Pitt vs West Virginia
October 14, 1961 1:30pm at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Pitt
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 44 | 150 | 46 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Fred Cox | 11 | 47 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Richard Leeson | 8 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 4.6 | |
| Ed Clark | 9 | 32 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 3.2 | |
| John Chisdak | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| Peter Billey | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.3 | |
| Sam Colella | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Paul Martha | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 0 | -0.7 | |
| Robert Roeder | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | -4.0 | |
| Jim Traficant | 6 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 1 | -1.8 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 58 | 231 | 35 | 196 | 1 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Fred Colvard | 11 | 52 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 4.2 | |
| Roger Holdinsky | 5 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 8.0 | |
| Tom Woodeshick | 8 | 36 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 4.3 | |
| Glenn Holton | 7 | 34 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 4.7 | |
| Steve Berzansky | 12 | 25 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1.9 | |
| Jim Moss | 7 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2.7 | |
| John Burnison | 3 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Don Myers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| Eli Kosanovich | 4 | 6 | 22 | -16 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 11 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Traficant | 4 | 10 | 1 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Sam Colella | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 12 | 0 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Colvard | 4 | 9 | 0 | 85 | 1 | ||
| Dale Evans | 2 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Fred Cox | 3 | 40 | 0 | 13.3 | |
| John Kuprok | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 18.3 |
| Roger Holdinsky | 3 | 55 | 1 | 18.3 | |
| Dick Struck | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37.0 | |
| Paul Gray | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | |
| Steve Berzansky | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 310 | 38.8 | 0 |
| Fred Cox | 8 | 310 | 38.8 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | 0 |
| Dieter Garrett | 4 | 131 | 32.8 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Martha | 1 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 26 | ||||
| Peter Billey | 1 | 11 | 11 | ||||||
| Fred Cox | 1 | 9 | |||||||
| Ed Clark | 1 | 18 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 107 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21 |
| Fred Colvard | 3 | 62 | |||||||
| Jim Moss | 2 | 45 | |||||||
| Tom Woodeshick | 2 | 44 | |||||||
| John Burnison | 1 | 21 | 21 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 119 | 44 | 53 | 27 | 0 | 243 |
| Fred Cox | 44 | 40 | 9 | 93 | ||
| Ed Clark | 29 | 18 | 47 | |||
| Paul Martha | -2 | 26 | 16 | 40 | ||
| Richard Leeson | 37 | 37 | ||||
| Peter Billey | 4 | 11 | 15 | |||
| John Chisdak | 5 | 5 | ||||
| John Kuprok | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Sam Colella | 2 | 2 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 212 | 110 | 44 | 107 | 21 | 494 |
| Fred Colvard | 46 | 62 | 108 | |||
| Roger Holdinsky | 40 | 55 | 95 | |||
| Tom Woodeshick | 34 | 44 | 78 | |||
| Jim Moss | 19 | 45 | 64 | |||
| Dick Struck | 37 | 37 | ||||
| John Burnison | 15 | 21 | 36 | |||
| Glenn Holton | 33 | 33 | ||||
| Steve Berzansky | 23 | 6 | 29 | |||
| Paul Gray | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Don Myers | 2 | 2 |
| Pitt | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 9 | 17 |
| Rushing | 7 | 11 |
| Passing | 2 | 5 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 104 | 196 |
| Rushing Attempts | 44 | 58 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 150 | 231 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 46 | 35 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 44 | 110 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 4-11-1 | 6-12-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 4.0 | 9.2 |
| Average Per Completion | 11.0 | 18.3 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 148 | 306 |
| Total Offense Plays | 55 | 70 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 2.7 | 4.4 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-0 | 4-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 2-20 | 5-56 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-310 | 4-131 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 38.8 | 32.8 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-27-0 | 6-111-0 |
| Average Per Return | 13.5 | 18.5 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 4-53-0 | 2-44-0 |
| Average Per Return | 13.3 | 22.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-21-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | ||
| Possession Time | ||
| Third Down Conversions | of | of |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | - | - |
| # | 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. | |||||||||||||||
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 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Burnison | 1 | 21 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WVU - Paul Gray 0 yd fumble return TD (Kick by Glenn Bennett Good) | 7-0 | |
| 2 | Pitt - Jim Traficant 1 yd rush TD | 7-6 | |
| 3 | WVU - Roger Holdinsky 30 yd TD pass from Fred Colvard | 13-6 | |
| 3 | WVU - Roger Holdinsky 31 yd rush TD (Kick by Glenn Bennett Good) | 20-6 |
Attendance: 28,450
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| Pitt | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Start Time: 1:30pm
Officials: M.B. Brandt (Back Judge), Stan Huffman (Field Judge), R.A. Wall (Head Linesman), R.W. Van Lengen (Referee), Robert Littrell (Umpire)
Pitt
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Steve Jastrzembski |
| LT | Gary Kaltenbach |
| LG | Tom Brown |
| C | Andy Kuzneski |
| RE | John Kuprok |
| RG | Larry Vignali |
| RT | Robert Guzik |
| QB | Paul Martha |
| FB | Richard Leeson |
| RH | Fred Cox |
| LH | Ed Clark |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Ken Herock |
| LT | Bill Winter |
| LG | Bob DeLorenzo |
| C | Pete Goimarac |
| RG | Keith Melenyzer |
| RE | Paul Gray |
| RT | Steve H. Edwards |
| QB | Fred Colvard |
| FB | Glenn Holton |
| RH | Tom Woodeshick |
| LH | Jim Moss |
John Yacinno, Robert Roeder, Elmer Merkovsky, Sam Colella, John Chisdak, John Ozimek, John Maczuzak, Bob Long, Glen Lehner, Al Grigaliunas, John Draksler, John Holzbach, Lou Slaby, Jim Traficant, Ed Adamchik, Charles Ahlborn, Peter Billey, John Jenkins, Ray Popp, John Zabkar, Eugene Sobolewski
Dick Struck, Eli Kosanovich, Glenn Bennett, Steve Berzansky, John Burnison, Roger Holdinsky, Dale Evans, Dieter Garrett, Don Myers, 21-Jim Procopio, 32-John Bosley, 44-Joel Hicks, 51-Joe Kiselica, 52-John Skinner, 56-Bill Shillings, 63-Tom Brindle, 64-Fred Adkins, 65-Dave Santrock, 66-Charles Martin, 68-Bernie Carney, 70-Ron Haggerty, 71-Bunky Brooks, 74-Phil Sizemore, 77-Frank Sirianni, 79-Larry Niedzalkoski, 83-Ray Bazzoli, 88-Bob Timmerman