George Washington vs West Virginia
October 2, 1959 at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
George Washington
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 25 | 54 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Tom Haly | 8 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 2.8 | |
| John Wilt | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Louis DeSimone | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | |
| John Caracciolo | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Duane Whetstone | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Charlie Packan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Joe Ozefovich | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | -3.0 | |
| Ed Hino | 5 | 0 | 37 | -37 | 0 | -7.4 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 55 | 207 | 15 | 192 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| John Marra | 11 | 63 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 5.7 | |
| Danny Williams | 5 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Tom Huston | 11 | 24 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Carmen Pomponio | 5 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 4.2 | |
| Jim Bargeloh | 3 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.3 | |
| Ray Peterson | 10 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 1.4 | |
| Dave Rider | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 | |
| Curt Harmon | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | |
| Bob Lively | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Bob Benke | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| John Keller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Dick Herrig | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14 | 29 | 1 | 146 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Hino | 12 | 21 | 0 | 132 | 1 | ||
| Charlie Packan | 2 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Tom Haly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 16 | 2 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carmen Pomponio | 4 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Danny Williams | 3 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14 | 146 | 1 | 0 | 10.4 |
| Bill Smythe | 4 | 84 | 0 | 21.0 | |
| Andy Guida | 3 | 28 | 0 | 9.3 | |
| Alex Sokaris | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17.0 | |
| Louis DeSimone | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Tom Haly | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | |
| John Wilt | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Charlie Packan | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Duane Whetstone | 1 | -8 | 0 | -8.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 13.4 |
| John Marra | 3 | 39 | 0 | 13.0 | |
| Dave Hess | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26.0 | |
| Bob Timmerman | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | |
| Ben McComb | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Ray Peterson | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 295 | 36.9 | 0 |
| Bill Smythe | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | |
| Charlie Packan | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | |
| Tom Haly | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 0 |
| John Keller | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | |
| John Marra | 1 | 31 | 31.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 0 |
| Charlie Packan | 1 | 20 | |||||||
| John Caracciolo | 1 | 31 | 1 | 18 | |||||
| Duane Whetstone | 1 | 23 | |||||||
| Louis DeSimone | 1 | 25 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 78 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| John Marra | 3 | 79 | |||||||
| Ray Peterson | 2 | -1 | 1 | 28 | |||||
| Dick Herrig | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Dave Rider | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Jim Bargeloh | 1 | 24 | |||||||
| Elmer "Pete" Tolley | 1 | 5 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 46 | 146 | 74 | 0 | 43 | 309 |
| Bill Smythe | 84 | 84 | ||||
| John Caracciolo | 4 | 31 | 18 | 53 | ||
| Louis DeSimone | 7 | 10 | 25 | 42 | ||
| Andy Guida | 28 | 28 | ||||
| Tom Haly | 22 | 6 | 28 | |||
| Charlie Packan | 2 | 4 | 20 | 26 | ||
| Duane Whetstone | 3 | -8 | 23 | 18 | ||
| Alex Sokaris | 17 | 17 | ||||
| John Wilt | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 193 | 94 | 52 | 78 | 5 | 422 |
| John Marra | 63 | 39 | 79 | 181 | ||
| Ray Peterson | 14 | 7 | 28 | -1 | 48 | |
| Jim Bargeloh | 16 | 24 | 40 | |||
| Danny Williams | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Dave Hess | 26 | 26 | ||||
| Tom Huston | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Carmen Pomponio | 21 | 21 | ||||
| Bob Timmerman | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Dave Rider | 11 | 0 | 11 | |||
| Ben McComb | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Curt Harmon | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Bob Lively | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Elmer "Pete" Tolley | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Bob Benke | 4 | 4 |
| George Washington | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 9 | 15 |
| Rushing | 2 | 12 |
| Passing | 7 | 3 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 3 | 192 |
| Rushing Attempts | 25 | 55 |
| Average Per Rush | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 54 | 207 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 51 | 15 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 146 | 94 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 14-29-1 | 7-16-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.0 | 5.9 |
| Average Per Completion | 10.4 | 13.4 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 149 | 286 |
| Total Offense Plays | 54 | 71 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 2.8 | 4.0 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-0 | 4-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 4-30 | 4-30 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-295 | 3-117 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 36.9 | 39.0 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 7-78-0 |
| Average Per Return | 0.0 | 11.1 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-74-0 | 2-52-0 |
| Average Per Return | 24.7 | 26.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 2-43-0 | 1-5-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
George Washington
| # | 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 | 43 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Louis DeSimone | 1 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| John Caracciolo | 1 | 18 |
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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 67 | Elmer "Pete" Tolley | 1 | 5 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WVU - Carmen Pomponio 6 yd rush TD (Kick by John Thackston Good) | 7-0 | |
| 2 | WVU - John Thackston 24 yd FG | 10-0 | |
| 4 | GWU - Tom Haly 6 yd TD pass from Ed Hino (Pass by Tom Haly Good) | 10-8 |
Attendance: 10,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| George Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Officials: J.C. Hambright (Field Judge), N.F. Lord (Head Linesman), J.D. Vest (Referee), Robert Littrell (Umpire)
George Washington
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Nick Anzelmi |
| LT | Pete Wasilewski |
| LG | Henry Busky |
| C | Ron DeMelfi |
| RG | Bob Barbiere |
| RE | Bill Smythe |
| RT | Gene Pasati |
| QB | Ed Hino |
| FB | Duane Whetstone |
| RH | Tom Haly |
| LH | Jerry Power |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Ben McComb |
| LT | Carl Dannenberg |
| LG | Bill Lopasky |
| C | Joe Wirth |
| RE | Ray Borlie |
| RG | Elmer "Pete" Tolley |
| RT | Glenn Bowman |
| QB | Carmen Pomponio |
| FB | Bob Benke |
| RH | John Marra |
| LH | Ray Peterson |
Charlie Packan, Andy Guida, Joe Ozefovich, Peter Sommer, Ellis Wisler, John Wilt, Ron Reeves, Bill Fearer, John Caracciolo, Louis DeSimone, Alex Sokaris, Steve Bartnicki, Jim Tricolli, Charlie Hornfeck, Dwayne Harkleroad
15-Danny Williams, 22-Dave Rider, 23-Jim Bargeloh, 25-Dick Herrig, 26-John Keller, 32-Tom Huston, 34-Curt Harmon, 36-Bob Lively, 45-John Thackston, 53-Charles Lanasa, 63-Paul Gatto, 64-Fred Adkins, 68-Jerry Keeney, 70-Bill Dumbauld, 73-Bill Winter, 77-Bob Fletcher, 79-Charles Martin, 88-Bob Timmerman, 89-Dave Hess