Pitt vs West Virginia
October 18, 1958 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA

Pitt
West Virginia
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals481508565001.4
Curt Plowman3290290 9.7
Dick Haley124320230 1.9
Marty Baracca3190190 6.3
Fred Riddle8161150 1.9
Ed Sharockman2100100 5.0
Joseph Scisly8181080 1.0
John Flara410820 0.5
Mike Ditka108-80 -8.0
William Kaliden3319-160 -5.3
Ivan Toncic4219-170 -4.3
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals39864541101.1
Ray Peterson9212190 2.1
Bob Benke5170170 3.4
Mel Reight6162140 2.3
Danny Williams38261 2.0
Noel Whipkey35050 1.7
Bill McClure35230 1.0
Dave Rider24220 1.0
Dick Longfellow81035-250 -3.1
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals14233258200
Ivan Toncic101312092  
Dick Haley110260  
Ed Sharockman272200  
William Kaliden12030  
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals614290000
Danny Williams350550  
Chuck Simpson131200  
Dick Longfellow261150  
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals1425827118.4
John Flara17117171.0
Fred Riddle3490 16.3
Art Gob3460 15.3
Dick Haley2431 21.5
Joe Pullekines2250 12.5
Joseph Scisly1140 14.0
Jim Zanos170 7.0
Marty Baracca130 3.0
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals6890014.8
Ray Peterson3480 16.0
Bruce McClung1200 20.0
Terry Fairbanks1190 19.0
Mel Reight120 2.0
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals727639.40
Fred Riddle518236.4 
Mike Ditka29447.0 
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals1140336.60
Danny Williams931535.0 
Dick Longfellow28844.0 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals46102270240
William Kaliden226       
Dick Haley118 119    
John Flara117       
Joseph Scisly   18    
Ivan Toncic      24 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals537023303340
Ray Peterson322       
Mel Reight215    134 
Noel Whipkey   111    
Dick Longfellow   122    
John Bowles      10 
Bill Dumbauld      10 
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals7325827614423
Dick Haley23431918 103
John Flara271 17 90
Fred Riddle1549   64
Art Gob 46   46
Joseph Scisly8148  30
Curt Plowman29    29
Joe Pullekines 25   25
Marty Baracca193   22
William Kaliden-16  26 10
Ed Sharockman10    10
Jim Zanos 7   7
Ivan Toncic-17   4-13
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals4189333734234
Ray Peterson1948 22 89
Mel Reight142 153465
Bruce McClung 20   20
Terry Fairbanks 19   19
Bob Benke17    17
Noel Whipkey5 11  16
Danny Williams6    6
Bill McClure3    3
Dave Rider2    2
Dick Longfellow-25 22  -3
 PittWest Virginia
First Downs167
 Rushing53
 Passing103
 Penalty11
NET YARDS RUSHING6541
 Rushing Attempts4939
 Average Per Rush1.31.1
 Rushing Touchdowns01
 Yards Gained Rushing15086
 Yards Lost Rushing8545
NET YARDS PASSING25890
 Completions-Attempts-Int14-23-36-14-2
 Average Per Attempt11.26.4
 Average Per Completion18.415.0
 Passing Touchdowns20
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS323131
 Total Offense Plays7253
 Average Gain Per Play4.52.5
Fumbles: Number-Lost6-44-3
Penalties: Number-Yards7-706-38
PUNTS-YARDS7-27611-403
 Average Yards Per Punt39.436.6
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD4-61-05-37-0
 Average Per Return15.37.4
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD2-27-03-54-0
 Average Per Return13.518.0
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD2-4-03-34-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD0-0-00-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards  
Possession Time  
Third Down Conversions of of
Fourth Down Conversions of of
Red Zone Scores-Chances--
Sacks By: Number-Yards--
Pitt
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 00002400
 Ivan Toncic          24  
West Virginia
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 000033400
83John Bowles          10  
42Mel Reight          134  
70Bill Dumbauld          10  
Scoring Summary
QtrTimeScoring PlayScore
1 WVU - Danny Williams 2 yd rush TD (Pass by Dave Rider Good)8-0
2 Pitt - John Flara 71 yd TD pass from Ivan Toncic (Pass by Mike Ditka Good)8-8
3 Pitt - Dick Haley 8 yd TD pass from Ivan Toncic (Kick by Marty Baracca Good)8-15
3 Pitt - Dick Haley 8 yd TD pass from Ivan Toncic (Kick by Marty Baracca Good)8-15
3 Pitt - Dick Haley 8 yd TD pass from Ivan Toncic (Kick by Marty Baracca Good)8-15
Attendance: 42,000
Score By Quarter
Team1234Total
West Virginia80008
Pitt087015
Officials: Richard Phillips (Back Judge), Lem Harper (Field Judge), Dave Fawcett (Head Linesman), David H. Buchanan (Referee), Robert Littrell (Umpire)
Pitt
PosOffense
LEJim Zanos
LTKen Montanari
LGJohn Guzik
CDon Crafton
RGEd Michaels
REArt Gob
RTWilliam Lindner
QBIvan Toncic
FBFred Riddle
RHJoseph Scisly
LHDick Haley
West Virginia
PosOffense
LETony Tallarico
LTCarl Dannenberg
LGBill Lopasky
CJoe Wirth
RGJ.D. Miller
RETerry Fairbanks
QBDick Longfellow
FBBob Benke
RHDave Rider
LHRay Peterson
Curt Plowman, Marty Baracca, Henry Suffoletta, Robert Longfellow, Foge Fazio, Ed Sharockman, Chuck Reinhold, Richard Mills, Mike Ditka, Tony Delfine, James Cunningham, Joe Pullekines, William Kaliden, John Flara, Ernest Westwood, Bob Rathi, Leonard Vella, Mike Lucci
10-Carmen Pomponio, 12-Chuck Simpson, 15-Danny Williams, 34-Noel Whipkey, 36-Elmer "Pete" Tolley, 42-Mel Reight, 44-Bill McClure, 53-Bob Lively, 60-Bill Ford, 61-Glenn Bowman, 69-Charles Lanasa, 70-Bill Dumbauld, 73-Bill Trozzo, 77-Dick Guesman, 79-Ed Sommer, 81-Ben McComb, 83-John Bowles, 85-Bruce McClung