VMI vs West Virginia
October 11, 1968 at Harvest Bowl, Roanoke, VA
VMI
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 57 | 215 | 32 | 183 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Tom Sowers | 31 | 118 | 13 | 105 | 0 | 3.4 | |
| Chuck Marks | 21 | 90 | 1 | 89 | 1 | 4.2 | |
| Bob Watts | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| Bob Echols | 4 | 0 | 18 | -18 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 39 | 101 | 38 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Jim Braxton | 13 | 50 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 3.3 | |
| Eddie Silverio | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2.0 | |
| Bob Gresham | 10 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0.8 | |
| Gary Thall | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Mike Sherwood | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Robin Kaser | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 14 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murphy Sprinkel | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Bob Echols | 1 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 22 | 37 | 1 | 211 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sherwood | 22 | 36 | 1 | 211 | 1 | ||
| Tom Digon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 2 | 32 | 0 | 26 | 16.0 |
| Frank Easterly | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| Chuck Marks | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 22 | 211 | 1 | 0 | 9.6 |
| Wayne Porter | 9 | 101 | 0 | 11.2 | |
| Oscar Patrick | 7 | 71 | 1 | 10.1 | |
| Jim Smith | 2 | 29 | 0 | 14.5 | |
| Bob Zambo | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | |
| Allen "Emo" Schupbach | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Bob Gresham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | -7 | 0 | -7.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 398 | 36.2 | 0 |
| Chuck Marks | 11 | 398 | 36.2 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 355 | 35.5 | 0 |
| Thad Kucherawy | 10 | 355 | 35.5 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 |
| Kerr Kump | 2 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Tony Gentile | 1 | -2 | |||||||
| Phil Hannum | 2 | 33 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gresham | 5 | 17 | |||||||
| Terry Snively | 3 | 20 | |||||||
| Robin Kaser | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 201 | 32 | 33 | 7 | 17 | 290 |
| Tom Sowers | 105 | 105 | ||||
| Chuck Marks | 89 | 6 | 95 | |||
| Phil Hannum | 33 | 33 | ||||
| Frank Easterly | 26 | 26 | ||||
| Kerr Kump | 7 | 17 | 24 | |||
| Bob Watts | 7 | 7 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 63 | 211 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 327 |
| Wayne Porter | 101 | 101 | ||||
| Oscar Patrick | 71 | 71 | ||||
| Jim Braxton | 43 | -7 | 36 | |||
| Jim Smith | 29 | 29 | ||||
| Bob Gresham | 8 | 1 | 17 | 26 | ||
| Terry Snively | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Bob Zambo | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Robin Kaser | -4 | 16 | 12 | |||
| Eddie Silverio | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Gary Thall | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Allen "Emo" Schupbach | 3 | 3 |
| VMI | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 12 | 18 |
| Rushing | 10 | 7 |
| Passing | 1 | 10 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 183 | 63 |
| Rushing Attempts | 57 | 39 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.2 | 1.6 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 215 | 101 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 32 | 38 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 32 | 211 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 2-14-0 | 22-37-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 2.3 | 5.7 |
| Average Per Completion | 16.0 | 9.6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 215 | 274 |
| Total Offense Plays | 71 | 76 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.0 | 3.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 4-3 | 4-1 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 4-38 | 9-79 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 11-398 | 10-355 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 36.2 | 35.5 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-4-0 | 8-37-0 |
| Average Per Return | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-33-0 | 1-16-0 |
| Average Per Return | 16.5 | 16.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-17-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 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 | - | - |
VMI
| # | 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 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kerr Kump | 1 | 17 |
| # | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | VMI - Chuck Marks 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Chuck Marks Good) | 0-7 | |
| 2 | WVU - Eddie Silverio 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Ken Juskowich Good) | 7-7 | |
| 2 | WVU - Oscar Patrick 12 yd TD pass from Mike Sherwood (Kick by Ken Juskowich Good) | 14-7 |
Attendance: 14,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMI | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Officials: Richard Goodman (Back Judge), Harry Bushkar (Field Judge), George Gasser (Head Linesman), R.R. Beasley (Referee), Edward McWhorter (Umpire)
VMI
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Bill Stainback |
| LT | Fred Smith |
| LG | Bob Biddle |
| C | Bob Hockley |
| RG | Mike Sisler |
| RT | Gary Mackey |
| SE | Frank Easterly |
| QB | Murphy Sprinkel |
| TB | Tom Sowers |
| FB | Chuck Marks |
| WB | Colby Trammell |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Bob Zambo |
| LT | Mickey Plumley |
| LG | Michael Germak |
| C | Dick Roberts |
| RG | Wayne Brooks |
| RT | Thomas Kucer |
| SE | Oscar Patrick |
| FL | Wayne Porter |
| QB | Mike Sherwood |
| TB | Bob Gresham |
| FB | Gary Thall |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| RCB | John Ludt |
| LCB | Paul Fraim |
| RLB | Steve Harrington |
| LLB | John Griffin |
| S | Kerr Kump |
| S | Larry Smith |
| RDE | Lee Barnes |
| LDE | Lee Stillwell |
| MG | Bob Copty |
| RDT | Tom Campbell |
| LDT | Hugh Thompkins |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| RCB | John Finnerty |
| LCB | Terry Snively |
| SS | John Hale |
| LLB | Baker Brown |
| FS | Ron Pobolish |
| RLB | Tom Thayer |
| MG | Carl Crennel |
| RDE | Bob Starford |
| LDT | Charlie Fisher |
| RDT | George Henshaw |
| LDE | Dale Farley |
Bob Echols, Bob Watts, Phil Hannum, Tony Gentile, Tom Beyer, Wayne Hepler, Rives Potts, Scott Miller, Jerry Acuff, Terry Smith, Mark Conway, Ned Mikula, Bob Jones, Steve Good, Lew Cowardin, Buster Venable
Jim Braxton, Jim Smith, Eddie Silverio, Allen "Emo" Schupbach, Thad Kucherawy, Ken Juskowich, Robin Kaser, Tom Digon, 12-Garland Hudson, 57-John Houghton, 62-Clarence Fiber, 72-Danny Smith, 75-Ron Cecil, 79-Robert Podbesek, 82-Scott Criss