 569 |
| Bill Burgess | 65 | 31 | 24 | 120 | ||
| Tom O'Connell | 77 | 77 | ||||
| Paul Cancro | 62 | 12 | 74 | |||
| James Dean | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Elmo DiNitto | -6 | 70 | 64 | |||
| Jim Courville | 24 | 24 | 48 | |||
| Eugene Prebola | 40 | 40 | ||||
| Phillip Kearney | 23 | 23 | ||||
| John Iozza | 9 | 13 | 22 | |||
| James Kenney | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Pat McCue | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Paul Dean | 8 | 8 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 166 | 311 | 67 | 27 | 0 | 571 |
| Terry Fairbanks | 138 | 138 | ||||
| Ray Peterson | 35 | 50 | 23 | 15 | 123 | |
| Mel Reight | 6 | 72 | 32 | 6 | 116 | |
| Dick Longfellow | 53 | 53 | ||||
| Dave Rider | 24 | 6 | 12 | 42 | ||
| John Marra | 8 | 26 | 34 | |||
| Bob Benke | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Ben McComb | 8 | 6 | 14 | |||
| Danny Williams | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Bruce McClung | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Bill McClure | 9 | 9 |
| West Virginia | Boston University | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 25 | 21 |
| Rushing | 12 | 14 |
| Passing | 12 | 6 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 166 | 294 |
| Rushing Attempts | 44 | 54 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.8 | 5.4 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 3 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 172 | 332 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 6 | 38 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 311 | 115 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 21-33-7 | 7-18-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 9.4 | 6.4 |
| Average Per Completion | 14.8 | 16.4 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 477 | 409 |
| Total Offense Plays | 77 | 72 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 6-3 | 1-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-22 | 11-85 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 4-96 | 3-92 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 24.0 | 30.7 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-27-0 | 2-36-0 |
| Average Per Return | 9.0 | 18.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-67-0 | 3-44-0 |
| Average Per Return | 16.8 | 14.7 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-70-1 |
| 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 | - | - |
Boston University
| # | 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 | 70 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Elmo DiNitto | 1 | 70 |
| # | 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 - Bob Benke 1 yd rush TD (Pass by Dave Rider Good) | 0-8 | |
| 2 | BU - Tom O'Connell 10 yd rush TD | 6-8 | |
| 2 | BU - Phillip Kearney 23 yd TD pass from Elmo DiNitto (Pass by James Kenney Good) | 14-8 | |
| 2 | BU - Dick Desmarais 1 yd rush TD | 20-8 | |
| 2 | BU - James Kenney 22 yd FG | 23-8 | |
| 3 | BU - Tom O'Connell 8 yd rush TD | 29-8 | |
| 4 | WVU - Dick Longfellow 1 yd rush TD (Pass by Mel Reight Good) | 29-16 | |
| 4 | WVU - Ray Peterson 7 yd TD pass from Dick Longfellow (Pass by Ben McComb ) | 29-24 | |
| 4 | BU - Elmo DiNitto 70 yd interception return TD (Kick by James Kenney Good) | 36-24 | |
| 4 | WVU - Terry Fairbanks 80 yd TD pass from Dick Longfellow | 36-30 |
Attendance: 18,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University | 0 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 36 |
| West Virginia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 30 |
Officials: J.C. Hambright (Back Judge), Reid Staton (Field Judge), J.J. Ailinger (Head Linesman), Gerald Hogan (Referee), J.L. Blanks (Umpire)
Boston University
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | James Kenney |
| LT | Bob Minihane |
| LG | Thomas Caito |
| C | Chuck Wanosky |
| RG | Hal McAvoy |
| RE | Phillip Kearney |
| RT | Paul Manganaro |
| QB | Jim Girouard |
| FB | James Dean |
| RH | Paul Cancro |
| LH | John Iozza |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Bruce McClung |
| LT | Bill Trozzo |
| LG | Bill Lopasky |
| C | Chuck Billak |
| RE | Terry Fairbanks |
| RG | J.D. Miller |
| RT | Dick Guesman |
| QB | Dick Longfellow |
| FB | Bob Benke |
| RH | Dave Rider |
| LH | Ray Peterson |
Dick Desmarais, Elmo DiNitto, Tom O'Connell, Paul Dean, Bill Burgess, Dave McDermott, Joseph McMann, Paul Rowles, Jim DiBona, Frank Defeudis, Pat McCue, Glenn Stefano, Bob Marques, Steve McGowan, Leonard Pare, Eugene Prebola, Jim Courville
15-Danny Williams, 34-Noel Whipkey, 41-John Marra, 42-Mel Reight, 44-Bill McClure, 51-Joe Wirth, 61-Glenn Bowman, 62-Carl Dannenberg, 70-Bill Dumbauld, 74-Blaine Staats, 79-Ed Sommer, 81-Ben McComb, 83-John Bowles, 86-Tony Tallarico, 88-Phil Messinger