Pitt vs West Virginia
October 11, 1924 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, PA
Pitt
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 61 | 232 | 29 | 203 | 2 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Joseph Schmidt | 16 | 93 | 0 | 93 | 1 | 5.8 | |
| Illie Harris | 21 | 66 | 9 | 57 | 1 | 2.7 | |
| Jack Harding | 15 | 48 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 3.1 | |
| Marshall Johnson | 2 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| Andrew Gustafson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| J.W. Evans | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | |
| W.D. Asbaugh | 1 | 0 | 13 | -13 | 0 | -13.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 38 | 88 | 16 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Nick Nardacci | 11 | 36 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 3.0 | |
| Gus Ekberg | 13 | 29 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 2.2 | |
| Francis Farley | 4 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Woody Bruder | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.8 | |
| Clarence Murrin | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Aaron Oliker | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | -6.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 10 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Harding | 2 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| W.D. Asbaugh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Joseph Schmidt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Illie Harris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alfred Amman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 19 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francis Farley | 4 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Julian Murrin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Gus Ekberg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Nick Nardacci | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Edward T. Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 |
| John Kifer | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18.0 | |
| Jack Harding | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 | |
| Uhlhardt Hangartner | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 |
| Nick Nardacci | 2 | 41 | 0 | 20.5 | |
| Fred Graham | 2 | 20 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| Francis Farley | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Aaron Oliker | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Woody Bruder | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 307 | 34.1 | 0 |
| Marshall Johnson | 7 | 224 | 32.0 | |
| Robert Irwin | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | |
| W.D. Asbaugh | 1 | 39 | 39.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 273 | 34.1 | 0 |
| Aaron Oliker | 8 | 273 | 34.1 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 0 |
| Jack Harding | 5 | 32 | 1 | 27 | |||||
| Joseph Schmidt | 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Andrew Gustafson | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| Uhlhardt Hangartner | 1 | 57 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Nick Nardacci | 4 | 39 | |||||||
| Francis Farley | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Edward T. Morrison | 1 | 16 | |||||||
| Philip Hill | 1 | 4 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 216 | 41 | 50 | 32 | 67 | 406 |
| Jack Harding | 46 | 15 | 27 | 32 | 120 | |
| Joseph Schmidt | 93 | 23 | 0 | 116 | ||
| Uhlhardt Hangartner | 8 | 57 | 65 | |||
| Illie Harris | 57 | 57 | ||||
| John Kifer | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Marshall Johnson | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Andrew Gustafson | 4 | 10 | 14 | |||
| J.W. Evans | 2 | 2 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 72 | 74 | 0 | 47 | 20 | 213 |
| Nick Nardacci | 33 | 41 | 39 | 113 | ||
| Gus Ekberg | 28 | 28 | ||||
| Francis Farley | 12 | 6 | 8 | 26 | ||
| Fred Graham | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Edward T. Morrison | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Woody Bruder | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Philip Hill | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Aaron Oliker | -6 | 6 | 0 |
| Pitt | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 12 | 10 |
| Rushing | 10 | 4 |
| Passing | 1 | 3 |
| Penalty | 1 | 3 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 197 | 73 |
| Rushing Attempts | 61 | 38 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.2 | 1.9 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 232 | 88 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 35 | 15 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 41 | 74 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 4-10-2 | 7-19-4 |
| Average Per Attempt | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| Average Per Completion | 10.3 | 10.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 238 | 147 |
| Total Offense Plays | 71 | 57 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.4 | 2.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-1 | 4-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-40 | 7-55 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 9-307 | 8-273 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 34.1 | 34.1 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 5-32-0 | 5-47-0 |
| Average Per Return | 6.4 | 9.4 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-50-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Average Per Return | 25.0 | 0.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 4-67-0 | 2-20-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
Pitt
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Andrew Gustafson | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Joseph Schmidt | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Uhlhardt Hangartner | 1 | 57 |
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 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | Edward T. Morrison | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Philip Hill | 1 | 4 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Pitt - Illie Harris 26 yd rush TD (Kick by Milo Gwosden Good) | 0-7 | |
| 4 | Pitt - Joseph Schmidt 11 yd rush TD (Kick by Milo Gwosden Good) | 0-14 | |
| 4 | WVU - Nick Nardacci 10 yd rush TD (Kick by Nick Nardacci Good) | 7-14 |
Attendance: 28,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Pitt | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Officials: E.D. Thorp (Field Judge), C.J. McCarty (Head Linesman), W.G. Crowell (Referee), F.W. Murphy (Umpire)
Pitt
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | B.V. McMillin |
| LT | Z.A. Wissinger |
| LG | Uhlhardt Hangartner |
| C | Marshall Johnson |
| RG | Noble Frank |
| RE | John Kifer |
| RT | Thomas Murdock |
| QB | W.D. Asbaugh |
| FB | Illie Harris |
| LH | Jack Harding |
| RH | Joseph Schmidt |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Fred Graham |
| LT | Carl Louis Davis |
| LG | Dixon Pinkney |
| C | Philip Hill |
| RG | Walter "Red" Mahan |
| RE | Aaron Oliker |
| RT | Charles Dilcher |
| QB | Edward T. Morrison |
| FB | Gus Ekberg |
| RH | Woody Bruder |
| LH | Nick Nardacci |
Milo Gwosden, Wendell Steele, Robert Irwin, Andrew Gustafson, Ralph Chase, H.P. Akins, Carl Sauer, Frank Benedict, Alfred Amman, J.W. Evans
1-Francis Farley, 3-Carson Lewis, 6-Clarence Murrin, 8-Phil Pfleger, 11-Ross McHenry, 18-Julian Murrin, 19-Beryl Straight, 37-Ed Patrick
