VMI vs #18 West Virginia
October 4, 1969 at Old Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV
VMI
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 51 | 130 | 62 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Tom Sowers | 22 | 71 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 2.9 | |
| Ted Kirk | 4 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3.3 | |
| Mike Teubner | 3 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Tom Beyer | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.2 | |
| Murphy Sprinkel | 17 | 29 | 52 | -23 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 67 | 398 | 33 | 365 | 3 | 0 | 5.4 |
| Bob Gresham | 9 | 87 | 3 | 84 | 2 | 9.3 | |
| Ed Williams | 14 | 80 | 12 | 68 | 0 | 4.9 | |
| Mike Sherwood | 4 | 53 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 13.3 | |
| Andrew "Pete" Wood | 12 | 53 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 4.3 | |
| Jim Braxton | 7 | 42 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 5.4 | |
| Eddie Silverio | 8 | 33 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Tom Williams | 4 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.5 | |
| Dick Ward | 9 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 30 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murphy Sprinkel | 7 | 30 | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 8 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sherwood | 2 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 1 | ||
| Dick Ward | 2 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 11.4 |
| Kevin Daigh | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27.0 | |
| Tom Sowers | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11.0 | |
| Tom Leemon | 3 | 17 | 0 | 5.7 | |
| Colby Trammel | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 72 | 1 | 40 | 18.0 |
| Robin Kaser | 2 | 49 | 1 | 40 | 24.5 |
| Ed Williams | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 13 | 472 | 36.3 | 0 |
| Jim Bailey | 13 | 472 | 36.3 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 0 |
| Thad Kucherawy | 4 | 144 | 36.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | -17 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Sowers | 1 | -17 | 3 | 52 | |||||
| Paul Clayton | 1 | 14 | |||||||
| Mike Teubner | 1 | 18 | |||||||
| Rick Thomas | 1 | 0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Pobolish | 4 | 59 | |||||||
| Leon Jenkins | 2 | 46 | |||||||
| Mike Gillespie | 1 | 0 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 91 | 80 | 84 | -17 | 0 | 238 |
| Tom Sowers | 63 | 22 | 52 | -17 | 120 | |
| Mike Teubner | 9 | 18 | 27 | |||
| Kevin Daigh | 27 | 27 | ||||
| Tom Leemon | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Paul Clayton | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Colby Trammel | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Ted Kirk | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Tom Beyer | 6 | 6 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 365 | 72 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 542 |
| Ed Williams | 68 | 23 | 91 | |||
| Bob Gresham | 84 | 84 | ||||
| Ron Pobolish | 59 | 59 | ||||
| Mike Sherwood | 53 | 53 | ||||
| Andrew "Pete" Wood | 51 | 51 | ||||
| Robin Kaser | 49 | 49 | ||||
| Leon Jenkins | 46 | 46 | ||||
| Jim Braxton | 38 | 0 | 38 | |||
| Eddie Silverio | 32 | 32 | ||||
| Tom Williams | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Dick Ward | 17 | 17 |
| West Virginia | VMI | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 22 | 11 |
| Rushing | 20 | 5 |
| Passing | 2 | 5 |
| Penalty | 0 | 1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 365 | 68 |
| Rushing Attempts | 67 | 51 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.4 | 1.3 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 398 | 130 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 33 | 62 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 72 | 80 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 4-8-1 | 7-30-0 |
| Average Per Attempt | 9.0 | 2.7 |
| Average Per Completion | 18.0 | 11.4 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 437 | 148 |
| Total Offense Plays | 75 | 81 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.8 | 1.8 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 6-6 | 5-4 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-27 | 2-30 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 4-144 | 13-472 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 36.0 | 36.3 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 7-105-0 | 1-(-17)-0 |
| Average Per Return | 15.0 | -17.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 5-84-0 |
| Average Per Return | 0.0 | 16.8 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rick Thomas | 1 | 0 |
| # | 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 - Jim Braxton 32 yd FG | 0-3 | |
| 1 | WVU - Jim Braxton 14 yd rush TD (Kick by Jim Braxton Good) | 0-10 | |
| 1 | WVU - Bob Gresham 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Jim Braxton Good) | 0-17 | |
| 2 | WVU - Bob Gresham 53 yd rush TD | 0-23 | |
| 2 | WVU - Robin Kaser 40 yd TD pass from Mike Sherwood | 0-29 | |
| 4 | WVU - Jim Braxton 27 yd FG | 0-32 |
Attendance: 28,500
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
Officials: C.E. Webb (Back Judge), Lem Harper (Field Judge), George Gasser (Head Linesman), Ray Wren (Referee), R.N. Ognovich (Umpire)
Temperature: 64
VMI
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Wayne Hepler |
| LT | Ashley Butler |
| LG | Mike Sisler |
| C | Bob Lockridge |
| RG | Rick Minor |
| RT | Pete Ramsey |
| SE | Tom Leemon |
| QB | Murphy Sprinkel |
| HB | Tom Sowers |
| FB | Ted Kirk |
| WB | Rick Griffith |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| TE | Jim Smith |
| LT | Wayne Brooks |
| LG | Ron Cecil |
| C | Dick Roberts |
| RG | Tim Horvath |
| RT | John Flinchum |
| SE | Lew Schooles |
| QB | Mike Sherwood |
| TB | Bob Gresham |
| FB | Jim Braxton |
| WB | Wayne Porter |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| LCB | Rick Thomas |
| RCB | John Durst |
| S | Eddie Blair |
| S | Buster Venable |
| LLB | Denny Sullivan |
| RLB | Bob Hockley |
| MG | Tom Campbell |
| RDT | Dave Schrader |
| LDT | Steve Good |
| RDE | Mike North |
| LDE | Steve Ballowe |
| Pos | Defense |
|---|---|
| RCB | Mike Slater |
| LCB | Leon Jenkins |
| LLB | Dale Farley |
| RLB | David Benn |
| FS | Ron Pobolish |
| SS | Terry Snively |
| RDE | Bob Starford |
| RDT | George Henshaw |
| MG | Carl Crennel |
| LDT | Charlie Fisher |
| LDE | Art Holdt |
Colby Trammel, Mike Teubner, Tom Beyer, Kevin Daigh, Jim Bailey, Scott Miller, Paul Fraim, Jerry Acuff, Scott Fleetwood, Rocky Yost, John Caulfield, Billy Rose, Jim Westbrook, Terry Smith, Mark Conway, Bob Jones, John Ludt, Bob Copty, Lee Moon, Tom Halliday, Paul Clayton, Don Cupit, Steve Breeding, David Ellington
11-Dick Ward, 20-Thad Kucherawy, 23-Jack Hammond, 26-Garland Hudson, 27-Algie LaBrasca, 28-Mike Gillespie, 31-Robin Kaser, 35-Eddie Silverio, 36-Tom Williams, 40-Andrew "Pete" Wood, 41-Richard "Doc" Weiss, 42-Ed Williams, 53-Terry King, 55-Danny Smith, 58-Terry Voithofer, 61-B.C. Williams, 63-Walter Todorowski, 65-Bob Zitelli, 67-George Boyd, 71-Fred McMillan, 75-Danny Wilfong, 77-John Houghton, 80-Ron Goodwin, 82-John Hale, 85-Hollis Haff, 86-Ken Osleger