West Virginia vs William & Mary
November 15, 1958 at Cary Field, Williamsburg, VA

West Virginia
William & Mary
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals4630613293306.4
Bob Lively4570570 14.3
Danny Williams6584541 9.0
Dick Longfellow7490490 7.0
Carmen Pomponio1230230 23.0
Dave Rider4231220 5.5
Ray Peterson4210210 5.3
John Marra3210210 7.0
Noel Whipkey2130130 6.5
Mel Reight3120121 4.0
Bob Benke39090 3.0
Bill McClure411380 2.0
Glen Shamblin26330 1.5
Harry Criss33211 0.3
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals398092-1200-0.3
Jon Stephenson38260 2.0
David Way26060 3.0
Bob Nicholson14040 4.0
Mike Chunta13030 3.0
Dickie Snyder13030 3.0
Dave Edmunds66420 0.3
Bob Harris101-10 -1.0
Roger Hale5810-20 -0.4
Calvin Cox358-30 -1.0
Bob Stoy133746-90 -0.7
Tom Secules3021-210 -7.0
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals14272183300
Dick Longfellow9161841  
Danny Williams350611  
Carmen Pomponio231381  
Chuck Simpson03000  
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals16303189100
Tom Secules7131751  
Bob Stoy5122630  
Calvin Cox440510  
Dave Edmunds01000  
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals141833013.1
Mel Reight5621 12.4
Tony Tallarico2410 20.5
Ben McComb3261 8.7
Phil Messinger2201 10.0
Terry Fairbanks1190 19.0
Ray Peterson1150 15.0
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals161891011.8
Dave Edmunds3490 16.3
Dan Plummer4421 10.5
Roger Hale2250 12.5
Gerald File2240 12.0
Mike Chunta1130 13.0
John Farrell1120 12.0
Bob Harris1120 12.0
Ed Brusko1100 10.0
Jon Stephenson120 2.0
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals28844.050
Danny Williams15050.050
Dick Longfellow13838.038
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals618330.50
Dave Edmunds310735.7 
Gordon Johnston27638.0 
TEAM100.0 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals3897924302210
Terry Fairbanks11010      
John Marra17979      
Ray Peterson10       
Noel Whipkey   118    
Bill McClure   125    
Charles Lanasa      12 
Carmen Pomponio      119 
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals2490915302400
Dave Edmunds249 131    
Roger Hale   480    
Mike Chunta   116    
Dan Plummer   15    
John Farrell   15    
Jon Stephenson   116 132 
Bob Nicholson      18 
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals293183438921629
John Marra21  79 100
Mel Reight1262   74
Bob Lively57    57
Danny Williams54    54
Dick Longfellow49    49
Carmen Pomponio23   1942
Tony Tallarico 41   41
Ray Peterson2115 0 36
Bill McClure8 25  33
Noel Whipkey13 18  31
Terry Fairbanks 19 10 29
Ben McComb 26   26
Dave Rider22    22
Phil Messinger 20   20
Bob Benke9    9
Glen Shamblin3    3
Charles Lanasa    22
Harry Criss1    1
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals211891534940452
Dave Edmunds2493149 131
Roger Hale-22580  103
Jon Stephenson6216 3256
Dan Plummer 425  47
Mike Chunta31316  32
Gerald File 24   24
John Farrell 125  17
Bob Nicholson4   812
Bob Harris-112   11
Ed Brusko 10   10
David Way6    6
Dickie Snyder3    3
 William & MaryWest Virginia
First Downs1525
 Rushing318
 Passing117
 Penalty10
NET YARDS RUSHING-12293
 Rushing Attempts3946
 Average Per Rush-0.36.4
 Rushing Touchdowns03
 Yards Gained Rushing80306
 Yards Lost Rushing9213
NET YARDS PASSING189183
 Completions-Attempts-Int16-30-314-27-2
 Average Per Attempt6.36.8
 Average Per Completion11.813.1
 Passing Touchdowns13
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS219476
 Total Offense Plays6973
 Average Gain Per Play3.26.5
Fumbles: Number-Lost1-10-0
Penalties: Number-Yards4-403-25
PUNTS-YARDS6-1832-88
 Average Yards Per Punt30.544.0
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD2-49-03-89-2
 Average Per Return24.529.7
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD9-153-02-43-0
 Average Per Return17.021.5
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD2-40-03-49-0
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--
West Virginia
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 000022100
69Charles Lanasa          12  
10Carmen Pomponio          119  
William & Mary
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 000024000
 Jon Stephenson          132  
 Bob Nicholson          18  
Scoring Summary
QtrTimeScoring PlayScore
1 WVU - Bruce McClung 11 yd TD pass from Dick Longfellow (Kick by Dick Guesman Good)7-0
1 WVU - Mel Reight 5 yd TD pass from Danny Williams (Pass by Mel Reight Good)15-0
2 WVU - Danny Williams 9 yd rush TD21-0
2 WVU - Harry Criss 1 yd rush TD (Rush by Noel Whipkey )29-0
2 W&M - Dan Plummer 3 yd TD pass from Tom Secules29-6
2 WVU - Terry Fairbanks 10 yd punt return TD35-6
3 WVU - Mel Reight 1 yd rush TD41-6
3 WVU - John Marra 79 yd punt return TD (Kick by Elmer "Pete" Tolley Good)48-6
4 WVU - Phil Messinger 10 yd TD pass from Carmen Pomponio (Pass by Harry Criss )56-6
Attendance: 6,000
Score By Quarter
Team1234Total
West Virginia152013856
William & Mary06006
Officials: G.K. Husser (Back Judge), J.C. Hambright (Field Judge), G.T. Watson (Head Linesman), W.H. Averette (Referee), C.A. Powell (Umpire)
West Virginia
PosOffense
LEBruce McClung
LTCarl Dannenberg
LGBill Lopasky
CJoe Wirth
RETerry Fairbanks
RGGlenn Bowman
RTDick Guesman
QBDick Longfellow
FBNoel Whipkey
LHRay Peterson
RHMel Reight
William & Mary
PosOffense
LEDan Plummer
LTMike Lashley
LGDave Gatti
CGray Lynn
RGWayne Woolwine
REEd Brusko
RTElliot Schaubach
QBTom Secules
FBLauren Kardatzke
RHMike Chunta
LHDave Edmunds
10-Carmen Pomponio, 12-Chuck Simpson, 14-Bob Connolly, 15-Danny Williams, 22-Dave Rider, 32-Glen Shamblin, 33-Harry Criss, 35-Bob Benke, 36-Elmer "Pete" Tolley, 41-John Marra, 44-Bill McClure, 53-Bob Lively, 54-Charles Bonar, 60-Bill Ford, 68-Jerry Keeney, 69-Charles Lanasa, 70-Bill Dumbauld, 73-Bill Trozzo, 74-Blaine Staats, 75-Jim Hillen, 76-Larry Foltz, 79-Ed Sommer, 81-Ben McComb, 83-John Bowles, 86-Tony Tallarico, 88-Phil Messinger
Dick Rinker, Wayne Barber, Ken Mink, John Farrell, Gerald File, Bob Stoy, Calvin Cox, Roger Hale, Bob Harris, Jon Stephenson, David Way, Loye Bechtold, Stan Pokrywka, Al Crow, Dickie Snyder, Dick Hover, Joe Poist, Howard Tomlinson, John Dukes, Calvin Whealton, Gordon Johnston, Tommy Martin, Carl Archer, Bob Nicholson