Virginia Tech vs West Virginia
October 25, 1958 at Richmond City Stadium, Richmond, VA
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 39 | 142 | 45 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Pat Henry | 9 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 5.2 | |
| Johnny Watkins | 5 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3.2 | |
| Dick Ringer | 7 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1.9 | |
| Billy Holsclaw | 14 | 53 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Dave Mitchell | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Dickie Snead | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Alger Pugh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Sam Shaffer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 50 | 175 | 26 | 149 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Ray Peterson | 9 | 41 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 4.2 | |
| Mel Reight | 7 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 4.6 | |
| Noel Whipkey | 7 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3.3 | |
| Bill McClure | 7 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2.3 | |
| Danny Williams | 6 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Dave Rider | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3.7 | |
| Bob Benke | 5 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Dick Longfellow | 6 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 13 | 21 | 1 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Holsclaw | 13 | 21 | 1 | 152 | 1 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 18 | 0 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Longfellow | 9 | 17 | 0 | 123 | 1 | ||
| Danny Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 13 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 11.7 |
| Carroll Dale | 5 | 76 | 0 | 15.2 | |
| Pat Henry | 3 | 28 | 0 | 9.3 | |
| Allen Whittier | 1 | 16 | 1 | 16.0 | |
| Johnny Watkins | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | |
| Dickie Snead | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | |
| Dick Ringer | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Alger Pugh | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 13.7 |
| Terry Fairbanks | 2 | 38 | 0 | 19.0 | |
| Mel Reight | 2 | 33 | 1 | 16.5 | |
| Dave Rider | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22.0 | |
| Noel Whipkey | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 | |
| Tony Tallarico | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| Ray Peterson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 137 | 27.4 | 0 |
| Carroll Dale | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | |
| Ken Byrd | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | 0 |
| Danny Williams | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | |
| Dick Longfellow | 1 | 35 | 35.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 126 | 74 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Ringer | 2 | 32 | 1 | 25 | |||||
| Pat Henry | 1 | 74 | 74 | 1 | 20 | ||||
| Dickie Snead | 1 | 20 | |||||||
| Alger Pugh | 2 | 55 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Dave Rider | 2 | 18 | |||||||
| Ray Peterson | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| Bill McClure | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| Danny Williams | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | |||||
| Noel Whipkey | 1 | 15 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 97 | 152 | 100 | 126 | 0 | 475 |
| Pat Henry | 47 | 28 | 20 | 74 | 169 | |
| Carroll Dale | 76 | 76 | ||||
| Dick Ringer | 13 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 76 | |
| Alger Pugh | 1 | -1 | 55 | 55 | ||
| Dickie Snead | 3 | 12 | 20 | 35 | ||
| Johnny Watkins | 16 | 15 | 31 | |||
| Allen Whittier | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Billy Holsclaw | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Dave Mitchell | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Sam Shaffer | 1 | 1 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 149 | 123 | 44 | 32 | 20 | 368 |
| Mel Reight | 32 | 33 | 65 | |||
| Noel Whipkey | 23 | 19 | 15 | 57 | ||
| Ray Peterson | 38 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 55 | |
| Danny Williams | 12 | 20 | 20 | 52 | ||
| Dave Rider | 11 | 22 | 18 | 51 | ||
| Terry Fairbanks | 38 | 38 | ||||
| Bill McClure | 16 | 7 | 23 | |||
| Bob Benke | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Tony Tallarico | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Dick Longfellow | 7 | 7 |
| Virginia Tech | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 15 | 15 |
| Rushing | 6 | 9 |
| Passing | 8 | 6 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 97 | 149 |
| Rushing Attempts | 39 | 50 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 142 | 175 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 45 | 26 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 152 | 123 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 13-21-1 | 9-18-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Average Per Completion | 11.7 | 13.7 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 249 | 272 |
| Total Offense Plays | 60 | 68 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 7-3 | 3-3 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-25 | 7-65 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-137 | 7-264 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 27.4 | 37.7 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-126-1 | 4-32-0 |
| Average Per Return | 31.5 | 8.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-100-0 | 3-44-0 |
| Average Per Return | 25.0 | 14.7 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-20-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
| # | 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. | |||||||||||||||
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 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | Danny Williams | 1 | 20 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VT - Allen Whittier 16 yd TD pass from Billy Holsclaw (Pass by Carroll Dale Good) | 0-8 | |
| 2 | WVU - Dave Rider 4 yd rush TD (Pass by Noel Whipkey Good) | 8-8 | |
| 2 | VT - Billy Holsclaw 14 yd rush TD | 8-14 | |
| 2 | VT - Pat Henry 74 yd punt return TD | 8-20 | |
| 2 | WVU - Mel Reight 10 yd TD pass from Dick Longfellow | 14-20 | |
| 3 | WVU - Mel Reight 6 yd rush TD (Kick by Dick Guesman Good) | 21-20 |
Attendance: 22,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Officials: G.K. Husser (Back Judge), Reid Staton (Field Judge), J.W. Jelks (Head Linesman), Paul Vennari (Referee), A.R. Plaster (Umpire)
Virginia Tech
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Carroll Dale |
| LT | Don Oakes |
| LG | Mike Zeno |
| C | Nick Mihalas |
| RE | Allen Whittier |
| RG | Duncan Holsclaw |
| RT | Jim Burks |
| QB | Billy Holsclaw |
| FB | Sam Shaffer |
| RH | Pat Henry |
| LH | Dickie Snead |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Bruce McClung |
| LT | Carl Dannenberg |
| LG | Bill Lopasky |
| C | Joe Wirth |
| RG | J.D. Miller |
| RE | Terry Fairbanks |
| RT | Dick Guesman |
| QB | Dick Longfellow |
| FB | Noel Whipkey |
| RH | Dave Rider |
| LH | Ray Peterson |
Clyde Barnette, Johnny Watkins, Joe Moss, Dick Ringer, Chuck Stephens, Bloice Davison, Bernie Vishneski, Ken Byrd, Ed Bartrug, Alger Pugh, Ed Brinkley, Tommy O'Brien, Bill Story, Bill McGinnis, Bobby Cranwell, Dave Mitchell
12-Chuck Simpson, 15-Danny Williams, 35-Bob Benke, 36-Elmer "Pete" Tolley, 42-Mel Reight, 44-Bill McClure, 61-Glenn Bowman, 69-Charles Lanasa, 73-Bill Trozzo, 74-Blaine Staats, 79-Ed Sommer, 81-Ben McComb, 83-John Bowles, 86-Tony Tallarico, 88-Phil Messinger