#7 Penn State vs West Virginia
October 31, 1959 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
Penn State
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 44 | 264 | 48 | 216 | 2 | 0 | 4.9 |
| Roger Kochman | 8 | 112 | 1 | 111 | 1 | 13.9 | |
| Ed Caye | 7 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 4.3 | |
| Anthony Wayne | 2 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 14.0 | |
| Galen Hall | 4 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.8 | |
| Sam Sobczak | 4 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.8 | |
| Dennis Schaeffer | 5 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2.4 | |
| Jim Kerr | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Dick Hoak | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 0 | -1.0 | |
| Rich Lucas | 7 | 14 | 30 | -16 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 50 | 165 | 8 | 157 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Ray Peterson | 15 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 3.7 | |
| Danny Williams | 11 | 35 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 3.1 | |
| John Marra | 5 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5.6 | |
| Roger Holdinsky | 4 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3.3 | |
| Bob Benke | 4 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| Tom Huston | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Dave Rider | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Jim Bargeloh | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| Dick Herrig | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Carmen Pomponio | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | -6.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 11 | 0 | 131 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Lucas | 2 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 0 | ||
| Galen Hall | 3 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 1 | ||
| Dick Hoak | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Williams | 1 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Carmen Pomponio | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Peterson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 131 | 1 | 0 | 26.2 |
| Henry Oppermann | 1 | 58 | 0 | 58.0 | |
| John Bozick | 1 | 39 | 1 | 39.0 | |
| Dennis Schaeffer | 2 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 | |
| Dick Hoak | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Ray Peterson | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 132 | 33.0 | 0 |
| Rich Lucas | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | |
| Bob Mitinger | 2 | 57 | 28.5 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 179 | 35.8 | 0 |
| Danny Williams | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | |
| Tom Huston | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 25 |
| Jim Kerr | 3 | 17 | 1 | 25 | 25 | ||||
| Ed Caye | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Anthony Wayne | 1 | 19 | |||||||
| Dick Hoak | 1 | 21 | |||||||
| Roger Kochman | 1 | 21 | |||||||
| Sam Sobczak | 1 | 12 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Peterson | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | |||||
| John Marra | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Ray Borlie | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| Danny Williams | 1 | 24 | |||||||
| Dick Herrig | 1 | 23 | |||||||
| Roger Holdinsky | 1 | 21 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 232 | 131 | 54 | 36 | 25 | 478 |
| Roger Kochman | 111 | 21 | 132 | |||
| Henry Oppermann | 58 | 58 | ||||
| Anthony Wayne | 28 | 19 | 47 | |||
| Jim Kerr | 2 | 17 | 25 | 44 | ||
| John Bozick | 39 | 39 | ||||
| Sam Sobczak | 27 | 12 | 39 | |||
| Dennis Schaeffer | 12 | 23 | 35 | |||
| Ed Caye | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Dick Hoak | -5 | 11 | 21 | 27 | ||
| Galen Hall | 27 | 27 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 163 | 7 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 268 |
| Ray Peterson | 55 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 82 | |
| Danny Williams | 34 | 24 | 58 | |||
| Roger Holdinsky | 13 | 21 | 34 | |||
| John Marra | 28 | 0 | 28 | |||
| Dick Herrig | 3 | 23 | 26 | |||
| Bob Benke | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Ray Borlie | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Tom Huston | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Dave Rider | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Jim Bargeloh | 5 | 5 |
| West Virginia | Penn State | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 11 | 15 |
| Rushing | 8 | 12 |
| Passing | 0 | 3 |
| Penalty | 3 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 157 | 216 |
| Rushing Attempts | 50 | 44 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.1 | 4.9 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 165 | 264 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 8 | 48 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 7 | 131 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 1-16-2 | 5-11-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 0.4 | 11.9 |
| Average Per Completion | 7.0 | 26.2 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 164 | 347 |
| Total Offense Plays | 66 | 55 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 2.5 | 6.3 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 3-3 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 1-3 | 5-59 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-179 | 4-132 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 35.8 | 33.0 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-3-0 | 5-36-0 |
| Average Per Return | 1.5 | 7.2 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 5-95-0 | 3-54-0 |
| Average Per Return | 19.0 | 18.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 2-25-1 |
| 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 | - | - |
Penn State
| # | 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 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ed Caye | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Kerr | 1 | 25 |
| # | 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. | |||||||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WVU - John Thackston 29 yd FG | 0-3 | |
| 1 | PSU - Jim Kerr 25 yd interception return TD | 6-3 | |
| 1 | PSU - Roger Kochman 52 yd rush TD (Kick by Sam Stellatella Good) | 13-3 | |
| 2 | PSU - John Bozick 39 yd TD pass from Galen Hall (Kick by Sam Stellatella Good) | 20-3 | |
| 3 | PSU - Ed Caye 3 yd rush TD (Pass by Ed Caye Good) | 28-3 | |
| 4 | WVU - Ray Peterson 2 yd rush TD (Kick by John Thackston Good) | 28-10 |
Attendance: 15,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State | 13 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 28 |
| West Virginia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Officials: G.K. Husser (Back Judge), Henry Hormel (Field Judge), N.F. Lord (Head Linesman), J.D. Rogers (Referee), Irwin Weiss (Umpire)
Penn State
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Henry Oppermann |
| LT | Andy Stynchula |
| LG | Earl Kohlhaas |
| C | Jay Huffman |
| RE | Norm Neff |
| RG | Bill Popp |
| RT | Tom Mulraney |
| QB | Rich Lucas |
| FB | Sam Sobczak |
| LH | Dick Hoak |
| RH | Jim Kerr |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Bob Timmerman |
| LT | Carl Dannenberg |
| LG | Bill Lopasky |
| C | Joe Wirth |
| RE | Dave Hess |
| RG | Elmer "Pete" Tolley |
| RT | Glenn Bowman |
| QB | Danny Williams |
| FB | Bob Lively |
| LH | Ray Peterson |
| RH | John Marra |
Galen Hall, Sam Stellatella, Roger Kochman, Bob Mitinger, Jim Graham, John Bozick, Stew Barber, Charlie Janerrette, Ed Caye, Anthony Wayne, Dennis Schaeffer, John Sava, Jack Urban, Bill Saul, Richard Wilson
10-Carmen Pomponio, 22-Dave Rider, 23-Jim Bargeloh, 24-Roger Holdinsky, 25-Dick Herrig, 26-John Keller, 32-Tom Huston, 35-Bob Benke, 45-John Thackston, 54-Charles Bonar, 55-Vearl Haynes, 64-Fred Adkins, 66-Dick Struck, 73-Bill Winter, 76-Larry Foltz, 77-Bob Fletcher, 79-Charles Martin, 82-Ray Borlie, 84-Bob Lavelle