#6 USC vs West Virginia
November 7, 1959 at L.A. Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
USC
West Virginia
Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 50 | 319 | 14 | 305 | 4 | 0 | 6.1 |
Bob Levingston | 8 | 110 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 13.8 | |
Jerry Traynham | 13 | 60 | 6 | 54 | 1 | 4.2 | |
Lynn Gaskill | 4 | 39 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 | |
Clark Holden | 10 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 3.6 | |
Jim Conroy | 6 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5.7 | |
Ben Charles | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18.0 | |
Warren Stephenson | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6.0 | |
Al Prukop | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | |
Alan Shields | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | |
Angelo Coia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | |
Willie Wood | 1 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 | -7.0 |
Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 50 | 141 | 56 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
Tom Huston | 12 | 42 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 3.4 | |
Bob Benke | 8 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3.4 | |
Ray Peterson | 10 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 2.3 | |
Dave Rider | 8 | 25 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 2.9 | |
Dick Herrig | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | |
Danny Williams | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
Roger Holdinsky | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
Jim Bargeloh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Dale Evans | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | -6.0 | |
John Keller | 1 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0 | -12.0 | |
TEAM | 1 | 0 | 19 | -19 | 0 | -19.0 |
Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 6 | 14 | 2 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Charles | 3 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
Willie Wood | 2 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 0 | ||
Denny Schmidt | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Al Prukop | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 1 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ray Peterson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Danny Williams | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Carmen Pomponio | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Dale Evans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 6 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 15.5 |
Luther Hayes | 2 | 38 | 1 | 19.0 | |
Jerry Traynham | 2 | 31 | 0 | 15.5 | |
Jim Conroy | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17.0 | |
Lloyd Winston | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 |
Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
Dave Rider | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 |
Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 0 |
Clark Holden | 2 | 67 | 33.5 |
Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 9 | 297 | 33.0 | 0 |
Danny Williams | 8 | 261 | 32.6 | |
John Keller | 1 | 36 | 36.0 |
Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 3 | 109 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
Jerry Traynham | 1 | 9 | |||||||
Angelo Coia | 1 | 59 | |||||||
Jim Maples | 1 | 41 | |||||||
Bob Levingston | 1 | 22 | |||||||
Willie Wood | 2 | 19 |
Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 |
Dick Herrig | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||
Danny Williams | 2 | 37 | |||||||
Jim Bargeloh | 1 | 9 | |||||||
Curt Harmon | 1 | 11 | |||||||
John Keller | 1 | 18 | |||||||
Dave Rider | 2 | 33 |
All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 305 | 93 | 22 | 109 | 19 | 548 |
Bob Levingston | 110 | 22 | 132 | |||
Jerry Traynham | 54 | 31 | 9 | 94 | ||
Angelo Coia | 3 | 59 | 62 | |||
Jim Conroy | 34 | 17 | 51 | |||
Jim Maples | 41 | 41 | ||||
Lynn Gaskill | 38 | 38 | ||||
Luther Hayes | 38 | 38 | ||||
Clark Holden | 36 | 36 | ||||
Ben Charles | 18 | 18 | ||||
Willie Wood | -7 | 19 | 12 | |||
Warren Stephenson | 12 | 12 | ||||
Lloyd Winston | 7 | 7 | ||||
Al Prukop | 4 | 4 | ||||
Alan Shields | 3 | 3 |
All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 110 | 14 | 78 | 3 | 33 | 238 |
Dave Rider | 23 | 14 | 33 | 70 | ||
Tom Huston | 41 | 41 | ||||
Danny Williams | 2 | 37 | 39 | |||
Bob Benke | 27 | 27 | ||||
Ray Peterson | 23 | 23 | ||||
Curt Harmon | 11 | 11 | ||||
Dick Herrig | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | ||
Jim Bargeloh | 0 | 9 | 9 | |||
John Keller | -12 | 18 | 6 | |||
Roger Holdinsky | 1 | 1 |
USC | West Virginia | |
---|---|---|
First Downs | 19 | 8 |
Rushing | 16 | 8 |
Passing | 3 | 0 |
Penalty | 0 | 0 |
NET YARDS RUSHING | 305 | 85 |
Rushing Attempts | 51 | 50 |
Average Per Rush | 6.0 | 1.7 |
Rushing Touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
Yards Gained Rushing | 319 | 141 |
Yards Lost Rushing | 14 | 56 |
NET YARDS PASSING | 93 | 14 |
Completions-Attempts-Int | 6-14-2 | 1-10-2 |
Average Per Attempt | 6.6 | 1.4 |
Average Per Completion | 15.5 | 14.0 |
Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 398 | 99 |
Total Offense Plays | 65 | 60 |
Average Gain Per Play | 6.1 | 1.7 |
Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-3 | 2-0 |
Penalties: Number-Yards | 6-79 | 7-48 |
PUNTS-YARDS | 2-67 | 9-297 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 33.5 | 33.0 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-109-1 | 1-3-0 |
Average Per Return | 36.3 | 3.0 |
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-22-0 | 6-78-0 |
Average Per Return | 22.0 | 13.0 |
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 2-19-0 | 2-33-0 |
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 | - | - |
USC
# | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 22 | 77 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 0 | |||
Mike McKeever | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | |||||||||||
Al Bansavage | 2 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||
Marlin McKeever | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||
Roger Mietz | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Dave Morgan | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Ron Mix | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Garry Finnerman | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Bob Levingston | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Britt Williams | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
George Van Vliet | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Al Prukop | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
John Wilkins | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Glenn Wilder | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Luther Hayes | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Dan Ficca | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Angelo Coia | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
Willie Wood | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | |||||||||
Clark Holden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
Mike Bundra | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Marv Marinovich | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Jim Conroy | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Bob Edwards | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Ben Charles | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Jerry Mollett | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Carl Skvarna | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Gary Delaney | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Virginia
# | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 16 | 60 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 0 | |||
65 | Bill Lopasky | 1 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||
61 | Glenn Bowman | 2 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||
67 | Elmer "Pete" Tolley | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||
25 | Dick Herrig | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
62 | Carl Dannenberg | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
54 | Charles Bonar | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
51 | Joe Wirth | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
73 | Bill Winter | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
88 | Bob Timmerman | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
15 | Danny Williams | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
79 | Charles Martin | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
10 | Carmen Pomponio | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
89 | Dave Hess | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
84 | Bob Lavelle | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
35 | Bob Benke | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
55 | Vearl Haynes | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
36 | Bob Lively | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
34 | Curt Harmon | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
32 | Tom Huston | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
21 | Ray Peterson | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
77 | Bob Fletcher | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
82 | Ray Borlie | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
22 | Dave Rider | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
---|---|---|---|
2 | USC - Luther Hayes 28 yd TD pass from Ben Charles (Kick by Alan Shields Good) | 0-7 | |
3 | USC - Jerry Traynham 7 yd rush TD (Kick by Carl Skvarna Good) | 0-14 | |
4 | USC - Alan Shields 1 yd rush TD (Rush by Angelo Coia Good) | 0-22 | |
4 | USC - Angelo Coia 59 yd punt return TD | 0-28 | |
4 | USC - Warren Stephenson 5 yd rush TD (Rush by Warren Stephenson Good) | 0-36 |
Attendance: 34,000
Score By Quarter
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
USC | 0 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 36 |
Officials: J.L. Vigna (Back Judge), Harry Montgomery (Field Judge), T.A. Cross (Head Linesman), J.L. Tunney (Referee), Robert Littrell (Umpire)
Temperature: 88
USC
Pos | Offense |
---|---|
LE | George Van Vliet |
LT | Garry Finnerman |
LG | Mike McKeever |
C | Dave Morgan |
RE | Marlin McKeever |
RG | Al Bansavage |
RT | Ron Mix |
QB | Willie Wood |
FB | Clark Holden |
LH | Jerry Traynham |
RH | Bob Levingston |
West Virginia
Pos | Offense |
---|---|
LE | Bob Timmerman |
LT | Carl Dannenberg |
LG | Bill Lopasky |
C | Joe Wirth |
RG | Elmer "Pete" Tolley |
RE | Dave Hess |
RT | Glenn Bowman |
QB | Danny Williams |
FB | Bob Lively |
LH | Ray Peterson |
RH | Dave Rider |
Luther Hayes, Warren Stephenson, Angelo Coia, Alan Shields, Carl Skvarna, Ben Charles, Glenn Wilder, Dick Matern, Dave Washington, Al Prukop, Denny Schmidt, Lynn Gaskill, Jim Maples, Jim Conroy, Jerry Mollett, John Wilkins, Marv Marinovich, Gary Delaney, Ben Rosin, Dan Ficca, Mike Bundra, Roger Mietz, Ken Coones, Jack Treier, Bob Edwards, Britt Williams, Chuck Anderson, Lloyd Winston
10-Carmen Pomponio, 12-Dale Evans, 23-Jim Bargeloh, 24-Roger Holdinsky, 25-Dick Herrig, 26-John Keller, 32-Tom Huston, 34-Curt Harmon, 35-Bob Benke, 52-Ed Kensky, 54-Charles Bonar, 55-Vearl Haynes, 63-Paul Gatto, 64-Fred Adkins, 66-Dick Struck, 68-Jerry Keeney, 70-Bill Dumbauld, 73-Bill Winter, 77-Bob Fletcher, 79-Charles Martin, 82-Ray Borlie, 84-Bob Lavelle