Virginia Tech vs West Virginia
October 25, 1958 at Richmond City Stadium, Richmond, VA

Virginia Tech
West Virginia
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals391424597102.5
Pat Henry9470470 5.2
Johnny Watkins5160160 3.2
Dick Ringer7152130 1.9
Billy Holsclaw145343101 0.7
Dave Mitchell16060 6.0
Dickie Snead13030 3.0
Alger Pugh11010 1.0
Sam Shaffer11010 1.0
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals5017526149203.0
Ray Peterson9413380 4.2
Mel Reight7320321 4.6
Noel Whipkey7230230 3.3
Bill McClure7182160 2.3
Danny Williams62311120 2.0
Dave Rider3110111 3.7
Bob Benke5100100 2.0
Dick Longfellow6171070 1.2
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals13211152100
Billy Holsclaw132111521  
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals9180123100
Dick Longfellow91701231  
Danny Williams01000  
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals131521011.7
Carroll Dale5760 15.2
Pat Henry3280 9.3
Allen Whittier1161 16.0
Johnny Watkins1150 15.0
Dickie Snead1120 12.0
Dick Ringer160 6.0
Alger Pugh1-10 -1.0
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals91231013.7
Terry Fairbanks2380 19.0
Mel Reight2331 16.5
Dave Rider1220 22.0
Noel Whipkey2190 9.5
Tony Tallarico1100 10.0
Ray Peterson110 1.0
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals513727.40
Carroll Dale39732.3 
Ken Byrd14040.0 
TEAM100.0 
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals726437.70
Danny Williams622938.2 
Dick Longfellow13535.0 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals41267441000000
Dick Ringer232 125    
Pat Henry17474120    
Dickie Snead120       
Alger Pugh   255    
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals432034401200
Dave Rider218       
Ray Peterson17 19    
Bill McClure17       
Danny Williams   120 120 
Noel Whipkey   115    
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals971521001260475
Pat Henry47282074 169
Carroll Dale 76   76
Dick Ringer1362532 76
Alger Pugh1-155  55
Dickie Snead312 20 35
Johnny Watkins1615   31
Allen Whittier 16   16
Billy Holsclaw10    10
Dave Mitchell6    6
Sam Shaffer1    1
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals149123443220368
Mel Reight3233   65
Noel Whipkey231915  57
Ray Peterson38197 55
Danny Williams12 20 2052
Dave Rider1122 18 51
Terry Fairbanks 38   38
Bill McClure16  7 23
Bob Benke10    10
Tony Tallarico 10   10
Dick Longfellow7    7
 Virginia TechWest Virginia
First Downs1515
 Rushing69
 Passing86
 Penalty10
NET YARDS RUSHING97149
 Rushing Attempts3950
 Average Per Rush2.53.0
 Rushing Touchdowns12
 Yards Gained Rushing142175
 Yards Lost Rushing4526
NET YARDS PASSING152123
 Completions-Attempts-Int13-21-19-18-0
 Average Per Attempt7.26.8
 Average Per Completion11.713.7
 Passing Touchdowns11
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS249272
 Total Offense Plays6068
 Average Gain Per Play4.24.0
Fumbles: Number-Lost7-33-3
Penalties: Number-Yards3-257-65
PUNTS-YARDS5-1377-264
 Average Yards Per Punt27.437.7
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD4-126-14-32-0
 Average Per Return31.58.0
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD4-100-03-44-0
 Average Per Return25.014.7
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD0-0-01-20-0
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--
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 00000000
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West Virginia
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 000012000
15Danny Williams          120  
Scoring Summary
QtrTimeScoring PlayScore
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 TD8-14
2 VT - Pat Henry 74 yd punt return TD8-20
2 WVU - Mel Reight 10 yd TD pass from Dick Longfellow14-20
3 WVU - Mel Reight 6 yd rush TD (Kick by Dick Guesman Good)21-20
Attendance: 22,000
Score By Quarter
Team1234Total
Virginia Tech8120020
West Virginia0147021
Officials: G.K. Husser (Back Judge), Reid Staton (Field Judge), J.W. Jelks (Head Linesman), Paul Vennari (Referee), A.R. Plaster (Umpire)
Virginia Tech
PosOffense
LECarroll Dale
LTDon Oakes
LGMike Zeno
CNick Mihalas
RGDuncan Holsclaw
REAllen Whittier
RTJim Burks
QBBilly Holsclaw
FBSam Shaffer
LHDickie Snead
RHPat Henry
West Virginia
PosOffense
LEBruce McClung
LTCarl Dannenberg
LGBill Lopasky
CJoe Wirth
RETerry Fairbanks
RGJ.D. Miller
RTDick Guesman
QBDick Longfellow
FBNoel Whipkey
LHRay Peterson
RHDave Rider
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