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Pitt vs West Virginia
September 28, 1968 at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA

Pitt
West Virginia
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals3910448561181.4
Jeff Brown7390390185.6
Dennis Ferris715015052.1
Philip Sgrignoli2909054.5
Anthony Esposito2707053.5
Frank Gustine1202022.0
Gary Cramer5770020.0
David Havern142530-518-0.4
John Lewis1011-1100-11.0
RushingNo.GainLossNetTDLongAvg.
Totals4110328753101.8
Bob Gresham1132131072.8
Eddie Silverio1329029172.2
Jim Braxton518216093.2
Gary Thall210280104.0
Mike Sherwood101423-927-0.9
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals173042711680
David Havern16294264168 
Frank Gustine110707 
PassingCompAttIntYdsTDLongSacked
Totals293904352730
Mike Sherwood27370416273 
Tom Digon22019010 
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals1727116815.9
Harry Orszulak311016836.7
George Medich45701614.3
Joseph McCain23302316.5
Jeff Brown33001410.0
Dennis Ferris319076.3
William Pilconis11701717.0
David Garnett15055.0
ReceivingNo.YdsTDLongAvg.
Totals2943527315.0
Bob Zambo89711412.1
Oscar Patrick49106522.8
Bob Gresham17317373.0
Wayne Porter55301310.6
Jim Braxton4340248.5
Gary Thall12902929.0
Ron Pobolish3280159.3
Allen "Emo" Schupbach22001110.0
Eddie Silverio11001010.0
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals624841.364
Joseph Spicko624841.364
PuntingNo.YdsAvgLong
Totals411929.847
Thad Kucherawy311939.747
TEAM100.00
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals1555830000
Bryant Salter155      
John Lewis   361    
Jeff Brown   19    
Anthony Esposito   113    
ReturnsPRYdsLongKRYdsLongIntYdsLong
Totals133240274440
Bob Gresham133      
Jim Braxton   12727   
Eddie Silverio   11313   
Richard "Doc" Weiss      115 
Ron Pobolish      10 
Mike Slater      229 
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals612718350420
Harry Orszulak 110   110
Jeff Brown39309  78
George Medich 57   57
John Lewis-11 61  50
Dennis Ferris1519   34
Joseph McCain 33   33
Anthony Esposito7 13  20
William Pilconis 17   17
Philip Sgrignoli9    9
David Garnett 5   5
Bryant Salter   5 5
Frank Gustine2    2
All-PurposeRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Totals8443540344606
Bob Gresham3173 3 107
Bob Zambo 97   97
Oscar Patrick 91   91
Jim Braxton163427  77
Wayne Porter 53   53
Eddie Silverio291013  52
Gary Thall829   37
Mike Slater    2929
Ron Pobolish 28  028
Allen "Emo" Schupbach 20   20
Richard "Doc" Weiss    1515
 PittWest Virginia
First Downs1525
 Rushing44
 Passing1121
 Penalty00
NET YARDS RUSHING5675
 Rushing Attempts3941
 Average Per Rush1.41.8
 Rushing Touchdowns13
 Yards Gained Rushing104103
 Yards Lost Rushing4828
NET YARDS PASSING271435
 Completions-Attempts-Int17-30-429-39-0
 Average Per Attempt9.011.2
 Average Per Completion15.915.0
 Passing Touchdowns12
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS327510
 Total Offense Plays6980
 Average Gain Per Play4.76.4
Fumbles: Number-Lost6-22-2
Penalties: Number-Yards9-693-25
PUNTS-YARDS6-2484-119
 Average Yards Per Punt41.329.8
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD1-5-01-3-0
 Average Per Return5.03.0
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD5-83-02-40-0
 Average Per Return16.620.0
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD0-0-04-44-0
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--
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
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West Virginia
#NameSoloAstTotalSacksYdsTFLYdsFFFRYdsIntYdsBrUpBlks
 Totals000 0 000044400
 Richard "Doc" Weiss          115  
 Ron Pobolish          10  
 Mike Slater          229  
Scoring Summary
QtrTimeScoring PlayScore
1 WVU - Mike Sherwood 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Ken Juskowich Good)7-0
2 WVU - Bob Gresham 73 yd TD pass from Mike Sherwood (Kick by Ken Juskowich Good)14-0
2 Pitt - Harry Orszulak 68 yd TD pass from David Havern (Kick by Joseph Spicko Good)14-7
3 WVU - Ken Juskowich 25 yd FG17-7
4 WVU - Mike Sherwood 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Ken Juskowich Good)24-7
4 Pitt - David Havern 3 yd rush TD (Pass by John Lewis )24-15
4 WVU - Bob Zambo 12 yd TD pass from Mike Sherwood (Kick by Ken Juskowich Good)31-15
4 WVU - Eddie Silverio 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Ken Juskowich Good)38-15
Attendance: 33,509
Score By Quarter
Team1234Total
West Virginia7732138
Pitt070815
Officials: Nicholas Cariglia (Back Judge), Wilson J. McLeary (Field Judge), George Gasser (Head Linesman), R.R. Beasley (Referee), James Flowers (Umpire)
Pitt
PosOffense
TEGeorge Medich
LTGeorge Richards
LGDavid Mancuso
CChuck Hutchko
RGGregory Ellis
RTArthur Alois
SEHarry Orszulak
QBDavid Havern
TBDennis Ferris
FBJeff Brown
WBJoseph McCain
West Virginia
PosOffense
TEBob Zambo
LTThomas Kucer
LGWayne Brooks
CDick Roberts
RGMichael Germak
RTMickey Plumley
SEOscar Patrick
FLWayne Porter
QBMike Sherwood
TBBob Gresham
FBGary Thall
PosDefense
LCBCharles Hall
RCBW. Jeffrey Barr
SDavid Dibbley
LBEdwin Gallin
SBryant Salter
LBJohn Wozniak
LBLloyd Weston
RDTJohn Stevens
RDEPaul Naponick
LDTBruce Harkiewicz
LDEBob Ellis
PosDefense
RCBMike Slater
LCBTerry Snively
SSJohn Hale
LLBBaker Brown
RLBMarvin Six
FSRon Pobolish
RDTGeorge Henshaw
MGCarl Crennel
LDTCharlie Fisher
LDEDale Farley
RDEBob Starford
Ed Sadowski, Gary Cramer, Albert Nalli, Joseph Spicko, Philip Sgrignoli, Thomas Porreca, William Pilconis, John Lewis, David Garnett, Anthony Esposito, Rodney Fedorchak, Frank Gustine, David Magyar, George Pribish, William Beinecke, Paul Kmec, Bob Jouret, Mike Mancuso, Fred Tolhurst, John Wiley, Ken Shumaker, Dave McGrath, Warren Allen, Don Harrison
Ken Juskowich, Eddie Silverio, Jim Braxton, Allen "Emo" Schupbach, Thad Kucherawy, Tom Digon, Richard "Doc" Weiss, 12-Garland Hudson, 23-John Finnerty, 27-Del Gainer, 31-Robin Kaser, 52-David Benn, 53-Tom Thayer, 62-Clarence Fiber, 64-Louis Sieminski, 66-Richardo Martin, 71-George Boyd, 72-Danny Smith, 75-Ron Cecil, 79-Robert Podbesek, 82-Scott Criss, 89-Jim Smith